Kaya the Inexorable
Kaya the Inexorable: Legendary Planeswalker - Kaya, Kaldheim. [+1]: Put a ghostform counter on up to one target nontoken creature. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Planeswalker - Kaya
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Loyalty
- 5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Kaldheim (KHM)
- Released
- 2021-02-05
- Collector number
- 218
- Artist
- Tyler Jacobson
- Commander rank
- 6,040 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Kaya the Inexorable
Kaya the Inexorable is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white and black legendary planeswalker from Kaldheim (KHM), an expansion set released in February 2021. It is collector number 218 in that set, with art by Tyler Jacobson. It costs {3}{W}{B} (three generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It enters with 5 loyalty. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.10 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
[+1]: Put a ghostform counter on up to one target nontoken creature. It gains "When this creature dies or is put into exile, return it to its owner's hand and create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying."
[−3]: Exile target nonland permanent.
[−7]: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may cast a legendary spell from your hand, from your graveyard, or from among cards you own in exile without paying its mana cost."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.10 (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 Kaya the Inexorable 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Kaya the Inexorable
Kaya the Inexorable has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Planeswalker Championship Promos (PWCS) #2021-5 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #88358 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Kaldheim (KHM) #288 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) #218p | Mythic | 2021 |
| Kaldheim Promos (PKHM) #218s | Mythic | 2021 |
Official rulings
Five official rulings apply to Kaya the Inexorable, newest first.
- If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X.
- If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell.
- If you own a face-down card in exile, Kaya’s emblem will let you cast it only if you can look at the card (and only if it’s legendary). If you aren’t allowed to look at the card, you can’t cast it, even if you know it’s legendary.
- The ghostform counter added by the first ability doesn’t have any functional importance. It’s there to remind you of the ability the creature gains. Even if that counter is removed from the creature, the triggered ability it gains will still work.
- If a nontoken creature gains more than one instance of that triggered ability, each of them will trigger separately. You can return the card to its owner’s hand only once, but you’ll create a Spirit creature token for each of those abilities.
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