"Stay away from my friends!"
Thundering Sparkmage - Zendikar Rising (#171) - Illustrated by Billy Christian - Magic: The Gathering Card
Zendikar Rising Uncommon #171 Billy Christian

Thundering Sparkmage

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Creature — Human Wizard

Mana Cost: {3}{R}

Oracle Rules Text: When this creature enters, it deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker, where X is the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)

Flavor Text: "Stay away from my friends!"

Set: Zendikar Rising (#171), Rarity: Uncommon, Artist: Billy Christian

Creature Red Uncommon
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Thundering Sparkmage - Zendikar Rising MTG card scan Thundering Sparkmage Zendikar Rising Viewing ZNR Uncommon Billy Christian 2020-09-25

Official Rulings (4)

2020-09-25
If a creature has more than one party creature type, and there are multiple ways to count that creature that could result in a different number of creatures in your party, the highest such number is used. For example, if you control a Cleric and a Cleric Wizard, the number of creatures in your party is two. You can’t choose to have it be just one by counting the Cleric Wizard first as a Cleric.
2020-09-25
An ability referring to the number of creatures in your party gets a number from zero to four. Such abilities never ask which creatures are in your party, and you never have to designate specific creatures as being in your party. You can’t choose to exclude creatures from this count to lower the number.
2020-09-25
If an ability of a creature counts the number of creatures in your party, that number is counted as the ability resolves. If that creature is still on the battlefield when the ability resolves, it’ll be counted if appropriate.
2020-09-25
To determine “the number of creatures in your party,” check whether you control a Cleric, whether you control a Rogue, whether you control a Warrior, and whether you control a Wizard. The number is the total number of those checks to which you answered yes. Each creature you control can be counted for only one of those checks.

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