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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
Main Deck
Creatures (39)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Ziatora's Envoy
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Simian Spirit Guide
- 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
- 1 Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- 1 Junji, the Midnight Sky
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth
- 1 Overlord of the Hauntwoods
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Roxanne, Starfall Savant
- 1 Fury
- 1 Ilharg, the Raze-Boar
- 1 Obsidian Charmaw
- 1 Ox of Agonas
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Evercoat Ursine
- 1 Primeval Titan
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Generous Ent
- 1 Oliphaunt
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Molt Tender
- 1 Mawloc
Sorceries (7)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (38)
- 1 Arena of Glory
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blazemire Verge
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Commercial District
- 1 Copperline Gorge
- 1 Forest
- 1 Grove of the Burnwillows
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Thornspire Verge
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Wastewood Verge
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
- 1 Headliner Scarlett
- 1 Accursed Marauder
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Cankerbloom
- 1 Scavenging Ooze
- 1 Tarmogoyf
- 1 Endurance
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Detective's Phoenix
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Chaos Defiler
- 1 Undermountain Adventurer
- 1 Pyrogoyf
- 1 Fury
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
- 1 Generous Ent
- 1 Wight of the Reliquary
- 1 Deathrite Shaman
- 1 Arbor Elf
- 1 Birds of Paradise
- 1 Delighted Halfling
- 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
- 1 Elvish Mystic
- 1 Fyndhorn Elves
- 1 Ignoble Hierarch
- 1 Llanowar Elves
- 1 Keen-Eyed Curator
- 1 Mawloc
Sorceries (9)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (3)
Enchantments (6)
Lands (38)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Badlands
- 1 Bayou
- 1 Blackcleave Cliffs
- 1 Blood Crypt
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Blooming Marsh
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Copperline Gorge
- 1 Cragcrown Pathway
- 1 Darkbore Pathway
- 1 Forest
- 1 Karplusan Forest
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Llanowar Wastes
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Nurturing Peatland
- 1 Overgrown Tomb
- 1 Pendelhaven
- 1 Phyrexian Tower
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raucous Theater
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Stomping Ground
- 1 Sulfurous Springs
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Taiga
- 1 Underground Mortuary
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
- 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (20)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Withering Boon
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Lapse of Certainty
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (4)
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 Orzhov Basilica
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
- 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 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Sorceries (13)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (4)
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
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Instants (8)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (16)
- 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 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Sorceries (13)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (4)
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
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
Sorceries (6)
Lands (24)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Sorin of House Markov
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Sorceries (12)
Instants (19)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Withering Boon
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (4)
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
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (20)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Fallaji Archaeologist
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Grief
- 1 Spellseeker
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Floodpits
- 1 Tivit, Seller of Secrets
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 1 Ashen Rider
- 1 Hoarding Broodlord
- 1 Agent of Treachery
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Archon of Cruelty
- 1 Valgavoth, Terror Eater
- 1 Lord of Change
- 1 Psychic Frog
- 1 Priest of Fell Rites
Sorceries (13)
Instants (20)
Artifacts (1)
Enchantments (7)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Adarkar Wastes
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Darkslick Shores
- 1 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Glacial Fortress
- 1 Gloomlake Verge
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Island
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Meticulous Archive
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Plains
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Reflecting Pool
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Tomb Fortress
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Undercity Sewers
- 1 Underground River
- 1 Underground Sea
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Watery Grave
- 1 Windswept Heath
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 1
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
Sorceries (1)
Instants (6)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
2
Final: 2 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (17)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (7)
Lands (23)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
Instants (7)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (12)
Sorceries (11)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (17)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (27)
Sorceries (3)
Instants (9)
Artifacts (3)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (15)
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Sorin of House Markov
- 1 Tourach, Dread Cantor
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Barrowgoyf
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Grief
- 1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Troll of Khazad-dûm
Sorceries (12)
Instants (19)
- 1 Tainted Pact
- 1 Withering Boon
- 1 Dismember
- 1 Razorgrass Ambush
- 1 Reprieve
- 1 Kaya's Guile
- 1 Fell the Profane
- 1 Snuff Out
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Cling to Dust
- 1 Cut Down
- 1 Dark Ritual
- 1 Demonic Consultation
- 1 Fatal Push
- 1 Enlightened Tutor
- 1 Mana Tithe
- 1 Swords to Plowshares
- 1 Tithe
- 1 March of Otherworldly Light
Artifacts (9)
Enchantments (4)
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
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 3 Snow-Covered Plains
- 4 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
