Amplify
| Amplify | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Static |
| Introduced | Legions |
| Last used | Legions |
| Reminder Text | Amplify N (As this creature enters, put N +1/+1 counters on it for each [creature type] card you reveal in your hand.) |
| Storm Scale | 7[1] |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
|
9 cards  22.2%  33.3%  11.1%  33.3% | |
Amplify is a keyword ability on creatures that allows the player to reveal creature cards in their hand that share a creature type with the creature. The creature enters the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters for each such card revealed. Some creatures with amplify have additional abilities tied to the number of +1/+1 counters on them (see Kilnmouth Dragon).
All tournament-legal creatures with Amplify were printed in Legions.
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (November 14, 2025—Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Amplify
- A keyword ability than can have a creature enter the battlefield with +1/+1 counters on it. See rule 702.38, “Amplify.”
From the Comprehensive Rules (November 14, 2025—Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- 702.38. Amplify
- 702.38a Amplify is a static ability. “Amplify N” means “As this object enters, reveal any number of cards from your hand that share a creature type with it. This permanent enters with N +1/+1 counters on it for each card revealed this way. You can’t reveal this card or any other cards that are entering the battlefield at the same time as this card.”
- 702.38b If a creature has multiple instances of amplify, each one works separately.
Rulings
From the Legions Frequently Asked Questions (April 3, 2003)[2]
- The player who will control the creature is the one who reveals the cards.
- Each revealed card must share a creature type with the card with amplify. The reminder text reminds you what those types are.
- Using the Onslaught card Artificial Evolution on a spell with amplify on the stack can change what types need to be revealed. The card Conspiracy can also change what types need to be revealed.
- If multiple creatures with amplify are entering the battlefield under your control at the same time, you may reveal the same cards for each of them.
- If you cast Clone (or a creature with a similar ability) and choose for it to copy a creature with amplify, you get to reveal cards and have the creature get +1/+1 counters.
Examples
Example
Glowering Rogon 
Creature — Beast
4/4
Amplify 1 (As this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Beast card you reveal in your hand.)
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2024-08-10). "does the amplify ability have a good chance to come back to standard?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Paul Barclay, David DeLaney, and Jeff Jordan (April 3, 2003). "Legions(TM) Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on December 10, 2013.