Underdark Beholder
Creature — Beholder
Underdark Beholder
Creature — Beholder
Card Text
Underdark Beholder enters the battlefield with ten eyestalk counters on it.
If Underdark Beholder would be dealt damage, remove that many eyestalk counters from it instead. If you can't, sacrifice it.
Whenever Underdark Beholder attacks, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an instant, sorcery, or enchantment card with converted mana cost less than the number of eyestalk counters on Underdark Beholder. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Shuffle your library.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 6
- Colors
- Black
- Color Identity
- Black
- Power / Toughness
- 6 / 6
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (2)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 (CMB2) | #49 | rare | en | Chris Tulach | $0.29 | — |
| Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 (CMB1) | #49 | rare | en | Chris Tulach | $1.56 | — |
Official Rulings (5)
If Underdark Beholder leaves the battlefield while its last ability is on the stack, use the number of eyestalk counters it had before it left to determine what converted mana cost to look for.
Underdark Beholder’s second ability isn’t a damage prevention effect. It can replace damage that can’t be prevented.
If a spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the card.
You must cast the revealed card while Underdark Beholder’s triggered ability is resolving. You can’t cast it later in the turn.
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