Taborax, Hope's Demise
- Mana cost
- {2}{B}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Demon Cleric
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 2
- Set
- Commander Masters #189 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.24 USD
Flying
Taborax has lifelink as long as it has five or more +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Taborax. If that creature was a Cleric, you may draw a card. If you do, you lose 1 life.
Taborax, Hope's Demise has 7 printings, first in Zendikar Rising (2020). EDHREC ranks it #7,062 among Commander cards. It appears most in Orah, Skyclave Hierophant decks (3,218 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Taborax, Hope's Demise most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Orah, Skyclave Hierophant: 3,218 decks
- Ardyn, the Usurper: 424 decks
- Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter: 379 decks
- Burakos, Party Leader // Haunted One: 137 decks
- Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar: 50 decks
- Ravos, Soultender: 31 decks
- Razaketh, the Foulblooded: 30 decks
- Tymna the Weaver: 17 decks
Often played with Taborax, Hope's Demise
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Taborax is dealt lethal damage at the same time as one or more nontoken creatures you control die or are dealt lethal damage, it won't receive a counter from its ability in time to save it.
- : If another nontoken Cleric dies at the same time as Taborax, you won't put a +1/+1 counter on anything, but you may draw a card as its last ability resolves. You still lose 1 life if you do.