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Cactarantula
CommonColour IDMV 6
Creature — Plant Spider
This spell costs less to cast if you control a Desert.
Reach
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
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Keywords
Reach
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (4)
wotc12 Apr 2024
Once you announce that you’re casting Cactarantula, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to change whether you control a Desert.
wotc12 Apr 2024
If a spell or ability targets Cactarantula more than once, its last ability still triggers only once.
wotc12 Apr 2024
Cactarantula still costs only {1} less to cast if you control multiple Deserts.
wotc12 Apr 2024
Cactarantula’s last ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
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