Leech Bonder
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SetSHM
Collector #43
Released2008-05-02
Rarityuncommon
ArtistE. M. Gist
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Leech Bonder

UncommonColour IDMV 3
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
This creature enters with two -1/-1 counters on it.
, : Move a counter from target creature onto a second target creature. ( is the untap symbol.)
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Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (6)
wotc1 May 2008
If a creature with an {Q} ability hasn’t been under your control since your most recent turn began, you can’t activate that ability, unless the creature has haste.
wotc1 May 2008
When you activate an {Q} ability, you untap the creature with that ability as a cost. The untap can’t be responded to. (The actual ability can be responded to, of course.)
wotc1 May 2008
Leech Bonder’s activated ability can move any kind of counter, not just a -1/-1 counter. It can target any two creatures, whether they have counters on them or not.
wotc1 May 2008
If either one of the target creatures becomes an illegal target (because it left the battlefield or for any other reason), the counter doesn’t move. If both targets become illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.
wotc1 May 2008
If the permanent is already untapped, you can’t activate its {Q} ability. That’s because you can’t pay the “Untap this permanent” cost.
wotc1 May 2008
This effect may result in a useless counter being placed on a creature. For example, if an age counter is moved from a creature with cumulative upkeep to a creature without cumulative upkeep, it will have no effect on the new creature.