Magda the Rat

Magda the Rat

Magda the Rat • Shadows • Creature • Uncommon • Elusive.
Play: Steal 2 . If Magda the Rat leaves play, your opponent steals 2 . • Artist: Sasha Tudvaseva • Card Number: CotA:303

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Shadows

Creature

Uncommon

4 Power

0 Armor

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• Elusive.

  Play: Steal 2 . If Magda the Rat leaves play, your opponent steals 2 .

  Current Text
• Magda the Rat was updated in Rulebook 1.4. Original card text:

  Elusive. (The first time this creature is attacked each turn, no damage is dealt.)

  Play: Steal 2 .

  Leaves Play: Your opponent steals 2 .

  Original Text

CotA 303

Artist: Sasha Tudvaseva

Official Rulings

• In my battleline I have a creature with 2 on it. My opponent has Magda the Rat (COTA 303) in their battleline. Neither of us has any Æmber in our pools. If I play a Gateway to Dis, does the Æmber on my creature go to the opponent’s pool before the lasting effect of Madga the Rat that allows me to steal 2 resolve?
  Yes. All counters and tokens (including Æmber) are removed from cards as they leave play. Magda the Rat’s lasting effect resolves after Magda the Rat leaves play.

  Source: Rulebook

In my battleline I have a creature with 2 on it. My opponent has Magda the Rat (COTA 303) in their battleline. Neither of us has any Æmber in our pools. If I play a Gateway to Dis, does the Æmber on my creature go to the opponent’s pool before the lasting effect of Madga the Rat that allows me to steal 2 resolve?

Yes. All counters and tokens (including Æmber) are removed from cards as they leave play. Magda the Rat’s lasting effect resolves after Magda the Rat leaves play.

Source: Rulebook

Commentary

Magda the Rat's Play: ability resolves and creates a Lasting Effect. The controller of Magda steals 2 Æmber, and then whenever and however Magda leaves play, the opponent would steal 2 Æmber.

If Magda is put into play instead of played, the play ability doesn't resolve, no Æmber will be stolen, no lasting effect is created, and no Æmber will then be stolen when Magda leaves play.

Further, if Magda the Rat is played under a Shadow of Dis, the Play effect doesn't resolve, so the leaves play effect will also not resolve.

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