Kathari Screecher
ALAShards of Alara/#47/2008Common
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.05
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.04
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.04TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▼ 33.3%30d▼ 20.0%90d▼ 33.3%
90d high
$0.06
90d low
$0.04
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.04
Shards of Alara
- Down 20.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 33% below its 90 day high of $0.06.
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 900% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Bird Soldier
Flying
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
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Keywords
FlyingUnearth
Card capabilities
CreatureGraveyard interaction
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
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Rulings (5)
wotc1 Oct 2008
Activating a creature card’s unearth ability isn’t the same as casting the creature card. The unearth ability is put on the stack, but the creature card is not. Spells and abilities that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle) will interact with unearth, but spells and abilities that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul) will not.
wotc1 Oct 2008
If a creature returned to the battlefield with unearth would leave the battlefield for any reason, it’s exiled instead — unless the spell or ability that’s causing the creature to leave the battlefield is actually trying to exile it! In that case, it succeeds at exiling it. If it later returns the creature card to the battlefield (as Oblivion Ring or Flickerwisp might, for example), the creature card will return to the battlefield as a new object with no relation to its previous existence. The unearth effect will no longer apply to it.
wotc1 Oct 2008
If you activate a card’s unearth ability but that card is removed from your graveyard before the ability resolves, that unearth ability will resolve and do nothing.
wotc1 Oct 2008
At the beginning of the end step, a creature returned to the battlefield with unearth is exiled. This is a delayed triggered ability, and it can be countered by effects such as Stifle or Voidslime that counter triggered abilities. If the ability is countered, the creature will stay on the battlefield and the delayed trigger won’t trigger again. However, the replacement effect will still exile the creature when it eventually leaves the battlefield.
wotc1 Oct 2008
Unearth grants haste to the creature that’s returned to the battlefield. However, neither of the “exile” abilities is granted to that creature. If that creature loses all its abilities, it will still be exiled at the beginning of the end step, and if it would leave the battlefield, it is still exiled instead.
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About this card
Kathari Screecher
Kathari Screecher is a Creature — Bird Soldier, with mana cost {2}{U} (mana value 3).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.04 (down 20.0% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Kathari Screecher FAQ
How much is Kathari Screecher worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Kathari Screecher is $0.04. It is down 20.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.04 to $0.06.
What is the cheapest printing of Kathari Screecher?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Shards of Alara at $0.04 on TCGplayer.
What set was Kathari Screecher first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ALA #47, released 2008-10-03.
Is there a foil version of Kathari Screecher?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.40 versus $0.04 for nonfoil, which is 900% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Kathari Screecher legal in Commander?
Yes, Kathari Screecher is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Kathari Screecher legal in Modern?
Yes, Kathari Screecher is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Kathari Screecher legal in Standard?
Kathari Screecher is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Kathari Screecher do?
Kathari Screecher is a Creature — Bird Soldier with mana cost {2}{U}. Its Oracle text reads: "Flying Unearth {2}{U} ({2}{U}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)".