

Huge thanks to Geoffrey Palmer for providing some of his amazing Living Cards animations for our videos. Purchase a Game Knights t-shirt (available for a limited time): įollow us on DJ's as a guest host on our show? Be sure to check out his YouTube channel: /jumbocommander Huge thanks to UltraPro ( - for sponsoring this episode and providing awesome prizes for our giveaways! The Command Zone podcast is brought to you by Card Kingdom! Make sure to use our affiliate link the next time you purchase Magic cards or products: The creature “power matters” archetype has become more prevalent in recent sets so it seems like the perfect time to explore this potent Commander. On this episode, DJ is breaking down one of his strongest decks: Selvala, Heart of the Wilds. If another creature has the same or higher power than the new creature's power, no one may draw a card.Support the show and become a Patron! Be a part of our community, receive awesome rewards, and more! 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". I guess Selvala produces enough mana to cast it by herself, so definitely worth considering Not too keen on Elemental Bond due to it being a 3-drop and I will want to get Selvala out on 3 every time. ( 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.) (Goreclaw turned into Selvala as commander) but hadnt thought about including it. 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. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, its controller may draw a card if its power is greater than each other creatures power. 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.
