Aboleth Spawn

Creature — Fish Horror

Flash

Ward {2} (Whenever this becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

Probing Telepathy — Whenever a creature entering the battlefield under an opponent's control causes a triggered ability of that creature to trigger, you may copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	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
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (5)

NV_1980 on Umbris Mill deck

7 months ago

I play-tested this deck a few times and felt that it could do with a bit more land (2-3) and/or ramp and rocks (3-5). I would contemplate Captain N'ghathrod. He boosts most of your creatures' attacking capabilities. However, since you're trying to exile GY's, his final ability's potential is less powerful. Aboleth Spawn is also a favorite of mine; nobody likes it when you copy all their creatures' ETB effects. Have fun with the brew!

Rhadamanthus on How do Elesh Norn, Mother …

1 year ago

You will get one trigger. Only the original trigger was caused by a creature entering the battlefield, so that's the only one Aboleth Spawn will trigger off of. The reasoning for this can be inferred from a rulings note from Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines' Gatherer entry about how multiple copies interact, where the additional trigger from another Norn is only added on to the original trigger, not other additional ones:

2023/02/04 If you somehow control two Elesh Norns, a permanent entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Elesh Norn causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.

Elesh Norn won't shut off Aboleth Spawn's trigger because it's not being caused by a creature entering the battlefield, rather it's being caused by another triggered ability triggering.

Made_Compleat on How do Elesh Norn, Mother …

1 year ago

Alright. I'm building an EDH deck with Aboleth Spawn in it. One of the members of my playgroup has an Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines deck. Let's say that I have Spawn on the field and my opponent has Norn and then gets an ETB trigger. Do I get no triggers, one trigger, or two triggers? Please clarify.

Thanks!

Hexapod on Pisces' aquarium depot

1 year ago

Such a cool theme! Am I missing something, how do you have white in the deck with a Simic Commander?

As far as fish go, I like Aboleth Spawn

Bident of Thassa would be more on-them than Military Intelligence.

A cool board wipe that fits your theme is Crush of Tentacles, clear the battlefield and get an 8/8 Octopus.

johnkarpuk on Bears in Cars Revived

1 year ago

CLB changes. Changes made to improve fun, add vehicles, and remove some lock.

Out: Cyclonic Rift, Drannith Magistrate, Elspeth, Sun's Champion, Ranger-Captain of Eos, Reidane, God of the Worthy  ^Flip

In: Aboleth Spawn, Archivist of Oghma, Deep Gnome Terramancer, Mighty Servant of Leuk-o, Nautiloid Ship