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Leech Bonder

Blue

1 printing listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Leech Bonder, Shadowmoor printing
Shadowmoor SHM · No. 43 2008-05-02

Card text

{2}{U}
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it. {U}, {Q}: Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)
3 / 3
Some don't know his face, but his pets are a dead giveaway.
EDHREC rank #19294 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ∅ Not legal
Historic ∅ Not legal
Timeless ∅ Not legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ∅ Not legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If either one of the target creatures becomes an illegal target (because it left the battlefield or for any other reason), the counter doesn’t move. If both targets become illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

This effect may result in a useless counter being placed on a creature. For example, if an age counter is moved from a creature with cumulative upkeep to a creature without cumulative upkeep, it will have no effect on the new creature.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Leech Bonder’s activated ability can move any kind of counter, not just a -1/-1 counter. It can target any two creatures, whether they have counters on them or not.

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can’t be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)

2008-05-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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