![]() ![]() What if the Creature Isn’t Around to See a “When This Connives…” Ability? So if your creature connives and is killed in response, your decision of which card to discard becomes easier because discarding a land usually has the most upside overall. If a nonland card is discarded, the +1/+1 counter isn’t put anywhere because it can only go on the creature that connived. The draw and discard effect still take place if the creature is killed in response. When a creature connives the trigger goes on the stack and it can be responded to. What if You Kill a Creature in Response to Connive? My only doubt is the name for the mechanic since it’s strongly related to the set’s theme. Although the mechanic isn’t evergreen, looting is something that blue already does a lot, and it’s possible that we see “connive” worded as it is in other sets moving forward. The concept of drawing and discard, which a lot of players refer to as “looting” after Merfolk Looter’s activated ability, isn’t new and most sets make use of this, especially in blue.Ĭonnive is a little bit different because it’s a set mechanic and there’s an upside in discarding nonland cards, thanks to the +1/+1 counter. The History of Connive in MTGĬonnive is the mechanic for the Obscura ( ) faction in New Capenna. ![]() ![]() All actions are mandatory you have to draw a card and then discard. For example, Raffine, Scheming Seer’s controller draws X cards and discards X cards, putting a +1/+1 counter on Raffine for each nonland card discarded this way. Toluz, Clever Conductor | Illustration by Donato GiancolaĬonnive is a creature ability that says “When a creature connives, the creature’s controller draws a card and then discards a card.” If a nonland card was discarded this way, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature that connived.Īlthough most connive cards have “connive 1,” some designs let you connive X. ![]()
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