Lurking Arynx
Creature — Cat Beast
Lurking Arynx
Creature — Cat Beast
Card Text
Formidable — : Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 5
- Colors
- Green
- Color Identity
- Green
- Power / Toughness
- 3 / 5
- EDHREC Rank
- #29,028
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (11)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | en | Carl Frank | $0.08 | $0.20 |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | de | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | es | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | fr | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | it | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | ja | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | ko | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | pt | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | ru | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | zhs | Carl Frank | — | — |
| Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) | #192 | uncommon | zht | Carl Frank | — | — |
Official Rulings (7)
Other formidable abilities are triggered abilities with an “intervening ‘if’” clause. Such abilities check the total power of creatures you control twice: once at the appropriate time to see if the ability will trigger, and again as the ability tries to resolve. If, at that time, the total power of creatures you control is no longer 8 or greater, the ability will have no effect.
If you control a creature with power less than 0, use its actual power when calculating the total power of creatures you control. For example, if you control three creatures with powers 4, 5, and -2, the total power of creatures you control is 7.
You may activate Lurking Arynx’s ability multiple times in a turn to force multiple creatures to block it if able.
Some formidable abilities are activated abilities that require creatures you control to have total power 8 or greater. Once you activate these abilities, it doesn’t matter what happens to the total power of creatures you control.
Activating Lurking Arynx’s ability doesn’t force you to attack with it that turn. If it doesn’t attack, the creatures affected by its ability can block other attacking creatures or not block at all.
If, during the declare blockers step, a creature is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t block, it doesn’t block. If there’s a cost associated with having a creature block, its controller isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to block in that case either.
If a creature affected by Lurking Arynx’s ability can’t legally block it (perhaps because Lurking Arynx has gained flying), that creature can block other attacking creatures or not block at all.
Cards Similar to Lurking Arynx
View all 200 similar cards →Looking for alternatives to Lurking Arynx? These Magic: The Gathering cards share similar effects and gameplay roles.

Springing Tiger
Creature — Cat

Stampeding Elk Herd
Creature — Elk
$0.05

A-Zar Ojanen, Scion of Efrava
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior

Zar Ojanen, Scion of Efrava
Legendary Creature — Cat Warrior

Shaman of Forgotten Ways
Creature — Human Shaman
$7.76