Katara, the Fearless 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
If a triggered ability of an Ally you control triggers, that ability triggers an additional time.
Complete guide
Katara, the Fearless is the ultimate commander for fans of the Ally tribe, acting as a powerful amplifier for their cooperative spirit. By doubling every triggered ability your Allies possess, she transforms a single creature entering the battlefield into a cascade of game-changing effects. Whether you are gaining life, drawing cards, or placing counters, Katara ensures your team works twice as hard.
Doubling the Rally
Katara, the Fearless possesses a static ability that modifies how triggered abilities work. A triggered ability is easily identified by the words "when," "whenever," or "at." If an Ally you control meets its trigger condition—such as entering the battlefield or another Ally joining the team—Katara causes that ability to trigger an additional time. This is not a copy effect; the ability simply triggers twice, allowing you to choose new targets for each instance if applicable.
Resolution and Linked Abilities
When these abilities trigger twice, you put both onto the stack individually. You make all necessary choices, such as selecting modes or targets, separately for each one. If an ability is linked to another—such as an ability that exiles a card and a second ability that refers to 'the exiled card'—both triggers are linked to that second ability. If the second ability asks for information about the exiled card, it will receive information from every card exiled by those multiple triggers.
What Katara Doesn't Do
It is important to distinguish between triggered abilities and replacement effects. Katara does not affect replacement effects, which often use the word 'instead' or 'enters with.' For example, if an Ally enters with a +1/+1 counter, it does not get a second one from Katara. Additionally, Katara herself is an Ally; if her own entry or the entry of another Ally triggers an ability, her effect applies immediately. Multiple copies of Katara provide an additive bonus, not a multiplicative one; two Kataras mean three triggers total, not four.
When to Lead the Charge
Katara is best played when you have a board presence or hand full of Allies with 'enters the battlefield' effects. Because she is an Ally herself, she will double any triggers that occur the moment she or any other creature enters simultaneously. She turns minor incremental advantages into overwhelming board states, making her a high-priority target for your opponents.
Interaction examples
If Katara, the Fearless is the only creature you control and an effect causes an Ally you control to trigger, that ability happens twice. Note that while Katara doesn't have an 'enters the battlefield' ability of her own, she is an Ally Warrior. If you play another Ally later, both its own trigger and any 'whenever an Ally enters' triggers from other permanents will fire twice thanks to Katara's presence.
Solemn SimulacrumIf Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield while Katara, the Fearless is in play, you only search for one basic land. Because Solemn Simulacrum is a Golem and not an Ally, its triggered abilities ('When this creature enters' and 'When this creature dies') are not affected by Katara's doubling effect.
Sakura-Tribe ElderKatara, the Fearless only interacts with triggered abilities. If you sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder to search for a land, this is an activated ability (indicated by the 'Cost: Effect' format). Since it does not use 'when', 'whenever', or 'at', Katara does not grant an additional search, regardless of whether the Shaman was an Ally or not.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Katara, the Fearless
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Replacement effects are unaffected by Katara's ability. For example, an Ally that enters with one +1/+1 counter on it won't receive an additional +1/+1 counter.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If you somehow control two copies of Katara, the Fearless, an Ally's triggered ability will trigger three times, not four.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities, such as prowess, are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at" in their reminder text.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
In some cases involving linked abilities, an ability requires information about "the exiled card." When this happens, the ability gets multiple answers. If these answers are being used to determine the value of a variable, the sum is used.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If an Ally entering at the same time as Katara (including Katara herself) causes a triggered ability of an Ally you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
Katara's effect doesn't copy the triggered ability; it just causes the ability to trigger twice. Any choices made as you put the ability onto the stack, such as modes and targets, are made separately for each instance of the ability. Any choices made on resolution, such as whether to put counters on a permanent, are also made individually.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If a triggered ability is linked to a second ability, additional instances of that triggered ability are also linked to that second ability. If the second ability refers to "the exiled card," it refers to all cards exiled by instances of the triggered ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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