Elephant Resurgence 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
Each player creates a green Elephant creature token. Those creatures have "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in its controller's graveyard."
Complete guide
Elephant Resurgence is a unique green sorcery that populates the battlefield with tokens that grow alongside your graveyard. While it provides every player with a new creature, the true power of these Elephants depends on how well you have managed your resources. This card offers a symmetrical effect that can quickly become asymmetrical if your deck is built around creature-heavy strategies.
What It Does
When you cast Elephant Resurgence, every player in the game creates a green Elephant creature token. These are not standard tokens; they possess a characteristic-defining ability that sets their power and toughness equal to the number of creature cards currently in their respective controller's graveyard. This means the tokens created by different players will likely have different stats based on their individual graveyards.
Continuous Adjustments
The most important aspect of these Elephant tokens is that their power and toughness are not 'locked in' at the moment the spell resolves. Because the tokens themselves have the ability written on them, their stats are updated continuously throughout the game. If a creature card is added to your graveyard, your Elephant grows immediately; if a card is exiled from your graveyard, the Elephant shrinks accordingly. If your graveyard is empty, the token will have 0 power and 0 toughness and will be put into the graveyard as a state-based action.
Common Mistakes
A frequent error is assuming that all Elephant tokens will be the same size. Since the ability checks the controller's graveyard, your Elephant might be a 5/5 while your opponent's is a 1/1. Additionally, remember that this spell does not target. The tokens are created as the spell resolves, so players cannot wait to see where the tokens go before deciding to counter the spell.
When to Play It
This card shines in 'Dredge' or self-mill strategies where your graveyard is consistently full of creatures. It is best played when you have a significant creature count in your discard pile compared to your opponents. Since it only costs two mana, it is an efficient way to put a potentially massive threat on the board while developing your mana base.
Interaction examples
FarseekOn turn two, you cast Farseek to pull a land from your library to the battlefield. On turn three, you cast Elephant Resurgence. If you have no creature cards in your graveyard yet, your Elephant token will enter as a 0/0 and immediately die. You should ensure at least one creature has traded in combat or been discarded before casting this to ensure the token survives.
CultivateYou have already cast Cultivate earlier in the game to thin your deck and have seen two of your creatures destroyed in combat. When you cast Elephant Resurgence, you and your opponent both get tokens. Because you have two creatures in your graveyard and your opponent has none, your Elephant is a 2/2 while theirs is a 0/0 and is immediately removed from the game.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Elephant Resurgence
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The token creatures' power and toughness continuously adjust. They are not "locked in" when the spell resolves. This is because the tokens get an ability, rather than simply having their power and toughness set.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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