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Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Green

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Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths IKO · No. 175 2020-04-24

Card text

{3}{G}{G}
Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien
You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. +1: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Put your choice of a reach counter, a vigilance counter, or a trample counter on it. −2: When you next cast a creature spell this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Loyalty: 3
EDHREC rank #6593 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 4 printings

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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

9 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

The top card of your library isn't in your hand, so you can't cycle it, discard it, or activate any of its activated abilities.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a mutating creature spell, you must choose a target for it before the triggered ability from Vivien's last ability puts a creature onto the battlefield. The creature you find can't be the target of the mutating creature spell.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Normally, Vivien allows you to cast the top card of your library if it's a creature card, it's your main phase, and the stack is empty. If that creature card has flash, you'll be able to cast it any time you could cast an instant, even on an opponent's turn.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

After activating Vivien's last loyalty ability, the delayed triggered ability it creates will put a creature card onto the battlefield before the creature spell that caused the ability to trigger resolves.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

You'll still pay all costs for that spell, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs such as mutate costs.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

Vivien lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction; see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.

2020-04-17 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
IKO · #175
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Boutique MagiCarte · Condition LP
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
IKO · #277
Mythic
Tapt's Canadian calculation. How to read these prices
Fan of the Sport · Condition MP
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos
PIKO · #175p
Mythic
∅ No QC price
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos printing
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos
PIKO · #175s
Mythic
∅ No QC price