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Tesak, Judith's Hellhound
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Elemental Dog
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 4
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 36
Oracle Text
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.) Other Dogs you control have unleash. Creatures you control with counters on them have haste. Whenever Tesak attacks, add {R} for each attacking creature.
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Card Rulings
- February 2, 2024
You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it's entering the battlefield. At that point, it's too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that's already blocking won't remove it from combat. It will continue to block.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
Count the number of attacking creatures when Tesak, Judith's Hellhound's last ability resolves, including Tesak itself if it's still on the battlefield, to determine how much mana to add.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
A creature with unleash can't block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.
Source: wotc - February 2, 2024
The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
Source: wotc
Price History
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