Runeclaw Bear

Creature — Bear

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (37)

Rhadamanthus on Looking for the interaction of …

1 week ago

There are different answers for these situations. For the Anikthea, Hand of Erebos question, the populated token will also be a black 3/3 Enchantment Creature - Zombie copy of Sterling Grove. For the Vihaan, Goldwaker / Cybermen Squadron question, the myriad tokens will be non-creature Treasures.

An object's "copiable characteristics" are its base printed characteristics plus the results of any other copy effects that are currently being applied to it (i.e. copying a Clone pretending to be Runeclaw Bear will make another Bear, not another Clone). For tokens, their "printed" characteristics are the ones they were created with. This means the copiable characteristics of Anikthea's tokens include the 3/3 black zombie creature part, but the copiable characteristics of Vihaan's awakened treasures are just regular treasures.

Rhadamanthus on If I make a token …

9 months ago

The token copy in your example would just be a regular Llanowar Elves and wouldn't be a land. Basically, copy effects just copy what's written on the original, plus the results of any other copy effects the original is subject to (i.e. copying a Phyrexian Metamorph pretending to be Runeclaw Bear will make another Runeclaw Bear that's also an artifact). Any other effects that might be altering the original's characteristics aren't copied over.

Rhadamanthus on Does copying Moritte of the …

1 year ago

If the original Moritte of the Frost didn't copy anything (and you're keeping it alive with a Gaea's Anthem or something), yes. If the original Moritte entered as a copy of something else, then no.

A key thing to know is that if something is a copy, the results of that copy effect will become the copiable values for that object if something else wants to copy it. This means, for example, if you use Clone to copy Runeclaw Bear, making another copy of that Clone will give you another Runeclaw Bear, not another Clone.

In your example, if Moritte didn't copy anything as it entered the battlefield, then its copiable values will still be all of its printed text, and any copies created by Followed Footsteps etc. can use the printed abilities to become copies of other things as they enter. However, if Moritte copied a Runeclaw Bear, then its copiable values are being a Runeclaw Bear that's a "Legendary Snow Creature - Bear" with changeling and base P/T 2/2 (having +1/+1 counters isn't copiable). Any copies of that will be the same thing, and you'll run into the legend rule since you'll end up with multiple legendary permanents with the same name.

Rhadamanthus on Would a copied Monstrous creature …

1 year ago

No, the copy won't be monstrous (just in case it's also part of the question, the +1/+1 counters given by Monstrosity won't be copied either). In your example this is a good thing, because you will be able to activate the Monstrosity on the copy and get more Hydra tokens.

A copy effect just copies whatever is written on the original object, plus the results of any other copy effects the original is subject to (that is, if a Clone is copying Runeclaw Bear, making a copy of it will get you a Bear, not another Clone). There are some other details to cover special cases but they aren't important for your example. Being monstrous isn't one of the copiable values that a copy effect looks for.

Rhadamanthus on Copying Non-Legendary Token

1 year ago

Yes, it will. A token's copiable characteristics are the ones it was created with. Because the token is not Legendary, any copies of it will also not be Legendary.

Also, copy effects take into account the special effects of other copy effects that the object being copied is already subject to. For example: if you use Phyrexian Metamorph to copy a Runeclaw Bear, any copy of that copy will also be an Artifact.

wallisface on Green-White Enchantment Deck

1 year ago

Some thoughts:

• You want to be aiming to play playsets of most cards. Generally speaking, having lots of 1-ofs just leads to a super-inconsistent, and weaker, deck. A good practice for new deckbuilders is to choose 9 cards, and run playsets of all of those 9 cards (making 36 total) alongside 24 lands (making a 60 card deck).

• You want to lower your mana curve. Decks without dedicated ramp typically don't run more than 4 cards at 4cmc, and nothing above this cost. While your number of 4cmc cards is currently at the right level, you have 4 cards above that, which I'd recommend ditching. Using the above "choose 9 cards" example, I'd be expecting those 9 cards mana-costs to roughly be "1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4".

• You need to be more focused with what your deck is trying to achieve. There's lots of cards you have in here currently that don't appear to do anything towards helping your goal - Runeclaw Bear is a good example of a card you're running that does nothing for you, but I think overall your list lacks focus... this should hopefully resolve itself when you start playing more playsets of cards.

Barbarian_Sun_Pope on

4 years ago

Love the flavor in this deck (+1), plus I don't think bears get enough representation anyway. Surprised to not see Runeclaw Bear make an appearance. Have you considered Splendid Reclamation or The Mending of Dominaria as a potential combo piece with Ayula's Influence?

Clintone on How does Combat Celebrant work?

4 years ago

Let's say I have 1 Prodigal Sorcerer and 2 Combat Celebrant cards in play. My opponent has 1 Runeclaw Bear in play. I first tap the sorcerer to deal 1 damage to Runeclaw Bear. Then I attack with both Combat Celebrant cards. Can I use one of their exertion abilities to untap the Prodigal Sorcerer to re-tap it to deal 1 more damage to the Runeclaw Bear, killing the Runeclaw Bear before it can block either of the Combat Celebrant cards?

After using the Combat Celebrant ability to untap my cards and allow a second attack phase, can I also use the second Combat Celebrant card's ability to provide a third attack, or is that not allowed because they're both the same card type?