Question 1

Ruling for Tributary Instructor: Mentor compares the power of the creature with mentor with that of the target cr...

Accepted Answer

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 creature's 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.

Question 2

Ruling for Tributary Instructor: If the target creature's power is no longer less than the attacking creature's p...

Accepted Answer

If the target creature's power is no longer less than the attacking creature's power as the ability resolves, mentor doesn't 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.

Question 3

Ruling for Tributary Instructor: If the creature with mentor leaves the battlefield with mentor on the stack, use...

Accepted Answer

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.

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	en	Christina Kraus	$0.21	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#64	rare	en	Christina Kraus	$0.30	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#64	rare	de	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	de	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	es	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#64	rare	fr	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	fr	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	it	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	ja	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#64	rare	ja	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#96	rare	pt	Christina Kraus	—	—
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)	#64	rare	zhs	Christina Kraus	—	—

Tributary Instructor

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