Anafenza, the Foremost
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| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
| Explorer | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Penny | Legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Card Set | Khans of Tarkir |
| Card Type | Legendary Creature — Human Soldier |
| Rarity | Mythic |
| Mana Cost | |
| Card Stats | 4 / 4 |
| Card Text | Whenever Anafenza attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control. If a nontoken creature an opponent owns would die or a creature card not on the battlefield would be put into an opponent's graveyard, exile that card instead. |
| Flavor Text | Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle. |
| Card Number | #163 |
| Artist | James Ryman |
| Subtypes | Human , Soldier |
| Supertypes | Legendary |
| Card Languages | Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , English , French , German , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Spanish |
| Frame Version | 2015 |
| Border Color | Black |
| EDHREC Rank | 10237 |
| Has Foil? | Yes |
| Reprint? | No |
| Is Promo? | No |
| Oversized? | No |
| Joke Card? | No |
| In Starter? | No |
| Time Shifted? | No |
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Card Rulings
2014-09-20Anafenza's first ability can target any tapped creature you control. That creature doesn't necessarily have to be attacking.
2014-09-20Anafenza's last ability cares only what the card would be in the zone it's moving from, not what it would be in the graveyard. For example, if a land card you control becomes a creature due to an effect and then dies, the land card will be exiled. But if a creature card with bestow is an Aura when it would be put into the graveyard, it ends up in the graveyard.
2014-09-20If your opponent discards a creature card while Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that function when a card is discarded (such as madness) still work, even though that card never reaches a graveyard. In addition, spells or abilities that check the characteristics of a discarded card (such as Chandra Ablaze's first ability) can find that card in exile.
2014-09-20While Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that trigger whenever a nontoken creature your opponent owns dies won't trigger, as that card will never reach that player's graveyard. (Token creatures will still go to the graveyard briefly before ceasing to exist.)