Hell's Caretaker
Hell's Caretaker: Creature - Horror, Masters 25. Tap, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Horror
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Masters 25 (A25)
- Released
- 2018-03-16
- Collector number
- 92
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Commander rank
- 9,512 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Hell's Caretaker
Hell's Caretaker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Masters 25 (A25), a Masters set released in March 2018. It is collector number 92 in that set, with art by Greg Staples. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Legends (1994) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.43 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.
"The rules are clear. If you want to leave, you need only convince another to take your place."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.43 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hell's Caretaker by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Hell's Caretaker
Hell's Caretaker has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #A25-92 | Rare | 2024 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #137 | Rare | 2005 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) #137★ | Rare | 2005 |
| Chronicles Foreign Black Border (BCHR) #35 | Rare | 1995 |
| Chronicles (CHR) #35 | Rare | 1995 |
| Legends (LEG) #104 | Rare | 1994 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Hell's Caretaker, newest first.
- The upkeep step is before the draw step, after the untap step. Because the turn has already begun, creatures put onto the battlefield during your upkeep won't be able to attack or pay a {T} cost this turn.
- Hell's Caretaker can be the creature sacrificed to activate its ability, but it can't be the target of its own ability.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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