“A wizard can be outnumbered but never outsmarted.”
Cycling
Choking Tethers
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {3}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Tap up to four target creatures. Cycling {1}{U} ({1}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, you may tap target creature.
Flavor Text: A wizard can be outnumbered but never outsmarted.
Set: Modern Horizons (#44), Rarity: Common, Artist: Deruchenko Alexander
Instant
Blue
Common
$0.23
Regular
$0.36
✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (3)
2022-12-08
You can cycle this card even if there are no legal targets for the triggered ability.
2022-12-08
When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
2022-12-08
The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.
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