Basilica Guards
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SetGTC
Collector #5
Released2013-02-01
Raritycommon
ArtistDan Murayama Scott
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Basilica Guards

CommonColour IDMV 3
Creature — Human Soldier
Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
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Keywords
ExtortDefender
Card capabilities
CreatureLife loss
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
1 other English printingEarliest 2024-01-12Newest 2024-01-12Cheapest priced $0.22 in RVR
Rulings (4)
wotc12 Jan 2024
The extort ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability resolves even if that spell is countered.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The extort ability doesn't target any player.
wotc12 Jan 2024
The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
wotc12 Jan 2024
You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.