Gorex, the Tombshell

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Gorex, the Tombshell: Legendary Creature - Zombie Turtle, Foundations Jumpstart. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{6}{B}{B}
Mana value
8
Type
Legendary Creature - Zombie Turtle
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
67
Artist
Yukihiro Maruo
Commander rank
11,412 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Deathtouch
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Gorex, the Tombshell

Gorex, the Tombshell is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black legendary creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 67 in that set, with art by Yukihiro Maruo. It costs {6}{B}{B} (six generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Midnight Hunt Commander (2021) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may exile any number of creature cards from your graveyard. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each card exiled this way.

Deathtouch

Whenever Gorex attacks or dies, choose a card at random exiled with Gorex and put that card into its owner's hand.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (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 Gorex, the Tombshell by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Gorex, the Tombshell

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

PrintingRarityYear
Commander Masters (CMM) #164Uncommon2023
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #20Rare2021
Midnight Hunt Commander (MIC) #58Mythic2021

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Gorex, the Tombshell, newest first.

  • Gorex's first ability can't reduce its cost below {B}{B}. You can exile any number of creature cards from your graveyard, even if they won't reduce Gorex's cost any further.
  • Include any additional costs to cast Gorex before applying its own cost reduction. For example, if Gorex is your commander and an additional cost of {6} applies from the "commander tax," you may cast Gorex by exiling four creature cards from your graveyard and paying {4}{B}{B}.

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