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    Where Ancients Tread

    Enchantment

    Where Ancients Tread

    Illustrated by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai

    EDHREC Rank #11,531
    Whenever a creature you control with power 5 or greater enters, you may have this enchantment deal 5 damage to any target.

    "Never subtle nor cryptic is the reckoning of the mighty." —Mayael the Anima

    Rulings (1)

    The ability checks that creature's power only once: when that creature enters. The trigger checks a creature's initial power upon being put on the battlefield, so it will take into account counters that it enters with and static abilities that may give it a continuous power boost once it's on the battlefield (such as the one on Glorious Anthem). After the creature is already on the battlefield, boosting its power with a spell (such as Giant Growth), activated ability, or triggered ability won't allow this ability to trigger; it's too late by then. Once the ability triggers, it will resolve no matter what the creature's power may become while the ability is on the stack.

    Oct 1, 2008

    Legality

    Formats by platform

    Commander

    Competitive

    Community & retro

    Printings (2)

    Where Ancients Tread — Commander 2013
    C13#130$0.76
    Commander 2013
    Where Ancients Tread — Shards of Alara
    ALA#122$0.91
    Shards of Alara