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Vile Redeemer
Creature — Eldrazi
rare
Devoid (This card has no color.) Flash When you cast this spell, you may pay . If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token for each nontoken creature that died under your control this turn. Those tokens have "Sacrifice this token: Add ."
3/3
Semantic Tags
A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
Flash-focused strategy — playing at instant speed for tempo and information advantage.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
A card or token on the battlefield. See rule 110, “Permanents.”
A card or token on the battlefield. See rule 110, “Permanents.”
Accelerates mana production beyond the one-land-per-turn baseline. Umbrella tag — see ramp subtypes for land ramp, mana dorks, mana rocks, and rituals.
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
Cares about tokens being on the battlefield — payoffs for having or creating tokens. Distinct from token_generation (which creates them).
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Printings (3)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 Commander#251 | rare | · | · | · |
| Oath of the Gatewatch#125 | rare | · | · | · |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos#125s | rare | · | · | · |
Related Concepts
Related Rules
If an ability would produce one or more mana of an undefined type, it produces no mana instead.
Some abilities produce mana based on the type of mana another permanent or permanents “could produce.” The type of mana a permanent could produce at any time includes any type of mana that an ability of that permanent would produce if the ability were to resolve at that time, taking into account any applicable replacement effects in any possible order. Ignore whether any costs of the ability could or could not be paid. If that permanent wouldn’t produce any mana under these conditions, or no type of mana can be defined this way, there’s no type of mana it could produce.
To “tap [a permanent] for mana” is to activate a mana ability of that permanent that includes the {T} symbol in its activation cost. See rule 605, “Mana Abilities.”
An ability that triggers whenever a permanent “is tapped for mana” or is tapped for mana of a specified type triggers whenever such a mana ability resolves and produces mana or the specified type of mana.
A replacement effect that applies if a permanent “is tapped for mana” or tapped for mana of a specific type and/or amount modifies the mana production event while such an ability is resolving and producing mana or the specified type and/or amount of mana.
If an object’s enters-the-battlefield triggered ability or replacement effect refers to X, and the spell that became that object as it resolved had a value of X chosen for any of its costs, the value of X for that ability is the same as the value of X for that spell, although the value of X for that permanent is 0. This is an exception to rule 107.3i.
The tap symbol is {T}. The tap symbol in an activation cost means “Tap this permanent.” A permanent that’s already tapped can’t be tapped again to pay the cost. A creature’s activated ability with the tap symbol in its activation cost can’t be activated unless the creature has been under its controller’s control continuously since their most recent turn began. See rule 302.6.
The untap symbol is {Q}. The untap symbol in an activation cost means “Untap this permanent.” A permanent that’s already untapped can’t be untapped again to pay the cost. A creature’s activated ability with the untap symbol in its activation cost can’t be activated unless the creature has been under its controller’s control continuously since their most recent turn began. See rule 302.6.
Rulings
Vile Redeemer's last ability won't count nontoken creatures that didn't go to a graveyard because of a replacement effect (for example, a creature that was exiled instead).
Vile Redeemer's last ability will count any nontoken creature that died while under your control, even if you weren't the creature's owner. It doesn't matter where the card is as the ability resolves. It doesn't have to still be in a graveyard.