Printings
Xenic Poltergeist
Card Information
Type: Creature — Spirit
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Fifth Edition (5ED)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 206
Oracle Text
{T}: Until your next upkeep, target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- August 1, 2008
A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
Source: wotc - October 4, 2004
Wears off at the beginning of the upkeep, not during upkeep.
Source: wotc
Price History
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