Rakdos Drake

Rules for this card

• Flying Rule 702.9 Glossary

  A keyword ability that restricts how a creature may be blocked. See rule 702.9, “Flying.”

• Unleash Rule 702.98 Glossary

  A keyword ability that allows a creature to enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it and stops it from blocking if it has a +1/+1 counter on it. See rule 702.98, “Unleash.”

Rulings (4)

• April 15, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
• April 15, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
• April 15, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.
• April 15, 2013 · Wizards of the Coast
  A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.

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