Stickytongue Sentinel 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
Reach When this creature enters, return up to one other target permanent you control to its owner's hand.
Complete guide
Stickytongue Sentinel is a versatile common from the Bloomburrow set that offers both defensive utility and tactical flexibility. As a Frog Warrior with Reach, it guards the skies while providing a powerful 'enter the battlefield' trigger to reset your other permanents.
What It Does
Stickytongue Sentinel is a 3/3 creature for three mana. Its primary keyword, Reach, allows it to block creatures with Flying. More importantly, when it enters the battlefield, you have the option to return one other target permanent you control to its owner's hand. This is an 'up to one' effect, meaning you can choose zero targets if you do not wish to bounce anything.
How It Resolves Step by Step
First, you cast Stickytongue Sentinel and it enters the battlefield. This triggers its ability. Second, you choose your target—this must be another permanent you control, meaning you cannot target the Sentinel itself. Third, as the ability resolves, that permanent is returned to your hand. If the targeted permanent leaves the battlefield before the ability resolves, the ability fails and nothing happens.
Common Mistakes
A common error is forgetting that the bounce target is chosen when the ability is put on the stack, not when it resolves. Also, remember that you can only return another permanent you control; you cannot use this to bounce an opponent's creature or to save the Sentinel from a removal spell in response to its own trigger.
When to Play It
Play Stickytongue Sentinel when you need to re-use powerful 'enters' effects or protect a valuable permanent from a negative Aura. It is also excellent for resetting the loyalty of a Planeswalker or simply securing the board against early flyers.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumWith Solemn Simulacrum on the battlefield, you play Stickytongue Sentinel. When the Sentinel enters, you target the Simulacrum. The Simulacrum returns to your hand, allowing you to cast it again next turn to search for a second basic land.
Sakura-Tribe ElderIf you target Sakura-Tribe Elder with the Sentinel's trigger, you can respond by sacrificing the Elder to search for a land. Because the Elder is no longer on the battlefield when the Sentinel's ability tries to resolve, the ability is removed from the stack, and nothing is returned to your hand.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Stickytongue Sentinel
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Clement, the Worrywort + Intruder Alarm + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Stickytongue Sentinel.
- 2Cast Stickytongue Sentinel by paying its mana cost.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters the battlefield, it, Clement and Intruder Alarm trigger.
- 4Resolve the Clement trigger, returning nothing to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Stickytongue Sentinel trigger, returning the other creature with greater mana value from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Resolve the Intruder Alarm trigger, untapping all creatures.
- 7Activate any number of creatures you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast the creature returned to your hand.
- 8Cast the creature by paying its mana cost.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Phyrexian Altar + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying
. - 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Phyrexian Altar by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Blasting Station + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it and Blasting Station trigger.
- 4Resolve the Stickytongue Sentinel trigger, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 5Resolve the Blasting Station trigger, untapping it.
- 6Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 7Activate Blasting Station by tapping it and sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 8Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Woe Strider + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Woe Strider by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Shilgengar, Sire of Famine + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Shilgengar by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Thermopod + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Thermopod by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Bartolomé del Presidio + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Bartolomé del Presidio by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle + Viscera Seer + Stickytongue Sentinel
- 1Cast an artifact in your hand by paying .
- 2Teshar triggers, returning Stickytongue Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield.
- 3When Stickytongue Sentinel enters, it triggers, returning another artifact that can be cast for from the battlefield to your hand.
- 4Resolve the artifact spell cast in step 1.
- 5Activate Viscera Seer by sacrificing Stickytongue Sentinel
- 6Repeat.
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