Altanak, the Thrice-Called

Altanak, the Thrice-Called

{5}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Insect Beast9/9

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Trample

Whenever Altanak becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, draw a card.

{1}{G}, Discard this card: Return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

What it does

Tagged as Card draw · Recursion — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.

Keyword reminders

Trample. Excess combat damage beyond what's lethal to blockers can be assigned to the player or planeswalker it's attacking. · CR 702.19 Read more →

Official rulings

  1. If a spell or ability targets Altanak more than once, its second ability still triggers only once. (2024-09-20)
  2. Altanak's second ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell or ability is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving. (2024-09-20)

Printings & prices

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