Leech Bonder

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Leech Bonder: Creature - Merfolk Soldier, Shadowmoor. This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Merfolk Soldier
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
3/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Shadowmoor (SHM)
Released
2008-05-02
Collector number
43
Artist
E. M. Gist
Commander rank
19,215 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Leech Bonder

Leech Bonder is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Shadowmoor (SHM), an expansion set released in May 2008. It is collector number 43 in that set, with art by E. M. Gist. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 3/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. Shadowmoor is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.

{U}, {Q}: Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Some don't know his face, but his pets are a dead giveaway.

Market price

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

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

Format legality

Legality of Leech Bonder by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Leech Bonder, newest first.

  • If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.
  • If either one of the target creatures becomes an illegal target (because it left the battlefield or for any other reason), the counter doesn’t move. If both targets become illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.
  • If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.
  • This effect may result in a useless counter being placed on a creature. For example, if an age counter is moved from a creature with cumulative upkeep to a creature without cumulative upkeep, it will have no effect on the new creature.
  • Leech Bonder’s activated ability can move any kind of counter, not just a -1/-1 counter. It can target any two creatures, whether they have counters on them or not.
  • When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can’t be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)

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