Precursor Golem
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SetMM2
Collector #225
Released2015-05-22
Rarityrare
ArtistChippy
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Precursor Golem

RareMV 5
Artifact Creature — Golem
When this creature enters, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.
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Card capabilities
ArtifactCreature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
5 other English printingsEarliest 2010-10-01Newest 2022-11-18Cheapest priced $0.17 in PLST
Rulings (8)
wotc1 Jan 2011
The controller of a copy can't choose to pay any additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy too.
wotc1 Jan 2011
If the spell that's copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Fireball does), the copies have the same value of X.
wotc1 Jan 2011
The copies that Precursor Golem's second ability creates are created on the stack, so they're not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell (like Precursor Golem's second ability itself) won't trigger.
wotc1 Jan 2011
If an instant or sorcery spell has multiple targets, but it's targeting the same Golem with all of them (such as Agony Warp targeting the same Golem twice), Precursor Golem's last ability will trigger.
wotc1 Jan 2011
If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. Their controller can't choose a different one.
wotc1 Jan 2011
Any Golem that couldn't be targeted by the original spell (due to shroud, protection abilities, targeting restrictions, or any other reason) is just ignored by Precursor Golem's second ability.