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Precursor Golem

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Colorless. Artifact Creature — Golem

five generic mana

225 · MM2 · R · ENWhat the codes mean

Precursor Golem

Modern Masters 2015 #225 · Illustrated by Chippy

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~$0.21

Non-foil · The List #MM2-225

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~$0.98

Foil · Scars of Mirrodin #194

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Oracle text

When this creature enters, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.

3/3

All 6 printings of Precursor Golem

PrintingRarityNon-foilFoilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #42
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #42· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.09 · €0.45 foil
rare$0.34$0.28€0.09€0.45 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #105
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #105· 2022Retro Framerare· Cardmarket €0.31 · €0.73 foil
rare$0.36$0.41€0.31€0.73 foil
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts #105z
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
brr #105z· 2022SerializedRetro FrameDouble Rainbowrare· Cardmarket €151.24 foil
rareNo non-foil printing—€151.24 foil
The List #MM2-225
The List
plst #MM2-225· 2019rare· Cardmarket €0.16
rare$0.21No foil printing€0.16
Scars of Mirrodin #194
Scars of Mirrodin
som #194· 2010rare· Cardmarket €0.23 · €0.43 foil
rare$0.27$0.98€0.23€0.43 foil

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Card details

First printed
2010
Printings
6
Mana value
5
EDHREC rank
#12,318 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Artists
Chippy, Lars Grant-West

What the codes mean

The small print at the bottom of the Modern Masters 2015 card (#225).

225 · MM2 · R · EN

  • 225Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
  • MM2Set code for Modern Masters 2015
  • RRare
  • ENPrinted in English

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Rulings (8)

  1. 2011-01-01

    The controller of a copy can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.

  2. 2011-01-01

    The controller of the spell that caused Precursor Golem's second ability to trigger also controls all the copies. That player chooses the order the copies are put onto the stack. The original spell will be on the stack beneath those copies and will resolve last.

  3. 2011-01-01

    If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Fireball does), the copies have the same value of X.

  4. 2011-01-01

    The copies that Precursor Golem's second ability creates are created on the stack, so they're not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell (like Precursor Golem's second ability itself) won't trigger.

  5. 2011-01-01

    Any Golem that couldn't be targeted by the original spell (due to shroud, protection abilities, targeting restrictions, or any other reason) is just ignored by Precursor Golem's second ability.

  6. 2011-01-01

    If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. Their controller can't choose a different one.

  7. 2011-01-01

    If an instant or sorcery spell has multiple targets, but it's targeting the same Golem with all of them (such as Agony Warp targeting the same Golem twice), Precursor Golem's last ability will trigger.

  8. 2011-01-01

    The second ability triggers whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only one Golem and no other object or player. That Golem can be Precursor Golem itself, one of the Golem tokens it created, or any other Golem. It doesn't matter who controls the Golem.

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