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Savai Thundermane

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Savai Thundermane, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO · No. 205 2020-04-24

Card text

{R}{W}
Creature — Elemental Cat
Whenever you cycle a card, you may pay {2}. When you do, this creature deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
3 / 2
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EDHREC rank #22610 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

7 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

While resolving Savai Thundermane’s triggered ability, you can’t pay {2} more than once to have it deal more damage or gain more life.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Some cards with cycling have an ability that triggers when you cycle them, and some cards have an ability that triggers whenever you cycle any card. These triggered abilities resolve before you draw from the cycling ability.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

You can pay {2} even if Savai Thundermane leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves. The reflexive triggered ability will still trigger if you do.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you pay {2} while Savai Thundermane’s triggered ability is resolving, the reflexive triggered ability triggers and will resolve separately. This is different from effects that say “If you do . . .” in that players may take actions after you’ve paid mana but before damage is dealt.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Savai Thundermane’s reflexive triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability won’t resolve. You won’t gain 2 life.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

You can cycle a card even if it has a triggered ability from cycling that won’t have a legal target. This is because the cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. This also means that if either ability is countered (with Disallow, for example), the other ability will still resolve.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Triggered abilities from cycling a card and the cycling ability itself aren’t spells. Effects that interact with spells (such as that of Cancel) won’t affect them.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Savai Thundermane, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
IKO · #205
Uncommon
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