Raffine, Scheming Seer

Raffine, Scheming Seer

Legendary Creature — Sphinx Demon

Flying, ward {1} Whenever you attack, target attacking creature connives X, where X is the number of attacking creatures. (Draw X cards, then discard X cards. Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each nonland card discarded this way.)

First printed in Streets of New Capenna

Legality

FormatStatusSince
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderBanned as commanderMarch 25, 2024
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old School 93/94Legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Tiny Leaders: RebornLegal
VintageLegal

Rulings

  • Once an ability that causes a creature to connive begins to resolve, no player may take any other actions until it's done. Notably, opponents can't try to remove the conniving creature after you discard a nonland card but before it receives a counter.

  • If no card is discarded, most likely because that player's hand is empty and an effect says they can't draw cards, the conniving creature does not receive a +1/+1 counter.

  • Connive X is a variant of connive. If a creature connives X, its controller will draw X cards, discard X cards, then then put a number of +1/+1 counters on the conniving permanent equal to the number of nonland cards discarded this way.

Ban history

  1. Banned as commander in Duel Commander