Maulfist Doorbuster
~$0.06 low · ~$0.52 high
Red. Creature — Human Warrior

Kaladesh #123 · Illustrated by Josh Hass
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Oracle text
When this creature enters, you get (two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay . If you do, target creature can't block this turn.
4/2
"Knock, knock . . . too late."
Format legality
The only printing of Maulfist Doorbuster
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaladesh kld #123· 2016uncommon· Cardmarket €0.05 · €0.15 foil | uncommon | $0.06 | $0.52 | €0.05€0.15 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2016
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #26,685 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Josh Hass
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Kaladesh card (#123).
123 · KLD · U · EN
- 123Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- KLDSet code for Kaladesh
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (10)
2016-09-20
The target creature can't block any creatures this turn. The effect isn't restricted to just whether the creature can block Maulfist Doorbuster.
2024-06-07
Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
2024-06-07
If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of
, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any
even if you want to.
2024-06-07
Some spells and abilities that give you
may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any
.
2024-06-07
Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
2024-06-07
Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
2024-06-07
If an effect says you get one or more
, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more
, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
2024-06-07
is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.
2024-06-07
Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of
. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of
as the ability resolves.
2024-06-07
Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of
describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.
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