Oracle text
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
When this creature dies, destroy all Merfolk tapped this turn to pay for its abilities.
Illustrated by Amy Weber
Released on November 1, 1994
Tags
Legality
- Commander
- Standard
- Modern
- Legacy
- 1v1 Commander
- Alchemy
- Standard Brawl
- Pioneer
- Pauper
- Historic
- Vintage
- Timeless
- Brawl
- Competitive Brawl
- Future
- Gladiator
- Oathbreaker
- Old School
- Pauper Commander
- Penny Dreadful
- PreDH
- Premodern
- Tiny Leaders: Reborn
LegalNot legalBanned / restrictedUnknown
Rulings
The Merfolk are tapped during announcement and as a cost. The ability can't be announced if the Merfolk are not in an untapped state.