Hedron Scrabbler 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
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Complete guide
Hedron Scrabbler is a versatile colorless Construct that rewards you for simply playing the game. This artifact creature utilizes the Landfall mechanic to grow in power and toughness every time a land enters the battlefield under your control. It serves as an excellent early-game blocker or a growing threat depending on your land drops.
Understanding Landfall
The Landfall ability is a triggered ability that activates whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control. This includes lands you play as your normal land for the turn, as well as lands put into play by spells or other abilities. Each time this happens, Hedron Scrabbler gains +1/+1 until the end of the current turn. Note that if a permanent is already on the battlefield and later becomes a land, Landfall will not trigger.
Resolving the Ability
When a land enters, the ability goes on the stack. If you control multiple permanents with Landfall, you choose the order in which those abilities are placed on the stack. Since the stack resolves from the top down, the last ability you place on the stack will be the first one to resolve. Hedron Scrabbler's bonus is temporary; it disappears during the cleanup step at the end of the turn.
Strategic Timing
To maximize Hedron Scrabbler, you should try to play your lands during your main phase before combat to ensure it has the extra power when it attacks. However, if you have ways to put lands onto the battlefield at instant speed, you can use the Landfall trigger as a combat trick to surprise an opponent who thinks they are blocking a simple 1/1 creature.
Interaction examples
Foundry InspectorIf you have Foundry Inspector on the battlefield, the cost to cast Hedron Scrabbler is reduced by {1}. This allows you to deploy your Construct for just one mana, letting you save your remaining mana to play additional spells or abilities that might fetch lands to trigger Landfall immediately.
Ornithopter of ParadiseWith Ornithopter of Paradise on the field, you have access to extra mana of any color. You can use this mana to cast spells that put lands onto the battlefield. If you use the mana to cast a spell that puts a land into play, Hedron Scrabbler will trigger, gaining +1/+1 even if you have already played your land for the turn.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Hedron Scrabbler
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
A landfall ability triggers whenever a land you control enters for any reason. It triggers whenever you play a land, as well as whenever a spell or ability puts a land onto the battlefield under your control.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
A landfall ability doesn't trigger if a permanent already on the battlefield becomes a land.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Whenever a land you control enters, each landfall ability of the permanents you control will trigger. You can put them on the stack in any order. The last ability you put on the stack will be the first one to resolve (As a result, you can have those abilities resolve in the order of your choosing.).
No other card is named in this ruling.
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