Genestealer Patriarch 
Creature — Tyranid4/4
Oracle text (EN)
Creature — Tyranid
Genestealer's Kiss — Whenever this creature attacks, put an infection counter on target creature defending player controls. Children of the Cult — Whenever a creature with an infection counter on it dies, you create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Tyranid in addition to its other types.
Printing details
- Set
- 40K · 22
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Games Workshop
- Released
- 2022-10-07
- Prices
- €0.43 · $0.38
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2026 | €0.40 | €0.19 |
| October 31, 2026 | €0.43 | €0.19 |
| October 30, 2026 | €0.46 | €0.19 |
| October 29, 2026 | €0.45 | €0.19 |
| October 28, 2026 | €0.47 | €0.19 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low – trend €0.40 30-day avg €0.30 | low €0.19 trend €0.50 30-day avg €0.48 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €0.19 with Zero from €0.19 | NM from €0.80 with Zero from €0.80 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.14 | NM from €0.80 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Not legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Not legal
- predh Not legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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If you control more than one Genestealer Patriarch as a creature with an infection counter on it dies, each one's ability will trigger, and you will make two tokens that are copies of it.
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If the copied creature had
in its mana cost, X is 0. -
The token copies the creature as it last existed on the battlefield before it died, not as it exists in the graveyard.
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If the copied creature was copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that creature copied.
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Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the creature will also work.
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The token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature was tapped or untapped, whether it had any counters on it or Auras or Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that had changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.