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Invade the City

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

Invade the City, The List printing
The List PLST · No. WAR-201 2022-06-10

Card text

{1}{U}{R}
Sorcery
Amass Zombies X, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. (Put X +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
Keywords: Amass
Death greeted the world with a roar of desert air.
EDHREC rank #14425 Uncommon 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

10 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Invade the City is still on the stack while you count your instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. It doesn't count itself.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

A split card that's both an instant and a sorcery is counted only once for Invade the City.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

The number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard is counted only as Invade the City resolves.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

If there are no instant or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you'll amass 0. If you don't control an Army, you'll create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token that will die after Invade the City has finished resolving.

2019-05-03 · Wizards of the Coast

Amass abilities are now written as "amass [subtype] N." Previous cards with amass have received errata to say "amass Zombies N."

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

In the rare case that you control multiple Army creatures (perhaps because you played a creature with changeling) while you amass Zombies, you choose which of your Army creatures to put the +1/+1 counters on. If that creature isn't a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Some cards refer to the "amassed Army." That means the Army creature you chose to receive counters, even if no counters were placed on it for some reason.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

If you don't control an Army, the Zombie Army token you create enters the battlefield as a 0/0 creature before receiving counters. Any abilities that trigger when a creature with a certain power enters the battlefield, such as that of Mentor of the Meek, will see the token enter as a 0/0 creature before it gets +1/+1 counters.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

To amass Zombies N, if you don't control an Army creature, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token. Then you choose an Army creature you control and put N +1/+1 counters on it. If that Army isn't already a Zombie, it becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

Amass Orcs works the same way, except you create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token if you don't control an Army. If the Army creature you chose isn't already an Orc, it becomes an Orc in addition to its other types. By combining cards with amass Orcs and amass Zombies, you can end up with an Orc Zombie Army.

2023-06-16 · Wizards of the Coast

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