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Maralen of the Mornsong

Black

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Maralen of the Mornsong, Morningtide printing
Morningtide MOR · No. 65 2008-02-01

Card text

{1}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature — Elf Wizard
Players can't draw cards. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player loses 3 life, searches their library for a card, puts it into their hand, then shuffles.
2 / 3
Maralen sent Veesa, Endry, and Iliona—the Vendilion clique—on the gravest of tasks.
EDHREC rank #10430 Rare 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

Maralen prevents players from drawing cards for any reason, including as a cost, as an effect, and as a result of the “draw a card” turn-based action during the draw step.

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

While Maralen is on the battlefield, no player can lose the game due to being instructed to draw a card with an empty library.

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

While Maralen is on the battlefield, a player can’t choose to draw cards (or choose to have another player draw cards) as a spell or ability resolves. For example, if you cast the Development side of Research // Development (“Put a 3/1 red Elemental creature token onto the battlefield unless any opponent lets you draw a card. Repeat this process two more times.”), you’ll put three Elemental tokens onto the battlefield because your opponents can’t “let you draw a card.”

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The effect of the triggered ability is mandatory. The life loss isn’t a payment; you’ll lose 3 life even if you have 3 or less life left. Unless your library is empty, you must put a card from your library into your hand.

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

While Maralen is on the battlefield, replacement effects that instruct a player to do something instead of drawing a card won’t work.

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

In a Two-Headed Giant game, Maralen’s triggered ability will trigger twice per draw step (once for each player on the active team). Maralen’s controller chooses the order to put the abilities on the stack.

2008-04-01 · Wizards of the Coast

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