Hammer Dropper
Creature β Giant Soldier
Hammer Dropper
Creature β Giant Soldier
Card Text
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Red, White
- Color Identity
- Red, White
- Power / Toughness
- 5 / 2
- EDHREC Rank
- #22,825
Format Legalities
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All Printings (12)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #GRN-176 | common | en | Lake Hurwitz | $0.14 | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | en | Lake Hurwitz | $0.04 | $0.36 |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | de | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | es | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | fr | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | it | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | ja | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | ko | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | pt | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | ru | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | zhs | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) | #176 | common | zht | Lake Hurwitz | β | β |
Official Rulings (3)
If the creature with mentor leaves the battlefield with mentor on the stack, use its power as that creature last existed on the battlefield to determine whether the target creature has less power.
If the target creatureβs power is no longer less than the attacking creatureβs power as the ability resolves, mentor doesnβt add a +1/+1 counter. For example, if two 3/3 creatures with mentor attack and both mentor triggers target the same 2/2 creature, the first to resolve puts a +1/+1 counter on it and the second does nothing.
Mentor compares the power of the creature with mentor with that of the target creature at two different times: once as the triggered ability is put onto the stack, and once as the triggered ability resolves. If you wish to raise a creatureβs power so its mentor ability can target a bigger creature, the last chance you have to do so is during the beginning of combat step.
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