Primal Empathy
Enchantment
Primal Empathy
Enchantment
Card Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 3
- Colors
- Green, Blue
- Color Identity
- Green, Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #7,138
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (31)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | en | Micah Epstein | $0.17 | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | en | Micah Epstein | $0.20 | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | en | Micah Epstein | $0.11 | $0.32 |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | de | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | de | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | de | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | es | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | es | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | es | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | fr | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | fr | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | fr | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | it | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | it | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | it | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | ja | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | ja | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | ja | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | ko | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | pt | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | pt | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | pt | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | ru | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | ru | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | ru | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | zhs | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | zhs | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | zhs | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| New Capenna Commander (NCC) | #348 | uncommon | zht | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Commander 2021 (C21) | #227 | uncommon | zht | Micah Epstein | — | — |
| Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) | #200 | uncommon | zht | Micah Epstein | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
If the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield is shared by a creature you control and a creature you don't control, you draw a card.
If you control no creatures, you do nothing as Primal Empathy's ability resolves. If there are no creatures on the battlefield at all, you don't draw a card.
If you don't control a creature with the greatest power, you choose which creature gets a +1/+1 counter while the ability is resolving. Players can't take actions in between the time you make this choice and the time that creature has a +1/+1 counter.
You determine whether you draw a card or put a +1/+1 counter only as Primal Empathy's triggered ability begins resolving. Players may respond to the ability to try to change which happens.
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