Rotting Regisaur
Rotting Regisaur: Creature - Zombie Dinosaur, Core Set 2020. At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Zombie Dinosaur
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 7/6
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Core Set 2020 (M20)
- Released
- 2019-07-12
- Collector number
- 111
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Commander rank
- 5,164 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Rotting Regisaur
Rotting Regisaur is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Core Set 2020 (M20), a core set released in July 2019. It is collector number 111 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {2}{B} (two generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 7/6 creature. Its colour identity is 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, from Core Set 2020 (2019) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.07 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card.
"Now, *that's* a zombie!" -Modriss of Zargoth Fen
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.07 (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 Rotting Regisaur 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 Rotting Regisaur
Rotting Regisaur has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #852 | Rare | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #M20-111 | Rare | 2023 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #111p | Rare | 2019 |
| Core Set 2020 Promos (PM20) #111s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Rotting Regisaur, newest first.
- If you have no cards in hand when Rotting Regisaur’s triggered ability resolves, you simply don’t discard any cards. There’s no penalty for being unable to do so.
- Because the upkeep step is before the draw step, you discard for Rotting Regisaur’s triggered ability before you draw a card for your turn.
Similar cards
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