Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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What it does
Lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
2, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas.
Rulings
4 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2016-01-22
Abilities that trigger whenever a creature an opponent controls dies won't trigger unless that creature is a token (see below).
- 2016-01-22
If a creature token an opponent controls dies, it goes to that player's graveyard as normal before ceasing to exist.
- 2016-01-22
You can't sacrifice Kalitas to activate the last ability, even if it's somehow become a Zombie.
- 2016-01-22
If Kalitas dies at the same time as creatures your opponents control, those creature cards will be exiled and you'll get that many Zombies.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
As a commander
Decks built with Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet in the command zone.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghoulcaller Gisa | 6 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Black 6 decks
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet price history
The Oath of the Gatewatch #86 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | $4.65 | $12.63 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $4.65 | $12.63 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $4.58 | $12.63 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $4.58 | $12.64 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $4.53 | $12.64 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $4.68 | $12.64 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $4.70 | $12.64 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $4.70 | $12.89 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $4.86 | $12.89 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $4.86 | $12.85 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $4.93 | $12.85 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $4.81 | $12.85 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $4.67 | $12.85 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $4.62 | $12.84 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
5 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.65
Showcase
Secret Lair Drop
- Normal
- $10.23
- Foil
- $10.06
- Normal
- $7.19
- Normal
- $4.65
- Foil
- $12.63
Promo
Oath of the Gatewatch Promos
- Foil
- $21.24
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
