Nessian Wilds Ravager

Rules for this card

• Fight Rule 701.14 Glossary

  When two creatures fight, each deals damage equal to its power to the other. See rule 701.14, “Fight.”

• Tribute Rule 702.104 Glossary

  A keyword ability that allows an opponent to choose between a creature entering the battlefield with +1/+1 counters or an additional ability. See rule 702.104, “Tribute.”

Rulings (6)

• February 1, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast
  Players can’t respond to the tribute decision before the creature enters the battlefield. That is, if the opponent doesn’t pay tribute, the triggered ability will trigger before any player has a chance to remove the creature.
• February 1, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast
  The triggered ability will resolve even if the creature with tribute isn’t on the battlefield at that time.
• February 1, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast
  If the triggered ability has a target, that target will not be known while the creature spell with tribute is on the stack.
• February 1, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast
  The choice of whether to pay tribute is made as the creature with tribute is entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late to respond to the creature spell. For example, in a multiplayer game, opponents won’t know whether tribute will be paid or which opponent will be chosen to pay tribute or not when deciding whether to counter the creature spell.
• February 1, 2014 · Wizards of the Coast
  If the opponent pays tribute, the creature will enter the battlefield with the specified number of +1/+1 counters on it. It won’t enter the battlefield and then have the +1/+1 counters placed on it.
• April 18, 2017 · Wizards of the Coast
  For effects that check which player put counters on the entering creature, the player chosen to pay tribute puts those counters on it, not the creature’s controller.

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