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Sigil of Distinction

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Artifact — Equipment

Shards of Alara·ala #219·Rare·2008·Art by Alan Pollack
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

This Equipment enters with X charge counters on it.

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on this Equipment.

—Remove a charge counter from this Equipment.

Print Details

Set
Shards of Alara (ALA)
Number
#219
Rarity
Rare
Artist
Alan Pollack
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$1.96
USD Foil
$2.46
EUR
0.65
EUR Foil
1.34
MTGO Tix
0.02

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings2

10/1/2008·wotc

Removing a charge counter from Sigil of Distinction is the only way to pay for its equip ability. If it has no charge counters on it, its equip ability can't be activated.

10/1/2008·wotc

If Sigil of Distinction is attached to a creature when its equip ability is activated targeting a different creature, the first creature will immediately get a little smaller because a charge counter has been removed from Sigil of Distinction as a cost. Then, when the equip ability resolves, Sigil of Distinction will move to the new creature and the first creature will lose the entire bonus the Equipment was giving it.

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