Because blockers are chosen all at once, you can’t block with a creature with afterlife, wait for it to die, then block with the resulting Spirit tokens.

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Identity & printing

Card ID: PIO-227--normal
Name: Imperious Oligarch
Number: 227
Rarity: Common

Type line & Magic stats

Subtypes: Human, Cleric
Types: Creature
Mana cost: {W}{B}
Mana value: 2
Power / toughness: 2 / 1
Keywords: Afterlife — Vigilance

Set, artist & references

Artist: Johannes Voss
Language: English
Set name: Pioneer Masters
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

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Imperious Oligarch

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