Call the Spirit DragonsHow it works & interactions with other cards

The Indestructible Flight

As long as Call the Spirit Dragons is on the battlefield, every Dragon you control has indestructible. This means they cannot be destroyed by effects that say 'destroy' or by lethal combat damage. Note that damage is still marked on them; if this enchantment leaves the battlefield, any accumulated damage that equals or exceeds their toughness will suddenly become lethal.

Step-by-Step Resolution

At the start of your upkeep, the ability triggers and checks for each of the five colors: white, blue, black, red, and green. You choose a Dragon you control of each color to receive a +1/+1 counter. If a Dragon has multiple colors, it is eligible to receive a counter for any of its colors, potentially receiving several counters at once. However, the win condition specifically checks if five separate Dragons were targeted and received counters.

Achieving Victory

To win the game with the final clause, you must successfully place a +1/+1 counter on five different Dragons. If you have a multicolored Dragon and choose it for all its colors, it may get five counters, but you will not win the game. You must control a spread of at least five Dragons that collectively represent the full color spectrum to trigger the winning condition.

When to Play It

This card is best deployed when you already have a board presence. Since it costs one mana of every color, it requires a stable mana base. It provides immediate value by protecting your existing Dragons from board wipes and sets a terrifyingly short clock for your opponents if you have five or more Dragons in play.

Interaction examples

Boosting with Doubling Season

Doubling Season

When your upkeep begins, Call the Spirit Dragons attempts to put a +1/+1 counter on your Dragons. Doubling Season's replacement effect doubles these, placing two counters for each color instead. Note that doubling the counters does not change the win condition requirement: you still must put counters on five different Dragons to win recorded by the effect.

Funding the Flight

Smothering Tithe

Playing a five-color spell requires specific mana. Smothering Tithe helps generate Treasure tokens when opponents draw cards. You can sacrifice these Treasures to produce the white, blue, black, red, and green mana necessary to cast Call the Spirit Dragons early, ensuring your Dragons are protected as soon as they hit the table.

Targeting Multicolored Dragons

If you control a single Red and White Dragon, you can choose it as both the 'White' target and the 'Red' target. It will receive two +1/+1 counters during your upkeep. However, because you only put counters on one Dragon rather than five different ones, the 'win the game' clause will not trigger.