Soul's MajestyHow it works & interactions with other cards

Sizing Up Your Strength

When Soul's Majesty resolves, it checks the power of the specific creature you targeted. You then draw a number of cards exactly equal to that power at that moment. If the creature has a power of 0 or less, you simply draw no cards, but the spell still technically resolves.

The Importance of Staying on Board

Soul's Majesty is a targeted spell. This means that if the creature you chose is destroyed, bounced to your hand, or otherwise leaves the battlefield before the spell finishes resolving, the entire spell fails. You will not draw any cards, even if you control other creatures with high power.

Maximizing the Draw

Because this spell costs five mana, you generally want to target a creature with 5 or more power to ensure you are getting a good return on your investment. Remember that temporary power boosts from equipment, Auras, or combat tricks are all counted when the spell checks the creature's power.

Interaction examples

Drawing from a Behemoth

You control a 6/6 creature and cast Soul's Majesty targeting it. As the spell resolves, it checks the creature's power, sees it is 6, and you draw six cards.

Comparing Efficiency

Rishkar's Expertise

Unlike Rishkar's Expertise, which does not target and looks for the greatest power you control, Soul's Majesty requires you to pick one creature. If you cast Soul's Majesty and your opponent removes that specific target, you draw nothing. If you cast Rishkar's Expertise and one creature is removed, the spell still checks your remaining creatures to see which is now the strongest.

Setting the Stage

Skyshroud Claim

You use Skyshroud Claim early in the game to pull two Forest cards onto the battlefield, ramping your mana. This allows you to cast a large creature and Soul's Majesty on the same turn later in the game, ensuring you have a high-power target ready before your opponent can react.