“"I am my life's work."”
Adapt
Benthic Biomancer
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Merfolk Wizard Mutant
Mana Cost: {U}
Oracle Rules Text: {1}{U}: Adapt 1. (If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, draw a card, then discard a card.
Flavor Text: "I am my life's work."
Set: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (#145), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Daarken
Creature
Blue
Rare
$0.20
Regular
€0.28
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (4)
2019-01-25
You can always activate an ability that will cause a creature to adapt. As that ability resolves, if the creature has a +1/+1 counter on it for any reason, you simply won't put any +1/+1 counters on it.
2019-01-25
An ability that triggers when counters are put on a permanent will trigger if that permanent somehow enters the battlefield with those counters.
2019-01-25
You draw a card and discard a card all while Benthic Biomancer's triggered ability is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
2019-01-25
If a creature somehow loses all of its +1/+1 counters, it can adapt again and get more +1/+1 counters.
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