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capital offense

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capital offense, Unstable printing
Unstable UST · No. 52 2017-12-08

Card text

{2}{B}{B}
instant
target creature gets -x/-x until end of turn, where x is the number of times a capital letter appears in its rules text. (ignore reminder text and flavor text.)
part basket case, all lowercase.
Common Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not legal
Legacy ∅ Not legal
Vintage ∅ Not legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ∅ Not legal
Oathbreaker ∅ Not legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ∅ Not legal
Duel ∅ Not legal

Official rulings

2 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

all capital letters in the target creature’s rules text count, not just the ones in the first word of each sentence.

2018-01-19 · Wizards of the Coast

ability words are part of the creature’s rules text. any capital letters an ability word has will count.

2018-01-19 · Wizards of the Coast

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