City's Blessing

City's Blessing marker

City's Blessing is a player's designation introduced for Rivals of Ixalan. It can be given by the ascend mechanic.

Description

The city's blessing refers to Orazca, the Golden City that the different factions are racing for in the storyline. If you have the city's blessing, you gain a significant advantage depending on the spell you played.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

City’s Blessing

A designation a player can have. The ascend keyword causes a player to get this designation once they control ten permanents. See rule 702.131, “Ascend.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

• 702.131c The city’s blessing is a designation that has no rules meaning other than to act as a marker that other rules and effects can identify. Any number of players may have the city’s blessing at the same time.

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

• 702.131d After a player gets the city’s blessing, continuous effects are reapplied before the game checks to see if the game state or preceding events have matched any trigger conditions.

Rulings

• The city's blessing isn't a permanent or emblem, and nothing can destroy it or otherwise interact with it.
• The printed card is only used as a reminder.

Cards that give the city's blessing

All cards with Ascend. These are also all the cards which derive some benefit from having the city's blessing.

White

• Pride of Conquerors
• Radiant Destiny
• Skymarcher Aspirant
• Snubhorn Sentry

White/Blue

• Resplendent Griffin

Blue

• Expel from Orazca
• Kumena's Awakening
• Secrets of the Golden City
• Slippery Scoundrel
• Spire Winder
• Timestream Navigator

Blue/Black

• Deadeye Brawler

Black

• Dusk Charger
• Golden Demise
• Mausoleum Harpy
• Twilight Prophet
• Vona's Hunger

Red

• Storm Fleet Swashbuckler
• Tilonalli's Summoner

Green

• Tendershoot Dryad
• Wayward Swordtooth

Artifact

• Orazca Relic

Land

• Arch of Orazca