Magic: The Gathering · draft_innovation
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche
Foundations Jumpstart · #39 · mythic · 2024
Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja
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Market reference
$7.66
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 39 / 779
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- mythic
- Illustrator
- GOSSAN
- Colors
- U (identity: BU)
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2024-11-15
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{U}
Type: Legendary Creature — Turtle Ninja
Taeko enters tapped. Whenever another creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it didn't die, scry 1 and put a +1/+1 counter on Taeko. Whenever Taeko attacks, you may pay {U/B}. When you do, target attacking creature can't be blocked this turn.
Keywords: Scry
P/T: 4/5
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $7.66 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €7.56 |
| MTGO tix | 1.53 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is real?
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Taeko, the Patient Avalanche worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is $7.66; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Taeko, the Patient Avalanche from?
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Foundations Jumpstart" in the draft_innovation series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Taeko, the Patient Avalanche?
Taeko, the Patient Avalanche is a mythic card in the Foundations Jumpstart set.
