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Arena Athlete

{1}{R}

Creature — Human

Theros·ths #113·Uncommon·2013·Art by Jason Chan
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerLegal
VintageLegal
Arena Athlete
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Oracle Text

— Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn.

The Iroan Games award no medals. Athletes vie for a visit from Iroas, god of victory.

P / T

2 / 1

Set
Theros (THS)
Number
#113
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Jason Chan
Frame
2003
Border
Black
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.15
USD Foil
$0.40
EUR
€0.07
EUR Foil
€0.18
MTGO Tix
0.03

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings4

9/15/2013·wotc

Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.

9/15/2013·wotc

Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

9/15/2013·wotc

Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.

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