Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Printings

  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)#175
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)#277
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM)#80799
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO)#175s
  • Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos (PIKO)#175p

Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

Card Information

Type: Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien

Mana Cost: 3Green manaGreen mana

CMC: 5

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity: Mana symbol for G

Set: Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO)

Rarity: Mythic

Collector Number: 175

Oracle Text

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. +1: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Put your choice of a vigilance counter, a reach counter, or a trample counter on it. −2: When you next cast a creature spell this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

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)

Related Cards

Beast(Token Creature — Beast)
Vivien, Monsters' Advocate(Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien)

Card Rulings

  1. April 17, 2020

    The top card of your library isn't in your hand, so you can't cycle it, discard it, or activate any of its activated abilities.

    Source: wotc
  2. April 17, 2020

    If you cast a mutating creature spell, you must choose a target for it before the triggered ability from Vivien's last ability puts a creature onto the battlefield. The creature you find can't be the target of the mutating creature spell.

    Source: wotc
  3. April 17, 2020

    Normally, Vivien allows you to cast the top card of your library if it's a creature card, it's your main phase, and the stack is empty. If that creature card has flash, you'll be able to cast it any time you could cast an instant, even on an opponent's turn.

    Source: wotc
  4. April 17, 2020

    For spells with {X} in their mana costs, use the value chosen for X to determine the spell's mana value.

    Source: wotc
  5. April 17, 2020

    After activating Vivien's last loyalty ability, the delayed triggered ability it creates will put a creature card onto the battlefield before the creature spell that caused the ability to trigger resolves.

    Source: wotc
  6. April 17, 2020

    You'll still pay all costs for that spell, including additional costs. You may also pay alternative costs such as mutate costs.

    Source: wotc
  7. April 17, 2020

    If a card in a player's library has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

    Source: wotc
  8. April 17, 2020

    Vivien lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction; see below), even if you don't have priority. This action doesn't use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand.

    Source: wotc
  9. April 17, 2020

    If the top card of your library changes while you're casting a spell, playing a land, or activating an ability, you can't look at the new top card until you finish doing so. This means that if you cast the top card of your library, you can't look at the next one until you're done paying for that spell.

    Source: wotc

Price History

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