Emperor of Bones
Tier CCreature — Skeleton Noble, {1}{B}
Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
{1}{B}: 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.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| modern | Esper Blink(5.4%) | B | 2.7 | 76% | Main | 2.05 |
| legacy | Death and Taxes (Yorion) - Black/White(3.7%) | B | 2.3 | 47% | Main | 1.08 |
| duel-commander | Slimefoot and Squee(2.3%) | B | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| modern | Grixis Reanimator(0.7%) | C | 3.1 | 100% | Main | 3.10 |
| modern | Esper Reanimator(1.1%) | C | 3.1 | 94% | Main | 2.91 |
| modern | Mono-Black Midrange(1.3%) | C | 4.0 | 70% | Main | 2.80 |
| modern | Dimir Reanimator(0.1%) | C | 1.9 | 100% | Main | 1.90 |
| duel-commander | The Scarab God(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Flamewar, Brash Veteran(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Goro-Goro and Satoru(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Ashling, the Limitless(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | Scam(2.2%) | C | 1.0 | 60% | Main | 0.60 |
| duel-commander | Kefka, Court Mage(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.(0.6%) | C | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| vintage | Red Prison(2.1%) | C | 1.0 | 36% | Main | 0.36 |
| modern | Orzhov GenericBlink(0.0%) | D | 2.6 | 100% | Main | 2.60 |
| modern | Orzhov Blink(0.0%) | D | 2.3 | 100% | Main | 2.30 |
| modern | Asmo Food(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 83% | Main | 1.66 |
| modern | Esper GenericBlink(0.0%) | D | 2.4 | 63% | Main | 1.51 |
| modern | Mardu GenericBlink(0.0%) | D | 1.6 | 68% | Main | 1.09 |
| duel-commander | Doctor Doom, King of Latveria(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Garland, Knight of Cornelia(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Karlov of the Ghost Council(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Silas Renn, Seeker Adept // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Cultist of the Absolute // Gut, True Soul Zealot(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Kelsien, the Plague(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Terra, Magical Adept(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4C Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Emet-Selch, Unsundered(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Sackville-Bagginses(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | The Beamtown Bullies(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| duel-commander | Gollum, Riddle Master(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| vintage | 4c Initiative(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Main | 1.00 |
| modern | 5c Blink(0.0%) | D | 3.0 | 33% | Main | 0.99 |
| legacy | Mono Black Reanimator(0.0%) | D | 2.0 | 33% | Main | 0.66 |
| duel-commander | Juri, Master of the Revue(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| duel-commander | Ellie, Brick Master // Ellie, Vengeful Hunter(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 50% | Main | 0.50 |
| cedh | Chatterfang, Squirrel General(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Tayam, Luminous Enigma(0.6%) | 1.0 | 30% | Main | 0.30 | |
| cedh | The Wise Mothman(0.1%) | 1.0 | 12% | Main | 0.12 | |
| cedh | Auntie Ool, Cursewretch(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools(0.1%) | 1.0 | 1% | Main | 0.01 | |
| cedh | K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth(0.3%) | 1.0 | 0% | Main | 0.00 |