Crypt Champion
Creature — Zombie
Double strike
When Crypt Champion enters the battlefield, each player puts a creature card with mana value 3 or less from their graveyard onto the battlefield.
When Crypt Champion enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless was spent to cast it.
Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2006-05-01:
The first triggered ability isn’t targeted, so the creature cards aren’t chosen until the ability resolves. Each player chooses which creature card from their own graveyard to return. If a player doesn’t have an applicable creature card, that player does nothing. If a player does have any applicable cards, that player must return one to the battlefield.
- 2006-05-01:
If this enters the battlefield in a way other than announcing it as a spell, then the appropriate mana can’t have been paid, and you’ll have to sacrifice it.