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Nivmagus Elemental
Creature — Elemental
Exile an instant or sorcery spell you control: Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. (That spell won't resolve.)
When it escaped, the experimenters hesitated. It would cause untold havoc, yet they wished to see it in action.
Rulings (3)
You can exile a copy of an instant or sorcery spell to activate Nivmagus Elemental’s ability if you control the copy.
Oct 1, 2012
Exiling a spell is not the same as countering it, although the spell won’t resolve in both cases. You may exile a spell that can’t be countered.
Oct 1, 2012
You exile an instant or sorcery spell you control from the stack, not an instant or sorcery card in any other zone.
Oct 1, 2012
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