Subgoyf
Card Information
Type: Artifact Creature — Lhurgoyf
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
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Oracle Text
Subgoyf's power and toughness are each equal to the number of different subtypes other than creature types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1. (Subtypes include but are absolutely not limited to: Plains, Equipment, Aura, Arcane, Jace, Curse, Urza's, Ulamog's, etc.)
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- November 8, 2024
Subtypes appear on cards’ type lines after a long dash.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
The ability that defines Subgoyf’s power and toughness applies in all zones, not just the battlefield.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as {T} and {W}. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.
Source: wotc - November 8, 2024
Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).
Source: wotc
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