Renew
| Renew | |
|---|---|
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| Ability Word | |
| Introduced | Tarkir: Dragonstorm |
| Last used | Alchemy: Tarkir |
| Typical Text | Renew — [Cost], Exile this card from your graveyard: [effect]. Activate only as a sorcery. |
| Statistics |
12 cards  25%  33.3%  33.3%  8.3% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| keyword:"Renew" | |
Renew is an ability word introduced in Tarkir: Dragonstorm, where it is tied to the Sultai Brood clan.[1]
Description
Renew is an activated ability that can only be activated from the graveyard. All renew abilities include exiling the card with renew from the graveyard as part of the activation cost, all have been on creatures, and all of them can be activated only as a sorcery. In this way it can be considered an expanded variation of scavenge.
Almost all renew abilities involve putting counters on creatures, occasionally with additional effects. One way this is used is the ability to put negative counters on opposing creatures, such as decayed counters from Rot-Curse Rakshasa or stun counters from Constrictor Sage. The only exception, Pampered Loamfrill, is a designed-for-digital card that gives a perpetual buff.
Rulings
- If a card with a renew ability is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can activate that ability if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.[2]
Examples
Example
Agent of Kotis 
Creature — Human Rogue
Renew—
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.
2/1
See also
References
- ↑ Matt Tabak (March 18, 2025). "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Mechanics". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Jess Dunks & Eric Levine (March 27, 2025). "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
