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Evolving Door

Evolving Door

{2}{G}Artifact

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Count the colors of the sacrificed creature, then search your library for a creature card that's exactly that many colors plus one. Exile that card, then shuffle. You may cast the exiled card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Official rulings

  1. You count the colors of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield. Notably, if it was a double-faced card or a copy of another creature, that may be different from what its colors are in the graveyard. (2022-04-29)
  2. If you choose to cast the spell, you must cast it as Evolving Door's ability resolves. You cannot wait and cast it later. (2022-04-29)
  3. You must pay all costs for a spell you cast this way. (2022-04-29)
  4. Evolving Door's ability instructs you to count the number of colors, but it doesn't track what those colors were. For example, if you sacrifice a creature that is green and no other colors, you'll search for any creature card that is exactly two colors, even if the card you search for isn't green. (2022-04-29)
  5. If you sacrifice a colorless creature, you must search your library for a creature card with exactly one color. If you sacrifice a creature that is all five colors, you won't be able to find any creatures because there are no creature cards in Magic with six colors. (2022-04-29)

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