Altanak, the Thrice-Called
- Mana cost
- {5}{G}{G}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Insect Beast
- Power / toughness
- 9 / 9
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror #166 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.30 USD
Trample
Whenever Altanak becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.
{1}{G}, Discard this card: Return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
Altanak, the Thrice-Called has 1 printing, first in Duskmourn: House of Horror (2024). EDHREC ranks it #7,553 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zask, Skittering Swarmlord decks (1,514 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Altanak, the Thrice-Called most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zask, Skittering Swarmlord: 1,514 decks
- Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists: 741 decks
- Slinza, the Spiked Stampede: 740 decks
- Venom, Deadly Devourer: 728 decks
- Amzu, Swarm's Hunger: 450 decks
- Aatchik, Emerald Radian: 401 decks
- Shaun & Rebecca, Agents: 140 decks
- Loot, the Nexus: 3 decks
Often played with Altanak, the Thrice-Called
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If a spell or ability targets Altanak more than once, its second ability still triggers only once.
- : Altanak's second ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell or ability is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.