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Combat Calligrapher - Commander 2021 Magic: The Gathering Card - Creature — Bird Cleric by Joseph Weston
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Combat Calligrapher

Artist: Joseph Weston

Set: Commander 2021

Mana Cost: {3}{W}

Delta Price *: $4.71

Type: Creature — Bird Cleric

Flying Inklings can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. Whenever a player attacks one of your opponents, that attacking player creates a tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying that's attacking that opponent.

Legalities

Format Legality
Duel Legal
Brawl Not_legal
Penny Not_legal
Predh Not_legal
Future Not_legal
Legacy Legal
Modern Not_legal
Pauper Not_legal
Alchemy Not_legal
Pioneer Not_legal
Vintage Legal
Explorer Not_legal
Historic Not_legal
Standard Not_legal
Timeless Not_legal
Commander Legal
Gladiator Not_legal
Oldschool Not_legal
Premodern Not_legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Standardbrawl Not_legal
Paupercommander Not_legal

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"For the good of all, those who stand against the harmony of Phyrexia must be cut down." —Ajani Goldmane

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Enthralling Performance — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature you don't control until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste and myriad until end of turn. (Whenever it attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)

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This creature gets +2/+0 and has menace as long as you sacrificed a permanent this turn.

Most goblins can light a fuse and run, but only the cleverest remember to drop the bomb.

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Kitsune Ace - Jumpstart 2022
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"Oh, sorry—were we racing?"

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White Plume Adventurer - Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
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Your Temple Is Under Attack - Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
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Choose one — • Pray for Protection — Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Strike a Deal — You and target opponent each draw two cards.

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First strike, trample Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of artifacts your opponents control. Whenever an artifact an opponent controls is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, this creature deals 1 damage to that player.

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  • brawl: not_legal
  • penny: not_legal
  • predh: not_legal
  • future: not_legal
  • legacy: legal
  • modern: not_legal
  • pauper: not_legal
  • alchemy: not_legal
  • pioneer: not_legal
  • vintage: legal
  • explorer: not_legal
  • historic: not_legal
  • standard: not_legal
  • timeless: not_legal
  • commander: legal
  • gladiator: not_legal
  • oldschool: not_legal
  • premodern: not_legal
  • oathbreaker: legal
  • standardbrawl: not_legal
  • paupercommander: not_legal
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