I am sure you've heard by now that top scientists have declared Magic the most complex game in existence, and it can certainly feel that way when you are staring down a Humility and Opalescence. There may not be a judge available for your casual EDH game, yet the eye-watering number of cards legal in our format creates an incomprehensible number of possible interactions between them. Our beloved format was created by judges, and I'm more than happy to uphold that legacy (if only by playing). Hello, I'm Alex, and I'm a judge who loves EDH. If another creature has the same or higher power than the new creature's power, no one may draw a card.( Rules Lawyer | Art by Dmitry Burmak) ( Flavor Judge | Art by Mike Burns) The new creature's power is compared to the power of each other creature on the battlefield as the first ability resolves. This is confirmed by a ruling about Selvala in the Conspiracy: Take the Crown release notes:

This means that the creature's power is only checked when the ability resolves. The 'if' condition in Selvala's ability appears at the end of the ability, so it is not an 'intervening 'if' clause'. ( The word “if” has only its normal English meaning anywhere else in the text of a card this rule only applies to an “if” that immediately follows a trigger condition.) This rule is referred to as the “intervening ‘if’ clause” rule. Note that this mirrors the check for legal targets. If the condition isn’t true at that time, the ability is removed from the stack and does nothing. If the ability triggers, it checks the stated condition again as it resolves.

The ability triggers only if it is otherwise it does nothing. ” When the trigger event occurs, the ability checks whether the stated condition is true. Yes, you can change the creature's size in response to the ability in order to draw a card.Ī triggered ability may read “When/Whenever/At, if.

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