Boom Scholar

Boom Scholar

{1}{R}{G}Creature — Goblin Advisor3/3

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Exhaust abilities of other permanents you control cost {2} less to activate.

Exhaust — {4}{R}{G}: Creatures and Vehicles you control gain trample until end of turn. Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

What it does

Tagged as Ramp · +1/+1 counters — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Official rulings

  1. If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves. (2025-02-07)
  2. If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again. (2025-02-07)
  3. Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability. (2025-02-07)
  4. Boom Scholar’s first ability can cause the mana component of the cost to activate an ability to be {0}. (2025-02-07)

Printings & prices

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