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The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Serpent
Mana Cost: 3
CMC: 5
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Avatar: The Last Airbender (TLA)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 77
Oracle Text
Flash Ward—Waterbend {4}. (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}. They can tap their artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.) Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw two cards.
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Card Rulings
- October 2, 2025
The last ability can trigger only once each turn for each opponent. It doesn't matter whether The Unagi of Kyoshi Island was on the battlefield when the first card was drawn. If it's not on the battlefield when the second card is drawn, the ability can't trigger at all that turn. It won't trigger when the third or fourth card is drawn.
Source: wotc - October 2, 2025
If an effect instructs your opponent to draw multiple cards, the ability triggers after they draw whichever is the second one for the turn. It goes on the stack after they've drawn and looked at all the cards and finished resolving the spell or ability that caused them to draw cards.
Source: wotc - October 2, 2025
If a card or ability instructs your opponent to put cards into their hand without specifically using the word "draw," it's not a card drawn.
Source: wotc
Price History
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