“"A fine example of addition by subtraction." —Deekah, professor of fractal theory”
Oversimplify
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Sorcery
Mana Cost: {3}{G}{U}
Oracle Rules Text: Exile all creatures. Each player creates a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token and puts a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the total power of creatures they controlled that were exiled this way.
Flavor Text: "A fine example of addition by subtraction." —Deekah, professor of fractal theory
Set: Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (#322), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Liiga Smilshkalne
Sorcery
Green
Blue
Rare
$0.23
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Official Rulings (2)
2021-04-16
Oversimplify counts the total power of the creatures as they last existed on the battlefield, not the power of those cards in exile.
2021-04-16
If a commander is exiled this way, its power will be counted along with the other creatures. Once Oversimplify finishes resolving, that commander's owner may move it to the command zone.
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