Electropotence
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SetZEN
Collector #122
Released2009-10-02
Rarityrare
ArtistChristopher Moeller
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Electropotence

RareColour IDMV 3
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may pay . If you do, that creature deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (4)
wotc1 Oct 2009
Once you decide to pay {2}{R}, it's too late for anyone to respond (such as by activating a regeneration ability the targeted creature has).
wotc1 Oct 2009
Electropotence is the source of the ability, but the creature is the source of the damage. The ability couldn't target a creature with protection from red, for example. It could target a creature with protection from creatures, but all the damage would be prevented. Since damage is dealt by the creature, lifelink, deathtouch, and wither are taken into account, even if the creature has left the battlefield by the time it deals damage.
wotc1 Oct 2009
If you pay {2}{R}, the creature that entered deals damage equal to its current power to the targeted permanent or player. If it's no longer on the battlefield, its last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its power.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You target a permanent or player when the ability triggers. You decide whether or not to pay {2}{R} as the ability resolves.