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Tributary Instructor

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Green. Creature — Merfolk Shaman

three generic manaone green mana

Tributary Instructor

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #96 · Illustrated by Christina Kraus

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Non-foil · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #96

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Extended Art non-foil · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #64

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Oracle text

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, draw a card.

4/4

"Like water between rivers, wisdom must flow freely from one generation to the next."

All 2 printings of Tributary Instructor

PrintingRarityNon-foilCardmarket (EUR)My collection
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander #64
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
lcc #64· 2023Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €0.43
rare$0.39€0.43

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Card details

First printed
2023
Printings
2
Mana value
4
EDHREC rank
#8,523 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
Keywords
Mentor
Artist
Christina Kraus

Rulings (3)

  1. 2023-11-10

    If the target creature's power is no longer less than the attacking creature's power as the ability resolves, mentor doesn't add a +1/+1 counter. For example, if two 3/3 creatures with mentor attack and both mentor triggers target the same 2/2 creature, the first to resolve puts a +1/+1 counter on it and the second does nothing.

  2. 2023-11-10

    If the creature with mentor leaves the battlefield with mentor on the stack, use its power as that creature last existed on the battlefield to determine whether the target creature has less power.

  3. 2023-11-10

    Mentor compares the power of the creature with mentor with that of the target creature at two different times: once as the triggered ability is put onto the stack, and once as the triggered ability resolves. If you wish to raise a creature's power so its mentor ability can target a bigger creature, the last chance you have to do so is during the beginning of combat step.

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