Leech Bonder
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
Leech Bonder
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
Card Text
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
, : Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ( is the untap symbol.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 3
- EDHREC Rank
- #18,829
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (9)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | en | E. M. Gist | $0.39 | $3.97 |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | de | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | es | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | fr | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | it | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | ja | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | pt | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | ru | E. M. Gist | — | — |
| Shadowmoor (SHM) | #43 | uncommon | zhs | E. M. Gist | — | — |
Official Rulings (6)
If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.
If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.
If either one of the target creatures becomes an illegal target (because it left the battlefield or for any other reason), the counter doesn’t move. If both targets become illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.
This effect may result in a useless counter being placed on a creature. For example, if an age counter is moved from a creature with cumulative upkeep to a creature without cumulative upkeep, it will have no effect on the new creature.
Leech Bonder’s activated ability can move any kind of counter, not just a -1/-1 counter. It can target any two creatures, whether they have counters on them or not.
When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can’t be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)
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