Esper Sentinel
Artifact Creature — Human Soldier
Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays 
, where X is this creature's power.
1 / 1
- Set
- Jumpstart: Historic Horizons (J21 #75)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 1
- Released
- 2021-08-26
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
- EDHREC rank
- #78
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Combos
Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.
Format legality
Rulings
- 2021-06-18
If Esper Sentinel's has negative power when this ability resolves, then
is 
. The opponent may still choose not to pay the cost if they want you to draw a card. - 2021-06-18
If a noncreature spell was already cast by an opponent the turn Esper Sentinel enters the battlefield, that opponent already cast their first noncreature spell this turn, and Esper Sentinel's ability won't trigger for that opponent that turn.
- 2021-06-18
This ability checks Esper Sentinel's power when it resolves, not when the ability goes on the stack. If Esper Sentinel is no longer on the battlefield when it resolves, use the power it had the last time it was on the battlefield.