“"Be like the sea: flow around that which is unmovable; for everything else, crash into it unrelentingly."”
Merfolk Sovereign
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Merfolk Noble
Mana Cost: {1}{U}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Other Merfolk creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Target Merfolk creature can't be blocked this turn.
Flavor Text: "Be like the sea: flow around that which is unmovable; for everything else, crash into it unrelentingly."
Set: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (#164), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Marta Nael
Creature
Blue
Rare
Anthem
$0.57
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2009-10-01
To have any effect, Merfolk Sovereign's activated ability must be activated before the declare blockers step begins. Once a Merfolk has become blocked, activating Merfolk Sovereign's ability won't change that.
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