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?
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.
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.
canterlotguardian says... #1
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.