Lilypad Village — ruling 1

It doesn’t matter what happens to the Bird, Frog, Otter, or Rat that turn after it enters. It could leave the battlefield, leave your control, or stop being one of those creature types. As long as one entered the battlefield under your control that turn, you can activate Lilypad Village’s last ability.

Lilypad Village : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Lilypad Village 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

: Add . : Add . Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell. , : Surveil 2. Activate only if a Bird, Frog, Otter, or Rat entered the battlefield under your control this turn.

How it works : Lilypad Village

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1July 26, 2024· Wizards of the Coast
It doesn’t matter what happens to the Bird, Frog, Otter, or Rat that turn after it enters. It could leave the battlefield, leave your control, or stop being one of those creature types. As long as one entered the battlefield under your control that turn, you can activate Lilypad Village’s last ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.