Invasion of Kamigawa
Rooftop Saboteurs

Invasion of Kamigawa // Rooftop Saboteurs

Card Information

Type (Front): Battle — Siege

Type (Back): Creature — Moonfolk Ninja

Mana Cost (Front): 3Blue mana

CMC: 4

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for U

Set: March of the Machine (MOM)

Rarity: Uncommon

Collector Number: 62

Oracle Text

Invasion of Kamigawa

(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.) When this Siege enters, tap target artifact or creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Rooftop Saboteurs

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, draw a card.

2/3

Keywords

FlyingTransform

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)
brawl(Legal)
penny(Not Legal)
predh(Not Legal)
future(Not Legal)
legacy(Legal)
modern(Legal)
pauper(Not Legal)
alchemy(Not Legal)
pioneer(Legal)
vintage(Legal)
historic(Legal)
standard(Not Legal)
timeless(Legal)
commander(Legal)
gladiator(Legal)
oldschool(Not Legal)
premodern(Not Legal)
oathbreaker(Legal)
standardbrawl(Not Legal)
paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

  1. April 14, 2023

    If a battle that's being attacked somehow stops being a battle, it is removed from combat. Similarly, if its controller changes in the middle of combat, it is removed from combat.

    Source: wotc
  2. April 14, 2023

    If a non-battle permanent that is already on the battlefield become a copy of a Siege, its controller chooses one of their opponents to be that battle's protector. However, it will most likely be put into its owner's graveyard because it has no defense counters (see below).

    Source: wotc
  3. April 14, 2023

    If a permanent that is represented by a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a Siege, it will be exiled as that Siege's triggered ability resolves, then it will be cast transformed. Note that this applies only to transforming double-faced cards, not to modal double-faced cards that can normally be played using either face.

    Source: wotc
  4. April 14, 2023

    A Siege's controller can't be its protector. If a Siege's protector ever gains control of it, they choose a new player to be its protector. This is a state-based action.

    Source: wotc
  5. April 14, 2023

    Only creatures controlled by a battle's protector can block creatures that are attacking that battle. This means a Siege's controller can never assign creatures to block for it.

    Source: wotc
  6. April 14, 2023

    Battles can't attack or block, even if one also becomes a creature. If an attacking or blocking creature somehow becomes a battle in addition to being a creature, it is removed from combat.

    Source: wotc
  7. April 14, 2023

    Invasion of Kamigawa's enters-the-battlefield ability can target an artifact or creature that's already tapped.

    Source: wotc
  8. April 14, 2023

    Sieges each have an intrinsic triggered ability. That ability is "When the last defense counter is removed from this permanent, exile it, then you may cast it transformed without paying its mana cost."

    Source: wotc
  9. April 14, 2023

    If a token or a card that isn't represented by a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a Siege, it can't be cast as its triggered ability resolves. It will remain in exile. If it's a token, it will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed.

    Source: wotc
  10. April 14, 2023

    Damage dealt to a battle causes that many defense counters to be removed from it.

    Source: wotc
  11. April 14, 2023

    If a battle has no defense counters, and it isn't the source of a triggered ability that has triggered but not yet left the stack, that battle is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based action. This doesn't cause a Siege's intrinsic triggered ability to trigger.

    Source: wotc
  12. April 14, 2023

    As a Siege enters the battlefield, its controller chooses an opponent to be its protector.

    Source: wotc
  13. April 14, 2023

    In a multiplayer game, if the protector of a battle leaves the game and that battle is not currently being attacked, its controller chooses a new protector for it as a state-based action. If it is being attacked, its controller chooses a new protector for it once no creatures are attacking it. This means that it continues to be attacked and can be dealt combat damage as normal.

    Source: wotc
  14. April 14, 2023

    If a Siege never had defense counters on it (perhaps because a permanent became a copy of one), it can't have its last defense counter removed. It will be put into its owner's graveyard. You won't exile it or cast the other face.

    Source: wotc
  15. April 14, 2023

    A battle can be attacked by all players other than its protector. Notably, this means a Siege's controller can attack it.

    Source: wotc
  16. April 14, 2023

    A battle can be dealt damage and be target of spells and/or abilities that target "any target."

    Source: wotc
  17. April 14, 2023

    A battle's "defense" is displayed in the bottom right corner of the card. A battle enters the battlefield with that number of defense counters. If another permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a battle, it also enters with that number of defense counters.

    Source: wotc

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