Does Alhammarret's Archive's effect count for every card drawn after the first card?

Asked by mrfr1day 8 years ago

For example, If I have an 12/12 Genesis Hydra and Alhammarret's Archive on the field and I play Life's Legacy targeting the hydra sacrificing it and drawing 12 cards, do I technically draw 24? Or does AA's effect only count for the first?

You would draw 24 cards. It counts for each card you would draw except for the first card you draw in each draw step.

June 29, 2015 6:38 p.m.

billpasdmf says... Accepted answer #2

Since it's a new card, you may have to wait for an official ruling to hit when it's released.

My feeling is that it creates a replacement effect for whenever you draw a card, with the only exception being for the first card in your draw step. So, I believe it would be 24 in your example or 3 in the case of say, Howling Mine.

June 29, 2015 6:39 p.m.

erabel says... #3

This was all feelings and whatnot, so a more definitive answer from the comprehensive rules:

120.2. Cards may only be drawn one at a time. If a player is instructed to draw multiple cards, that player performs that many individual card draws.

So, since you'll be drawing a card 12 times, each of those individual draws will be affected by the Archive.

June 29, 2015 8:36 p.m.

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