- Naban, Dean of Iteration
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Naban, Dean of Iteration
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mana_cost
Supertypes
Legendary
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Types
Creature
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Subtypes
Human
Wizard
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Details
Rules
If a Wizard you control entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
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Power
2
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Toughness
1
toughness
Color Identity
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Rarity
Rare
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Number
61
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Artist
Susumu Kuroi
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Language
English
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(EN)
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Expansion
Foundations Jumpstart
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Rulings
Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield," such as choosing a card name with Meddling Mage, are unaffected.
2018-04-27
If a Wizard entering the battlefield at the same time as Naban (including Naban itself) causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
2018-04-27
If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
2018-04-27
If you somehow control two Nabans, a Wizard entering the battlefield causes abilities to trigger three times, not four. A third Naban causes abilities to trigger four times, a fourth causes abilities to trigger five times, and so on.
2018-04-27
In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used. For example, if Elite Arcanist's enters-the-battlefield ability triggers twice, two cards are exiled. The value of X in the activation cost of Elite Arcanist's other ability is the sum of the two cards' mana values. As the ability resolves, you create copies of both cards and can cast none, one, or both of the copies in any order.
2018-04-27
Look at each permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger multiple times. For example, if you control Arcane Adaptation with Wizard as the chosen creature type, a Runeclaw Bear entering the battlefield will cause any abilities it triggers to trigger an additional time.
2018-04-27
Naban affects a Wizard's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that trigger when that Wizard enters the battlefield. Such triggered abilities start with "when" or "whenever."
2018-04-27
Naban's effect doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
2018-04-27
Replacement effects are unaffected by Naban's first ability. For example, a Wizard that enters the battlefield with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
2018-04-27
The trigger event doesn't have to specifically refer to "Wizards." For example, an ability that triggers "whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control" would trigger twice if the entering creature is a Wizard.
2018-04-27
rulings
"Good work, but I know you can do better. Try again."
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Model attributes
id
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The id of the card
J25-61
name
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The name of the card
Naban, Dean of Iteration
mana_cost
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The cost to cast the card
{1}{U}
supertypes
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The supertypes of card, such as Legendary.
Legendary
types
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The types of card, such as Creature.
Creature
subtypes
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The subtypes of the card, such as Storyborn or Hero.
Human, Wizard
power
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The strength of the card
2
toughness
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The willpower of the card
1
color_identity
string
The color identity of the card (the colors that appear on the card)
U
variants
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The variants the card is available in, such as normal or foil, and their prices.
variants.name
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The variant name, such as normal or foil
normal
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The variant name, such as normal or coldFoil
rarity
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The rarity of the card
Rare
number
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The card number
61
artist
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The artist of the card
Susumu Kuroi
language
string
The language of the card, such as English.
English
language_code
string
The language code, such as EN.
EN
images
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The images of the card
images.large
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The large url of the image
https://images.scrydex.com/magicthegathering/J25-61/large
expansion
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The expansion the card belongs to
expansion.name
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The name of the expansion
Foundations Jumpstart
flavor_text
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The flavor text of the card
"Good work, but I know you can do better. Try again."