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Heart-Piercer Manticore
CREATURE — MANTICORE Rare
Commander 2019 EDHREC #19,475
$0.20
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Heart-Piercer Manticore Price Summary
Heart-Piercer Manticore's current headline price is $0.20.
Heart-Piercer Manticore Printings & Prices
3 printings
Heart-Piercer Manticore has 3 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.
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Sell Heart-Piercer Manticore: Buylist Offers
4 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | AKH #138 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PAKH #138s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | C19 #146 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | AKH #138 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Heart-Piercer Manticore Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature. When you do, this creature deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.
Embalm {5}{R} ({5}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Manticore with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
Heart-Piercer Manticore is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Heart-Piercer Manticore Rulings
5 most recent
- Jul 14, 2017 If a spell or ability puts a creature card with embalm into your graveyard during your main phase, you'll have priority immediately after that spell or ability resolves. You can activate the creature card's embalm ability before any player can exile it with an effect, such as that of Crook of Condemnation, if it's legal for you to do so.
- Jul 14, 2017 Once you've activated an embalm ability, the card is immediately exiled. Opponents can't try to stop the ability by exiling the card with an effect such as that of Crook of Condemnation.
- Apr 18, 2017 For each card with embalm, a corresponding game play supplement token can be found in some Amonkhet booster packs. These supplements are not required to play with cards with embalm; you can use the same items to represent an embalmed token as you would any other token.
- Apr 18, 2017 Heart-Piercer Manticore features a new style of triggered ability. When it enters the battlefield, its triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, a second ability triggers and you pick a target that will be dealt damage. This is different from other abilities that say "If you do . . ." in that players may cast spells and activate abilities before a creature is sacrificed and then again after the creature is sacrificed but before damage is dealt.
- Apr 18, 2017 Heart-Piercer Manticore's damage-dealing ability triggers only when you sacrifice a creature as a result of the instruction of its triggered ability. It won't trigger if you sacrifice a creature for any other reason.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
4 printings
Heart-Piercer Manticore has been reprinted 4 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
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| C19 #146 | 2019-08-23 | Rare | Standard |
| AKH #138 | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Standard |
| AKH #138 | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Standard |
| PAKH #138s | 2017-04-28 | Rare | Prerelease |
AKH #138 
PAKH #138s Heart-Piercer Manticore in Commander
Heart-Piercer Manticore is the #19,475 most-played card on EDHREC, down 413 places over the last 30 days.
Heart-Piercer Manticore FAQ
How much is Heart-Piercer Manticore worth?
Heart-Piercer Manticore is worth about $0.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Heart-Piercer Manticore legal in Commander?
Yes — Heart-Piercer Manticore is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Heart-Piercer Manticore been reprinted?
Yes — Heart-Piercer Manticore has been reprinted 4 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Heart-Piercer Manticore cheap?
Heart-Piercer Manticore trades at about $0.20 — 4 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,475 on EDHREC).