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Spiny Starfish

Blue

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Spiny Starfish, Alliances printing
Alliances ALL · No. 35 1996-06-10

Card text

{2}{U}
Creature — Starfish
{U}: Regenerate this creature. At the beginning of each end step, if this creature regenerated this turn, create a 0/1 blue Starfish creature token for each time it regenerated this turn.
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Keywords: Regenerate
EDHREC rank #18573 Uncommon Not on the Reserved List
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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ∅ Not legal
Modern ∅ Not 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

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The second ability doesn’t care where the regeneration shields Spiny Starfish used that turn came from. If it regenerated due to a regeneration shield from Refresh, for example, the ability will still put a Starfish token onto the battlefield.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

Spiny Starfish’s first ability creates a regeneration shield for it. Spiny Starfish’s second ability checks whether it _used_ any regeneration shields that turn, not whether any regeneration shields were created for it.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

The second ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause,” so it won’t trigger at all unless Spiny Starfish had regenerated that turn. However, the number of tokens that are created isn’t determined until the ability resolves (in case it regenerates again before that time).

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

If Spiny Starfish regenerates during the end step after its second ability has resolved, no tokens will be created as a result.

2009-10-01 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Spiny Starfish, Alliances printing
Alliances
ALL · #35
Uncommon
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