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Tar Fiend ALA

Card

id9490
artistAnthony S. Waters
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asciiName
attractionLights
availabilitymtgo, paper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB
colorIndicator
colorsB
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank23100
edhrecSaltiness0.67
faceConvertedManaCost
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue
faceName
finishesnonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2003
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywordsDevour
languageEnglish
layoutnormal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{5}{B}
manaValue6
nameTar Fiend
number89
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextDevour 2 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
When Tar Fiend comes into play, target player discards a card for each creature it devoured.
otherFaceIds
power4
printingsALA
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStamp
setCodeALA
side
signature
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subsets
subtypesElemental
supertypes
textDevour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, target player discards a card for each creature it devoured.
toughness4
typeCreature — Elemental
typesCreature
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variations
watermark
setNameShards of Alara

Identifiers

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Legalities

id9490
alchemy
brawl
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiator
historic
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneer
predhLegal
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
uuidf067ce32-7790-519e-bdee-efb29b666692
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id9490
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/6efda76dd8060444
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/153673981e89248a
cardmarkethttps://mtgjson.com/links/180388f1c2bb46f0
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tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
Chinese Simplified焦油邪鬼生物~元素吞噬2 (于它进场时,你可以牺牲任意数量的生物。 此生物进场时上面有该数量两倍的+1/+1指示物。)
当焦油邪鬼进场时,它每吞噬过一个生物,目标牌手就弃一张牌。
187307
FrenchFielleux de goudronCréature : élémentalDévorement 2 (Au moment où cette créature arrive en jeu, vous pouvez sacrifier le nombre de créatures de votre choix. Cette créature arrive en jeu avec deux fois ce nombre de marqueurs +1/+1 sur elle.)
Quand le Fielleux de goudron arrive en jeu, le joueur ciblé se défausse d'une carte pour chaque créature qu'il a dévorée.
188552
GermanTeerunholdKreatur — ElementarwesenVerschlingen 2 (Sowie diese Karte ins Spiel kommt, kannst du eine beliebige Anzahl an Kreaturen opfern. Diese Kreatur kommt mit doppelt so vielen +1/+1-Marken ins Spiel.)
Wenn der Teerunhold ins Spiel kommt, wirft ein Spieler deiner Wahl für jede Kreatur, die der Teerunhold verschlungen hat, eine Karte aus seiner Hand ab.
187556
ItalianDemone di CatrameCreatura — ElementaleDivorare 2 (Mentre questa creatura entra in gioco, puoi sacrificare un qualsiasi numero di creature. Entra in gioco con un numero di segnalini +1/+1 pari al doppio delle creature sacrificate.)
Quando il Demone di Catrame entra in gioco, un giocatore bersaglio scarta una carta per ogni creatura divorata.
188303
Japaneseタールの悪鬼クリーチャー — エレメンタル貪食 2 (これが場に出るに際し、あなたは望む数のクリーチャーを生け贄に捧げてもよい。 このクリーチャーはその数の2倍に等しい+1/+1カウンターが置かれた状態で場に出る。)
タールの悪鬼が場に出たとき、プレイヤー1人を対象とする。そのプレイヤーはそれが貪食したクリーチャー1体につきカードを1枚捨てる。
187058
Portuguese (Brazil)Demônio do PicheCriatura — ElementalDevorar 2 (Conforme esta criatura entra em jogo, você pode sacrificar um número qualquer de criaturas. Esta criatura entra em jogo com o dobro daquela quantidade de marcadores +1/+1.)
Quando Demônio do Piche entra em jogo, o jogador alvo descarta um card para cada criatura devorada por Demônio do Piche.
188054
RussianСмоляной ДемонСущество — ЭлементальПожирание 2 (При входе этого существа в игру вы можете пожертвовать любое количество существ. Это существо входит в игру с количеством жетонов +1/+1 на нем, в два раза превышающим их число.)
Когда Смоляной Демон входит в игру, целевой игрок сбрасывает одну карту за каждое пожранное Смоляным Демоном существо.
188801
SpanishDemonio de alquitránCriatura — ElementalDevorar 2. (En cuanto esto entra en juego puedes sacrificar cualquier cantidad de criaturas. Esta criatura entra en juego con el doble de esa cantidad de contadores +1/+1 sobre ella.)
Cuando el Demonio de alquitrán entre en juego, el jugador objetivo descarta una carta por cada criatura que devoró.
187805

Rulings

datetext
2008-10-01If multiple creatures with devour are entering under your control at the same time, you may use each one's devour ability. A creature you already control can be devoured by only one of them, however. (In other words, you can't sacrifice the same creature to satisfy multiple devour abilities.) All creatures devoured this way are sacrificed at the same time.
2008-10-01If you cast this as a spell, you choose how many and which creatures to devour as part of the resolution of that spell. (It can't be countered at this point.) The same is true of a spell or ability that lets you put a creature with devour onto the battlefield.
2008-10-01You may choose not to sacrifice any creatures for the Devour ability.
2008-10-01You may sacrifice only creatures that are already on the battlefield. If a creature with devour and another creature are entering under your control at the same time, the creature with devour can't devour that other creature. The creature with devour also can't devour itself.

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