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Emperor of Bones 
Creature — Skeleton Noble
Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
: Adapt 2.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
: Adapt 2.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.Format Legality
ModernLegacyVintageDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Emperor of Bones, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern | 33 | 3 | 430 | 2.8 |
| Duel Commander | 3 | 1 | 210 | 1 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
Details
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 453
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Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Emperor of Bones
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (16)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (30)
- 1 Abrade
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Unholy Heat
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Kolaghan's Command
- 1 Consult the Star Charts
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Remand
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Sauron's Ransom
- 1 Flame of Anor
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Terminate
- 1 Galvanic Discharge
- 1 Lightning Bolt
- 1 Tarfire
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Drown in the Loch
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Mental Misstep
Artifacts (2)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Island
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mistrise Village
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Riverpyre Verge
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seat of the Synod
- 1 Shipwreck Marsh
- 1 Steam Vents
- 1 Stormcarved Coast
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Thundering Falls
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (14)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Sorin of House Markov
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
Sorceries (13)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (37)
- 1 Abstergo Entertainment
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Orzhov Basilica
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
Instants (7)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (16)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (26)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (5)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Hope of Ghirapur
- 1 Caustic Bronco
- 1 Dark Confidant
- 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Kitesail Freebooter
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Spirit of the Labyrinth
- 1 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Tithe Taker
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
- 1 Esper Sentinel
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Lightstall Inquisitor
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
- 1 Tidehollow Sculler
- 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Sorceries (19)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (40)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eumidian Hatchery
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 8 Snow-Covered Plains
- 7 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (24)
- 1 Dark Confidant
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Ainok Strike Leader
- 1 Archivist of Oghma
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 1 Tithe Taker
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Archfiend's Vessel
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Dauthi Voidwalker
- 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
- 1 Esper Sentinel
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
- 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Sorceries (18)
Instants (11)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (35)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Cabal Pit
- 1 Castle Locthwain
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Eiganjo Castle
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Great Arashin City
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (25)
Sorceries (5)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Instants (16)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (17)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (7)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (16)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
Sorceries (15)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (38)
- 1 Abstergo Entertainment
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Bojuka Bog
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 3 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (35)
- 1 Bomat Courier
- 1 Accursed Marauder
- 1 Callous Sell-Sword
- 1 Dark Confidant
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
- 1 Marionette Apprentice
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Sunset Saboteur
- 1 Fear of Missing Out
- 1 Harmonic Prodigy
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Seasoned Pyromancer
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
- 1 Warren Soultrader
- 1 Grief
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Skittering Precursor
- 1 Voldaren Thrillseeker
- 1 Fury
- 1 Greater Gargadon
- 1 Bloodsoaked Champion
- 1 Carrion Feeder
- 1 Cult Conscript
- 1 Forsaken Miner
- 1 Gravecrawler
- 1 Nethergoyf
- 1 Stalactite Stalker
- 1 Viscera Seer
- 1 Bloodtithe Harvester
- 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
- 1 Stadium Headliner
- 1 Voldaren Epicure
Sorceries (6)
Instants (10)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (5)
Lands (38)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Barbarian Ring
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blightstep Pathway
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Den of the Bugbear
- 1 Graven Cairns
- 1 Great Furnace
- 1 Haunted Ridge
- 1 Hive of the Eye Tyrant
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Mount Doom
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Snow-Covered Mountain
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Starting Town
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Vault of Whispers
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wooded Foothills
