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Precursor Golem

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

Precursor Golem, The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts printing
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts BRR · No. 105 2022-11-18

Card text

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Artifact Creature — Golem
When this creature enters, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens. Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.
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The 6 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not 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

8 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The controller of a copy can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The controller of the spell that caused Precursor Golem's second ability to trigger also controls all the copies. That player chooses the order the copies are put onto the stack. The original spell will be on the stack beneath those copies and will resolve last.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Fireball does), the copies have the same value of X.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The copies that Precursor Golem's second ability creates are created on the stack, so they're not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell (like Precursor Golem's second ability itself) won't trigger.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Any Golem that couldn't be targeted by the original spell (due to shroud, protection abilities, targeting restrictions, or any other reason) is just ignored by Precursor Golem's second ability.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. Their controller can't choose a different one.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If an instant or sorcery spell has multiple targets, but it's targeting the same Golem with all of them (such as Agony Warp targeting the same Golem twice), Precursor Golem's last ability will trigger.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The second ability triggers whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only one Golem and no other object or player. That Golem can be Precursor Golem itself, one of the Golem tokens it created, or any other Golem. It doesn't matter who controls the Golem.

2011-01-01 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Precursor Golem, The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts printing
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
BRR · #105z
Rare
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Precursor Golem, The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts printing
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
BRR · #42
Rare
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Red Riot Games · Foil
Precursor Golem, Modern Masters 2015 printing
Modern Masters 2015
MM2 · #225
Rare
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Face to Face Games · Condition LP