Smothering Abomination

Creature — Eldrazi

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.

Whenever you sacrifice a creature, draw a card.

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Set

Battle for Zendikar (BFZ #99)

Rarity

Rare

Mana value

4

Released

2015-10-02

Artist

Aleksi Briclot

EDHREC rank

#3,836

Colour identity

Finishes

Nonfoil, Foil

Served from

Local database

Commander bracket

EDHREC

Combos 55

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Format legality

Rulings

• 2015-08-25

  A card with devoid is just colorless. It's not colorless and the colors of mana in its mana cost.

• 2015-08-25

  Cards with devoid use frames that are variations of the transparent frame traditionally used for Eldrazi. The top part of the card features some color over a background based on the texture of the hedrons that once imprisoned the Eldrazi. This coloration is intended to aid deckbuilding and game play.

• 2015-08-25

  Devoid works in all zones, not just on the battlefield.

• 2015-08-25

  If Smothering Abomination is the only creature you control as its first triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice it.

• 2015-08-25

  If a card loses devoid, it will still be colorless. This is because effects that change an object's color (like the one created by devoid) are considered before the object loses devoid.

• 2015-08-25

  Other cards and abilities can give a card with devoid color. If that happens, it's just the new color, not that color and colorless.

• 2015-08-25

  Sacrificing Smothering Abomination will cause its last ability to trigger.

• 2015-08-25

  You choose which creature you control to sacrifice as the first triggered ability resolves. Players can respond to this ability triggering, but once you choose a creature to sacrifice, it's too late for anyone to respond.