Nether Traitor

Rules for this card

• Haste Rule 702.10 Glossary

  A keyword ability that lets a creature ignore the “summoning sickness” rule. See rule 702.10, “Haste,” and rule 302.6.

• Shadow Rule 702.28 Glossary

  A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked and which creatures it can block. See rule 702.28, “Shadow.”

Rulings (6)

• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  Multiple instances of shadow on the same creature are redundant.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  If multiple creatures are put into your graveyard at the same time, Nether Traitor's ability triggers for each of them. Once you return it to the battlefield, you may pay for the other abilities as they resolve, but they'll have no effect if you do. Even if Nether Traitor returns to your graveyard, it's considered a new object and won't be returned.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  A token you own that dies is put into your graveyard before it ceases to exist.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  If an attacking creature has multiple evasion abilities, such as shadow and flying, a creature can block it only if that creature satisfies all of the appropriate evasion abilities.
• March 19, 2021 · Wizards of the Coast
  If Nether Traitor and another creature are put into your graveyard at the same time, Nether Traitor's ability won't trigger. This is because it must be in your graveyard before the creature dies in order for its ability that returns it to the battlefield to trigger.

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