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Cactarantula

Green

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Cactarantula, Outlaws of Thunder Junction printing
Outlaws of Thunder Junction OTJ · No. 158 2024-04-19

Card text

{4}{G}{G}
Creature — Plant Spider
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Desert. Reach Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
6 / 5
Keywords: Reach
EDHREC rank #16444 Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ✓ Legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ✓ Legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If a spell or ability targets Cactarantula more than once, its last ability still triggers only once.

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

Cactarantula still costs only {1} less to cast if you control multiple Deserts.

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

Cactarantula’s last ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

Once you announce that you’re casting Cactarantula, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to change whether you control a Desert.

2024-04-12 · Wizards of the Coast

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