Witch of the Moors

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Witch of the Moors: Creature - Human Warlock, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}{B}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Human Warlock
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
230
Artist
Caio Monteiro
Commander rank
2,572 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Deathtouch

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About Witch of the Moors

Witch of the Moors is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 230 in that set, with art by Caio Monteiro. It costs {3}{B}{B} (three generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Jumpstart (2020) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.61 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Deathtouch

At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and you return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Many hands for many evils.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.61 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Witch of the Moors by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Witch of the Moors

Witch of the Moors has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1722Rare2025
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #152Rare2024
The List (PLST) #JMP-18Rare2021
Jumpstart (JMP) #18Rare2020

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Witch of the Moors, newest first.

  • The triggered ability looks at whether you've gained life in the turn, even if Witch of the Moors wasn't on the battlefield when you gained life. It doesn't care if you also lost life, even if you lost more life than you gained.
  • You don't have to choose a target creature card at all. If you do and the target card is an illegal target by the time the ability tries to resolve, the ability won't resolve. Your opponents won't sacrifice creatures.
  • As the triggered ability resolves, first the next opponent in turn order chooses a creature they control, then each other opponent in turn order does the same knowing the choices made before them. Then all the chosen creatures are sacrificed at the same time.
  • If you haven't gained life by the time your end step begins, the triggered ability won't trigger at all.
  • The triggered ability triggers just once, no matter how much life you've gained.

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