Conclave Tribunal 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
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays foror one mana of that creature's color.) When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.
Complete guide
Conclave Tribunal is a versatile removal spell that rewards you for building a wide presence on the battlefield. By using the Convoke keyword, your creatures can act as mana sources to lock away your opponent's most dangerous threats.
Harnessing the Crowd with Convoke
Conclave Tribunal costs four mana, but you rarely pay that with just lands. While casting it, you can tap any untapped creature you control to pay for {1} or one mana of that creature's color. This even applies to creatures with 'summoning sickness,' as you are not activating an ability with the tap symbol, but rather paying a cost for the spell itself.
Step-by-Step Exile
When Conclave Tribunal enters the battlefield, its triggered ability goes on the stack targeting one nonland permanent an opponent controls. Upon resolution, that permanent is exiled. This is a temporary exile effect: the card remains in the exile zone only as long as Conclave Tribunal stays on the battlefield. If the Tribunal is destroyed or bounced, the exiled card returns immediately as a new object.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
A common error involves the timing of the exile. If an opponent destroys Conclave Tribunal in response to its 'enters' trigger, the target permanent is never exiled at all. Additionally, remember that tokens cease to exist once exiled; they will never return to the battlefield even if the Tribunal leaves. Finally, you cannot tap the same creature to activate its own mana ability and use it for convoke simultaneously.
When to Cast It
You should cast Conclave Tribunal when you need to bypass mana restrictions or remove non-creature threats. It is particularly effective in decks that produce many small creatures, allowing you to keep your lands untapped for reactive plays or further development while still dealing with problematic enchantments or planeswalkers.
Interaction examples
Smothering TitheIf an opponent has Smothering Tithe and is accumulating Treasure tokens, you can cast Conclave Tribunal to exile it. You may tap your own creatures to pay the {3}{W} cost. Once Smothering Tithe is exiled, your opponent will no longer get triggers when you draw cards. If they later destroy your Tribunal, the Tithe returns to the field immediately.
Ghostly PrisonWhen you are unable to attack because of Ghostly Prison, you can use those same creatures you would have attacked with to convoke Conclave Tribunal. By tapping your creatures to pay for the spell, you remove the Ghostly Prison from the battlefield. Because the enchantment is gone, you are free to attack with any remaining untapped creatures without paying the tax.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Conclave Tribunal
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Tapping a multicolored creature using convoke will pay for
or one mana of your choice of any of that creature's colors.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Convoke applies after the total cost is calculated. Convoke doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If a creature you control has a mana ability with
in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with convoke will result in the creature being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for convoke. Similarly, if you sacrifice a creature to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with convoke, that creature won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for convoke.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
Because convoke isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You can tap any untapped creature you control to convoke a spell, even one you haven't controlled continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
Tapping an untapped creature that's attacking or blocking to convoke a spell won't cause that creature to stop attacking or blocking.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Any Equipment will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist. When the card returns to the battlefield, it will be a new object with no connection to the card that was exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #9· Wizards of the Coast
If Conclave Tribunal leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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