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capital offense

{2}{B}{B}

instant

Unstable·ust #52·Common·2017·Art by Matt Dixon
StandardNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
CommanderNot Legal
LegacyNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageNot Legal
capital offense
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Oracle Text

target creature gets -x/-x until end of turn, where x is the number of times a capital letter appears in its rules text. (ignore reminder text and flavor text.)

part basket case, all lowercase.

Print Details

Set
Unstable (UST)
Number
#52
Rarity
Common
Artist
Matt Dixon
Frame
2015
Border
Silver
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
USD
$0.13
USD Foil
$0.32
EUR
€0.07
EUR Foil
€0.25

Indicative figures.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernNot Legal
LegacyNot Legal
VintageNot Legal
CommanderNot Legal

Rulings2

1/19/2018·wotc

all capital letters in the target creature’s rules text count, not just the ones in the first word of each sentence.

1/19/2018·wotc

ability words are part of the creature’s rules text. any capital letters an ability word has will count.

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