Flayer of the Hatebound

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Flayer of the Hatebound: Creature - Devil, Commander 2019. Undying. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Devil
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
4/2
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2019 (C19)
Released
2019-08-23
Collector number
144
Artist
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Commander rank
5,137 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Undying

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About Flayer of the Hatebound

Flayer of the Hatebound is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Commander 2019 (C19), a Commander product released in August 2019. It is collector number 144 in that set, with art by Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss. It costs {5}{R} (five generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 4/2 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Dark Ascension (2012) to Final Fantasy Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Whenever this creature or another creature enters from your graveyard, that creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.36 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Flayer of the Hatebound by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Flayer of the Hatebound

Flayer of the Hatebound has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Final Fantasy Commander (FIC) #293Rare2025
Dark Ascension (DKA) #89Rare2012

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Flayer of the Hatebound, newest first.

  • Flayer of the Hatebound is the source of the ability, but it may be another creature that is the source of the damage. If a black creature enters from your graveyard, the ability could target a creature with protection from black, although the damage will be prevented. It couldn't target a creature with protection from red.
  • Since damage is dealt by the creature, abilities like lifelink and deathtouch are taken into account, even if the creature has left the battlefield by the time it deals damage.
  • If you cast a creature card from your graveyard, that card will be put on the stack before entering. Flayer of the Hatebound won't trigger.
  • Flayer of the Hatebound's last ability will trigger even if a creature enters from your graveyard under another player's control.
  • The creature that entered from your graveyard deals damage equal to its current power (including any +1/+1 counters it entered with) to the target permanent or player. If it's no longer on the battlefield when the ability resolves, its last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power.

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