Cartouche of Ambition is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Enchant creature you control When this Aura enters, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has lifelink.
How it works : Cartouche of Ambition
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The target creature for the triggered ability of Cartouche of Ambition doesn't have to be the creature it enchants.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Cartouche is an enchantment subtype with no special meaning. Other cards may care about which enchantments are Cartouches.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If the target creature becomes an illegal target before a Cartouche spell resolves, the spell doesn't resolve. It doesn't enter the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Each Cartouche is an Aura with "Enchant creature you control." If another player gains control of either the Cartouche or the enchanted creature (but not both), then the Cartouche will be enchanting an illegal permanent and be put into its owner's graveyard as a state-based action.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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