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Anafenza, the Foremost

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Anafenza, the Foremost, Khans of Tarkir printing
Khans of Tarkir KTK · No. 163 2014-09-26

Card text

{W}{B}{G}
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever Anafenza attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control. If a nontoken creature an opponent owns would die or a creature card not on the battlefield would be put into an opponent's graveyard, exile that card instead.
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Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle.
EDHREC rank #14933 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Anafenza's last ability cares only what the card would be in the zone it's moving from, not what it would be in the graveyard. For example, if a land card you control becomes a creature due to an effect and then dies, the land card will be exiled. But if a creature card with bestow is an Aura when it would be put into the graveyard, it ends up in the graveyard.

2014-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

Anafenza's first ability can target any tapped creature you control. That creature doesn't necessarily have to be attacking.

2014-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

If your opponent discards a creature card while Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that function when a card is discarded (such as madness) still work, even though that card never reaches a graveyard. In addition, spells or abilities that check the characteristics of a discarded card (such as Chandra Ablaze's first ability) can find that card in exile.

2014-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

While Anafenza is on the battlefield, abilities that trigger whenever a nontoken creature your opponent owns dies won't trigger, as that card will never reach that player's graveyard. (Token creatures will still go to the graveyard briefly before ceasing to exist.)

2014-09-20 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Anafenza, the Foremost, Khans of Tarkir Promos printing
Khans of Tarkir Promos
PKTK · #163s
Mythic
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Face to Face Games · Condition LP · Foil