Shrike Harpy
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Flying
Tribute 2 (As this creature enters, an opponent of your choice may put two +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, if tribute wasn't paid, target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
What it does
Tagged as Removal · +1/+1 counters — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Keyword reminders
Official rulings
- The choice of whether to pay tribute is made as the creature with tribute is entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late to respond to the creature spell. For example, in a multiplayer game, opponents won’t know whether tribute will be paid or which opponent will be chosen to pay tribute or not when deciding whether to counter the creature spell. (2014-02-01)
- Players can’t respond to the tribute decision before the creature enters the battlefield. That is, if the opponent doesn’t pay tribute, the triggered ability will trigger before any player has a chance to remove the creature. (2014-02-01)
- If the opponent pays tribute, the creature will enter the battlefield with the specified number of +1/+1 counters on it. It won’t enter the battlefield and then have the +1/+1 counters placed on it. (2014-02-01)
- The triggered ability will resolve even if the creature with tribute isn’t on the battlefield at that time. (2014-02-01)
- If the triggered ability has a target, that target will not be known while the creature spell with tribute is on the stack. (2014-02-01)
- The opponent you target with the triggered ability doesn’t have to be the same opponent you chose to pay tribute or not. (2014-02-01)
- For effects that check which player put counters on the entering creature, the player chosen to pay tribute puts those counters on it, not the creature’s controller. (2017-04-18)
Printings & prices
Every set Shrike Harpy 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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