Swarm Shambler
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Creature — Fungus Beast
Mana Cost: {G}
Oracle Rules Text: This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. {1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Set: Zendikar Rising (#207), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Nicholas Gregory
Creature
Green
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Historical Printings & Sets (6)
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Official Rulings (4)
2020-09-25
If a spell targets a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it more than once, Swarm Shambler’s ability triggers only once.
2020-09-25
An ability that triggers when a creature becomes the target of a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
2020-09-25
You create just one Insect token, no matter how many +1/+1 counters the target creature has on it.
2020-09-25
If a creature without a +1/+1 counter on it becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, putting a +1/+1 counter on it after that won’t cause Swarm Shambler’s middle ability to trigger.
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