Sentinel Tower
Artifact
Sentinel Tower
Artifact
Card Text
Whenever an instant or sorcery spell is cast during your turn, this artifact deals damage to any target equal to 1 plus the number of instant and sorcery spells cast before that spell this turn.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Colorless
- Color Identity
- Colorless
- EDHREC Rank
- #9,352
Format Legalities
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (3)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlebond (BBD) | #79 | rare | en | Jung Park | $1.24 | $4.61 |
| Battlebond (BBD) | #79 | rare | ja | Jung Park | — | — |
| Battlebond (BBD) | #79 | rare | zhs | Jung Park | — | — |
Official Rulings (4)
For example, the first instant or sorcery spell cast during your turn causes Sentinel Tower to deal 1 damage; the second causes it to deal 2 damage, and so on.
You choose the target for Sentinel Tower’s ability, regardless of who cast the spell that caused it to trigger.
Sentinel Tower’s ability counts all instant and sorcery spells cast in the turn before the spell that caused it to trigger, even if those spells are still on the stack or have been countered.
Sentinel Tower’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
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