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Merrow Grimeblotter

{3}{U/B}

Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Shadowmoor·shm #171·Uncommon·2008·Art by Cyril Van Der Haegen
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal

Oracle Text

{1}{U/B}, {Q}: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Grimeblotters spend so much time in the Dark Meanders that they're able to bring a piece with them wherever they go.

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Print Details

Set
Shadowmoor (SHM)
Number
#171
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Cyril Van Der Haegen
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.13
USD Foil
$0.33
EUR
0.11
EUR Foil
0.26
MTGO Tix
0.04

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings3

5/1/2008·wotc

If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.

5/1/2008·wotc

If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.

5/1/2008·wotc

When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can’t be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)

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