Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 1

Kinship is an ability word that indicates a group of similar triggered abilities that appear on _Morningtide_ creatures. It doesn’t have any special rules associated with it.

Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 2

The first two sentences of every kinship ability are the same (except for the creature’s name). Only the last sentence varies from one kinship ability to the next.

Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 3

You don’t have to reveal the top card of your library, even if it shares a creature type with the creature that has the kinship ability.

Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 4

After the kinship ability finishes resolving, the card you looked at remains on top of your library.

Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 5

If you have multiple creatures with kinship abilities, each triggers and resolves separately. You’ll look at the same card for each one, unless you have some method of shuffling your library or moving that card to a different zone.

Mudbutton Clanger — ruling 6

If the top card of your library is already revealed (due to Magus of the Future, for example), you still have the option to reveal it or not as part of a kinship ability’s effect.

Mudbutton Clanger : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Mudbutton Clanger 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

Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

How it works : Mudbutton Clanger

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
Kinship is an ability word that indicates a group of similar triggered abilities that appear on _Morningtide_ creatures. It doesn’t have any special rules associated with it.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
The first two sentences of every kinship ability are the same (except for the creature’s name). Only the last sentence varies from one kinship ability to the next.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
You don’t have to reveal the top card of your library, even if it shares a creature type with the creature that has the kinship ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
After the kinship ability finishes resolving, the card you looked at remains on top of your library.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
If you have multiple creatures with kinship abilities, each triggers and resolves separately. You’ll look at the same card for each one, unless you have some method of shuffling your library or moving that card to a different zone.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6April 1, 2008· Wizards of the Coast
If the top card of your library is already revealed (due to Magus of the Future, for example), you still have the option to reveal it or not as part of a kinship ability’s effect.
No other card is named in this ruling.