Drowner of Hope
Creature — Eldrazi
Rarity
Rare
Mana Cost
Artist
Nicholas Gregory
Power / Toughness
5 / 5
Oracle Text
Devoid (This card has no color.) When this creature enters, create two 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: AddRules for this card
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A characteristic-defining ability that makes an object colorless. See rule 702.114, “Devoid.”
Rulings (11)
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Wizards of the CoastA card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.
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Wizards of the CoastEldrazi Scions are similar to Eldrazi Spawn, seen in the Zendikar block. Note that Eldrazi Scions are 1/1, not 0/1.
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Wizards of the CoastOther cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.
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Wizards of the CoastEldrazi and Scion are each separate creature types. Anything that affects Eldrazi will affect these tokens, for example.
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Wizards of the CoastCards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.
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Wizards of the CoastSacrificing an Eldrazi Scion creature token to add
is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
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Wizards of the CoastDevoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.
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Wizards of the CoastSome instants and sorceries that create Eldrazi Scions require targets. If all targets for such a spell have become illegal by the time that spell tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't get any Eldrazi Scions.
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Wizards of the CoastYou can't sacrifice the same permanent to pay two different costs. Notably, if you sacrifice an Eldrazi Scion to activate the last ability of Drowner of Hope, you won't add
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Wizards of the CoastYou can sacrifice any Eldrazi Scion to activate Drowner of Hope's last ability, not just one created by Drowner of Hope.