March of the Machine · MOM · uncommon
Battle — Siege // Creature — Zombie Elemental
wotc · 2023-04-14
Ashen Reaper’s ability triggers at the beginning of each of your end steps, even if nothing has entered any graveyard that turn. The ability checks as it resolves whether to put a +1/+1 counter on Ashen Reaper or not. This means the ability will count any permanent that’s put into a graveyard in response to the ability.
wotc · 2023-04-14
The ability will count any permanent that was put into a graveyard, including token permanents.
wotc · 2023-04-14
If a nontoken permanent is put into a graveyard, it doesn’t matter what happens to the permanent card afterward. Ashen Reaper’s ability will count it even if the card has left the graveyard by the time the ability resolves.
wotc · 2023-04-14
Sieges each have an intrinsic triggered ability. That ability is “When the last defense counter is removed from this permanent, exile it, then you may cast it transformed without paying its mana cost.”
wotc · 2023-04-14
As a Siege enters the battlefield, its controller chooses an opponent to be its protector.
wotc · 2023-04-14
A Siege’s controller can’t be its protector. If a Siege’s protector ever gains control of it, they choose a new player to be its protector. This is a state-based action.
wotc · 2023-04-14
If a non-battle permanent that is already on the battlefield become a copy of a Siege, its controller chooses one of their opponents to be that battle’s protector. However, it will most likely be put into its owner’s graveyard because it has no defense counters (see below).
wotc · 2023-04-14
A battle’s “defense” is displayed in the bottom right corner of the card. A battle enters the battlefield with that number of defense counters. If another permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a battle, it also enters with that number of defense counters.
wotc · 2023-04-14
Only creatures controlled by a battle’s protector can block creatures that are attacking that battle. This means a Siege’s controller can never assign creatures to block for it.
wotc · 2023-04-14
A battle can be dealt damage and be target of spells and/or abilities that target “any target.”
wotc · 2023-04-14
Damage dealt to a battle causes that many defense counters to be removed from it.
wotc · 2023-04-14
A battle can be attacked by all players other than its protector. Notably, this means a Siege’s controller can attack it.