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This printing
SetONS
Collector #70
Released2002-10-07
Raritycommon
ArtistPete Venters
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

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CommonColour IDMV 2
Instant
Turn target creature with a morph ability face down.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Keywords
Cycling
Card capabilities
Card drawInstant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (1)
wotc1 Oct 2008
Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.