Where Ancients Tread
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control with power 5 or greater enters, you may have this enchantment deal 5 damage to any target.
"Never subtle nor cryptic is the reckoning of the mighty." —Mayael the Anima
- Set
- Shards of Alara (ALA #122)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 5
- Released
- 2008-10-03
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- EDHREC rank
- #11,475
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil, Foil
- 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 2
Format legality
Rulings
- 2008-10-01
The ability checks that creature's power only once: when that creature enters. The trigger checks a creature's initial power upon being put on the battlefield, so it will take into account counters that it enters with and static abilities that may give it a continuous power boost once it's on the battlefield (such as the one on Glorious Anthem). After the creature is already on the battlefield, boosting its power with a spell (such as Giant Growth), activated ability, or triggered ability won't allow this ability to trigger; it's too late by then. Once the ability triggers, it will resolve no matter what the creature's power may become while the ability is on the stack.