Xantcha, Sleeper Agent 
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion5/5
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion
Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice.
Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls.
: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.
Printing details
- Set
- MB2 · 253
- Rarity
- Rare
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Released
- 2024-08-02
- Prices
- €28.50 · $34.08
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) |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2026 | €28.50 | €32.42 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €25.00 trend €0.00 30-day avg – | low €25.00 trend €28.50 30-day avg €36.30 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from – | NM from €32.42 with Zero from €32.42 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from – | NM from €32.42 |
Cardmarket updated Oct 31, 2026 · CardTrader updated Oct 31, 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 Legal
Rulings
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Xantcha's controller may activate its last ability. In this case, the same player loses 2 life and draws a card.
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Xantcha's first ability is a replacement effect that modifies how it enters the battlefield, not a triggered ability. Players can't take actions (such as activating its last ability) while Xantcha's on the battlefield before it's controlled by another player.
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The player who draws a card when Xantcha's last ability resolves is the player who activated the ability.
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If a player creates a token that's a copy of Xantcha, the player who creates the token is its owner, not the player under whose control it enters the battlefield. This is a change from previous rules.
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If Xantcha can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped or having come under that player's control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
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In a multiplayer game, if Xantcha's owner leaves the game, Xantcha leaves the game with them. If Xantcha's controller leaves the game, Xantcha is exiled. This is a change from previous rulings due to Xantcha's updated wording.