Ravenous
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| Ravenous | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type |
Static (1st ability) Triggered (2nd ability) |
| Introduced | Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks |
| Last used | Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks |
| Reminder Text | Ravenous (This creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.) |
| Storm Scale | 6[1] |
| Statistics |
10 cards  10%  70%  10%  10% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Ravenous" | |
Ravenous is a mechanic introduced in Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks.[2][3]
Description
Ravenous is a modified version of the hydra ability seen on Apocalypse Hydra.[2]
Cards with ravenous have an 
cost and enter the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters. If the value of X was 5 or more, the player draws a card.
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Ravenous
- A keyword ability found on some creature cards with {X} in their mana cost. The creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, and you draw a card if X is 5 or more. See rule 702.156, “Ravenous.”
From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- 702.156. Ravenous
- 702.156a Ravenous is a keyword found on some creature cards with {X} in their mana cost. Ravenous represents both a replacement effect and a triggered ability. “Ravenous” means “This permanent enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it” and “When this permanent enters the battlefield, if X is 5 or more, draw a card.” See rule 107.3m.
Example
Example
Zoanthrope 
Creature — Tyranid
0/0
Ravenous (This creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Flying, ward 
Warp Blast — When Zoanthrope enters the battlefield, it deals X damage to any target.
Rulings
- A creature with ravenous gets its counters as it enters the battlefield. It doesn't enter the battlefield first and then get its counters. Any triggered ability that looks for a creature with a certain power or toughness entering the battlefield will see the counters when it checks to see if it should trigger.
- The triggered ability that checks to see if X is 5 or greater refers to the value of X that was chosen as the spell was cast, which may be different from the number of counters it entered with if there are replacement effects involved. This is also true for any other ability that it has which refers to X and triggers when it enters the battlefield.
- If another permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a creature with Ravenous, it will not enter with any counters from the ravenous ability.
- If a permanent spell with ravenous is copied, the copy will have the same value for X, and the token permanent that the spell becomes as it enters the battlefield will enter with X counters.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (2022-09-17). "Where would squad and ravenous go on the Storm Scale?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ a b Weekly MTG Magic x Warhammer 40,000 First Look (Video). Magic: The Gathering. YouTube (September 13, 2022).
- ↑ Jess Dunks (September 19, 2022). "Warhammer 40,000 Commander Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.