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Thought Sponge

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Thought Sponge, Commander 2019 printing
Commander 2019 C19 · No. 12 2019-08-23

Card text

{3}{U}
Creature — Sponge
Flash This creature enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the greatest number of cards an opponent has drawn this turn. When this creature dies, draw cards equal to its power.
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Keywords: Flash
EDHREC rank #17545 Rare 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 ∅ Not legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

4 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

Thought Sponge gets its +1/+1 counters at the moment it enters the battlefield. There's not a time that it's on the battlefield before its replacement effect has applied.

2019-08-23 · Wizards of the Coast

Use Thought Sponge's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to draw for its last ability. If that number is negative, you neither draw nor discard cards.

2019-08-23 · Wizards of the Coast

Thought Sponge checks the total number of cards drawn by each opponent, not how many were drawn due to a single instruction.

2019-08-23 · Wizards of the Coast

Thought Sponge checks how many cards were drawn by opponents this turn, even opponents who have left the game. The greatest number drawn by a single opponent is how many +1/+1 counters it enters with.

2019-08-23 · Wizards of the Coast

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