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Carnival Barker

Red

2 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Carnival Barker, Unfinity printing
Unfinity UNF · No. 102 2022-10-07

Card text

{2}{R}
Creature — Dog Employee
{T}: You have thirty seconds to laud a creature you control to any people outside the game. Until end of turn, that creature gains trample and haste and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of those people who applauded. Activate only as a sorcery and only once.
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EDHREC rank #32515 Rare Not on the Reserved List
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The 2 printings

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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

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If another player gains control of a Carnival Barker whose ability has been activated, they won’t be able to activate it. That Barker’s all barked out.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

The thirty seconds starts as the ability starts resolving and you start lauding. Someone should be ready to time you before you activate the ability.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

“Only once” means once for that particular creature. If a different copy of Carnival Barker enters the battlefield, or if Carnival Barker leaves the battlefield and returns, it’s a new object and its ability can be activated. Please be considerate of others around you before designing a deck around blinking and activating Carnival Barker three times each turn.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

Lauding means singing the praises of the creature in question. Complimenting it. Telling everyone of its awesomeness, that kind of thing. Don’t stray off-topic. And resist the urge to say “Please clap”—86% of audiences don’t respond well to desperation.

2022-10-07 · Wizards of the Coast

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