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Cleaver BlowHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Mystery Booster 2· August 2, 2024
Carte Magic Cleaver Blow

Cleaver Blow 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.

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Official card text

Multicleave {1} (You may pay an additional {1} any number of times as you cast this spell. For each time you do, choose a paired set of square brackets and remove the words in between.) Destroy target [nonblack] creature [with mana value 3 or less] [an opponent controls]. You [and its controller each] draw a card [and lose 2 life]. Create a [tapped] 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

How it works : Cleaver Blow

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Multicleave is an optional additional cost.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    There are 64 different ways to cast Cleaver Blow using its multicleave ability.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  3. #3· Wizards of the Coast

    If you paid Cleaver Blow’s multicleave cost, that spell doesn’t have any of the text in the chosen set (or sets, as appropriate) of square brackets while it’s on the stack.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  4. #4· Wizards of the Coast

    Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  5. #5· Wizards of the Coast

    Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as {T} and {W}. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  6. #6· Wizards of the Coast

    For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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