Obstinate Baloth
Creature — Beast
Obstinate Baloth
Creature — Beast
Card Text
When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, put it onto the battlefield instead of putting it into your graveyard.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Green
- Color Identity
- Green
- Power / Toughness
- 4 / 4
- EDHREC Rank
- #20,978
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (27)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | en | Chris Rahn | $0.13 | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | en | Chris Rahn | $0.14 | $0.13 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) | #179 | rare | en | Chris Rahn | $0.40 | $0.47 |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | en | Chris Rahn | $0.16 | $2.00 |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | de | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | de | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | de | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | es | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | es | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | es | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | fr | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | fr | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | fr | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | it | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | it | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | it | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Foundations Jumpstart (J25) | #692 | uncommon | ja | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | ja | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) | #179 | rare | ja | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | ja | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | pt | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | pt | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | ru | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| The Brothers' War (BRO) | #187 | uncommon | zhs | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) | #179 | rare | zhs | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | zhs | Chris Rahn | — | — |
| Magic 2011 (M11) | #188 | rare | zht | Chris Rahn | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
If you discard Obstinate Baloth and put it onto the battlefield, you've still discarded it. Abilities that trigger when you discard a card will still trigger.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Obstinate Baloth, and both Obstinate Baloth's ability and another ability (such as that of an opponent's Leyline of the Void) instruct you to put Obstinate Baloth somewhere else instead of putting it into your graveyard, you choose which one to apply.
If you discard Obstinate Baloth and put it onto the battlefield, you've still discarded it. Abilities that trigger when you discard a card (such as that of Raiders' Wake) will still trigger.
If a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Obstinate Baloth, and both Obstinate Baloth's ability and another ability (such as that of an opponent's Leyline of the Void) instruct you to put Obstinate Baloth somewhere else instead of putting it into your graveyard, you choose which one to apply.
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