Debt of Loyalty
{1}{W}{W}Instant
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Regenerate target creature. You gain control of that creature if it regenerates this way.
What it does
Tagged as Lifegain — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Keyword reminders
Regenerate. The next time this would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal its damage. · CR 701.18 Read more →
Official rulings
- Casting Debt of Loyalty puts a regeneration shield on a creature. If, later in the turn, that creature would be destroyed, instead it regenerates and you gain control of it. Note that it will be tapped when you gain control of it. The control change has no duration; you’ll retain control of that creature until the game ends or until some other effect causes it to change control. (2008-04-01)
- If a creature has two regeneration shields on it — one from a Debt of Loyalty you cast and one from another effect — and it would be destroyed, its controller chooses which regeneration shield to use. If that player chooses to use the Debt of Loyalty shield, you’ll gain control of the creature. If the player chooses to use the other shield, you won’t gain control of the creature, but the Debt of Loyalty shield will remain on that creature for the rest of the turn (in case it would be destroyed again). (2008-04-01)
- If you cast Debt of Loyalty but nothing happens to the targeted creature for the rest of the turn that would cause it to be destroyed, Debt of Loyalty has no visible effect. The regeneration shield wears off at the end of the turn. If the creature regenerates during a later turn, you won’t gain control of it. (2008-04-01)
- You may cast Debt of Loyalty targeting a creature you already control. If you do, and that creature would be destroyed later in the turn, it will regenerate and you’ll gain control of it (though gaining control of a creature you already control usually has no visible effect). (2008-04-01)
- A creature with indestructible never needs to regenerate, so Debt of Loyalty will have no effect on it. (2013-07-01)
Printings & prices
Every set Debt of Loyalty has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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