Ingest
| Ingest | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Triggered |
| Introduced | Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi |
| Last used | Battle for Zendikar |
| Reminder Text | Ingest (Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of his or her library) |
| Storm Scale | 9[1] |
| Statistics |
9 cards  44.4%  33.3%  11.1%  11.1% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Ingest (Whenever" | |
Ingest is a keyword ability that triggers when a creature with ingest deals combat damage to a player. That player exiles the top card of his or her library.[2][3]
Description
Ingest was introduced in Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi, as a preview for Battle for Zendikar. Ingest is linked to Ulamog's lineage.[4]
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Ingest
- A keyword ability that can exile the top card of a player’s library. See rule 702.115, “Ingest.”
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 702.115. Ingest
- 702.115a Ingest is a triggered ability. “Ingest” means “Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library.”
- 702.115b If a creature has multiple instances of ingest, each triggers separately.
Rulings
- The card is exiled face up.[5]
- If the player has no cards in his or her library when the ingest ability resolves, nothing happens. That player won't lose the game (until he or she has to draw a card from an empty library).
Examples
Example
Dominator Drone 
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
3/2
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Ingest (Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of his or her library.)
When Dominator Drone enters the battlefield, if you control another colorless creature, each opponent loses 2 life.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 21, 2016). "Storm Scale: Zendikar and Battle for Zendikar". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Matt Tabak (August 31, 2015). "Battle for Zendikar Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (September 18, 2015). "Developing New Mechanics in a Returning World". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 1, 2016). "Odds and Ends: Oath of the Gatewatch, Part 1". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (September 23, 2015). "Battle for Zendikar Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.