Oft-Nabbed Goat — ruling 1

Only the opponents of Oft-Nabbed Goat's controller can activate its first ability. For the purposes of the first ability, it doesn't matter who owns Oft-Nabbed Goat.

Oft-Nabbed Goat : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Oft-Nabbed Goat 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

: Draw a card. Gain control of this creature and put a -1/-1 counter on it. Only your opponents may activate this ability and only as a sorcery. When this creature dies, if it had one or more -1/-1 counters on it, its owner draws that many cards and each other player loses that much life.

How it works : Oft-Nabbed Goat

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1November 17, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
Only the opponents of Oft-Nabbed Goat's controller can activate its first ability. For the purposes of the first ability, it doesn't matter who owns Oft-Nabbed Goat.
No other card is named in this ruling.