Cruel Celebrant
Cruel Celebrant: Creature - Vampire, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Vampire
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
- Released
- 2023-11-17
- Collector number
- 267
- Artist
- Bastien L. Deharme
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About Cruel Celebrant
Cruel Celebrant is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon white and black creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 267 in that set, with art by Bastien L. Deharme. It costs {W}{B} (one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from War of the Spark (2019) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.80 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever this creature or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Whichever side wins, I'm sure the banquet will be superb."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.80 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cruel Celebrant by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Cruel Celebrant
Cruel Celebrant has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #WAR-188 | Uncommon | 2021 |
| War of the Spark (WAR) #188 | Uncommon | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Cruel Celebrant, newest first.
- If Cruel Celebrant dies at the same time as one or more other creatures and/or planeswalkers you control, its ability triggers for each of them.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Cruel Celebrant's ability causes the opposing team to lose 2 life and you gain 1 life.
- If a planeswalker that's also a creature dies, Cruel Celebrant's ability triggers only once.
Similar cards
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