Opalescence - Urza's Destiny (#13) - Illustrated by John Avon - Magic: The Gathering Card
Urza's Destiny Rare #13 John Avon

Opalescence

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Enchantment

Mana Cost: {2}{W}{W}

Oracle Rules Text: Each other non-Aura enchantment is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Set: Urza's Destiny (#13), Rarity: Rare, Artist: John Avon

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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Opalescence - Urza's Destiny MTG card scan Opalescence Urza's Destiny Viewing UDS Rare John Avon 1999-06-07

Official Rulings (4)

2004-10-04
Does not animate itself. But can be animated by another Opalescence.
2006-02-01
With a Humility and two Opalescences on the battlefield, if Humility has the latest timestamp, then all creatures are 1/1 with no abilities. If the timestamp order is Opalescence, Humility, Opalescence, the second Opalescence is 1/1, and the Humility and first Opalescence are 4/4. If Humility has the earliest timestamp, then everything is 4/4.
2008-08-01
A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
2009-10-01
This is the current interaction between Humility and Opalescence: The type-changing effect applies at layer 4, but the rest happens in the applicable layers. The rest of it will apply even if the permanent loses its ability before it's finished applying. So if Opalescence, Humility, and Worship are on the battlefield and Opalescence entered before Humility, the following is true: Layer 4: Humility and Worship each become creatures that are still enchantments. (Opalescence). Layer 6: Humility and Worship each lose their abilities. (Humility) Layer 7b: Humility becomes 4/4 and Worship becomes 4/4. (Opalescence). Humility becomes 1/1 and Worship becomes 1/1 (Humility). But if Humility entered before Opalescence, the following is true: Layer 4: Humility and Worship each become creatures that are still enchantments (Opalescence). Layer 6: Humility and Worship each lose their abilities (Humility). Layer 7b: Humility becomes 1/1 and Worship becomes 1/1 (Humility). Humility becomes 4/4 and Worship becomes 4/4 (Opalescence).

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