Predators' Hour

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Predators' Hour: Sorcery, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC)
Released
2024-04-19
Collector number
147
Artist
Tomas Duchek
Commander rank
7,443 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Predators' Hour

Predators' Hour is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC), a Commander product released in April 2024. It is collector number 147 in that set, with art by Tomas Duchek. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Crimson Vow Commander (2021) to Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of that player's library face down. You may look at and play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (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 Predators' Hour by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Predators' Hour

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

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #95331Rare2024
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #21Rare2021
Crimson Vow Commander (VOC) #59Rare2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Predators' Hour.

  • You must pay all costs to play cards exiled this way, and you must follow all normal timing permissions and restrictions. For example, if you play a land this way, you may do so only during your main phase while the stack is empty and only if you haven't yet played a land (unless another effect allows you to play additional lands).

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