Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman: Creature - Elf Shaman, Mystery Booster 2. Tap: Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B/G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Elf Shaman
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Power / toughness
- 1/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2 (MB2)
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Collector number
- 81
- Artist
- Steve Argyle
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About Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black and green creature from Mystery Booster 2 (MB2), a Masters set released in August 2024. It is collector number 81 in that set, with art by Steve Argyle. It costs {B/G} to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/2 creature. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Modern and Legacy. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to Mystery Booster 2 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $5.49 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
{T}: Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color. (Activate only as an instant.)
{B}, {T}: Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Each opponent loses 2 life.
{G}, {T}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain 2 life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $5.49 (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 Deathrite Shaman by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Banned |
| Legacy | Banned |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Deathrite Shaman
Deathrite Shaman has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #170 | Rare | 2026 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #175 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #363 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #363z | Rare | 2024 |
| Explorer Anthology 3 (EA3) #15 | Rare | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #2012 | Rare | 2022 |
| GRN Guild Kit (GK1) #59 | Rare | 2018 |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) #215 | Rare | 2016 |
| Return to Ravnica (RTR) #213 | Rare | 2012 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Deathrite Shaman, newest first.
- If the target of any of Deathrite Shaman's three abilities is an illegal target when that ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't add mana, no opponent will lose life, or you won't gain life, as appropriate.
- Because the first ability requires a target, it is not a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
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