Judge of Currents
~$0.30 low · ~$2.99 high
White. Creature — Merfolk Wizard
Lorwyn #22 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama Scott
Lorwyn #22 · Illustrated by Dan Murayama ScottWhat is Judge of Currents worth?
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Oracle text
Whenever a Merfolk you control becomes tapped, you may gain 1 life.
1/1
Though the currents of the Lanes shift every year, the merrow never lose track of where they are or where they are going.
Format legality
The only printing of Judge of Currents
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lorwyn lrw #22· 2007common· Cardmarket €0.18 · €0.51 foil | common | $0.30 | $2.99 | €0.18€0.51 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2007
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #18,829 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Lorwyn card (#22).
22
- 22Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
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Rulings (2)
2007-10-01
This is a triggered ability, not an activated ability. It doesn’t allow you to tap the creature whenever you want; rather, you need some other way of tapping it, such as by attacking with the creature.
2007-10-01
For the ability to trigger, the creature has to actually change from untapped to tapped. If an effect attempts to tap the creature, but it was already tapped at the time, this ability won’t trigger.
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