Thalakos Deceiver
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SetSTH
Collector #45
Released1998-03-02
Rarityrare
ArtistAndrew Robinson
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Thalakos Deceiver

RareColour IDMV 4
Creature — Thalakos Wizard
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, gain control of target creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
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Shadow
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This is the only English printing.
Rulings (4)
wotc19 Mar 2021
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
wotc19 Mar 2021
Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
wotc19 Mar 2021
If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
wotc15 Apr 2013
An ability that triggers when something "attacks and isn't blocked" triggers in the declare blockers step after blockers are declared if (1) that creature is attacking and (2) no creatures are declared to block it. It will trigger even if that creature was put onto the battlefield attacking rather than having been declared as an attacker in the declare attackers step.