Thalisse, Reverent Medium 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
At the beginning of each end step, create X 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying, where X is the number of tokens you created this turn.
Complete guide
Thalisse, Reverent Medium is a powerhouse for token-based strategies, turning every token you produce into even more aerial pressure. By rewarding you for simply playing your game plan, she ensures your board presence grows exponentially during every single end step. Whether you are generating Treasure or soldiers, Thalisse is ready to double the fun with her Spirit companions.
Token Tracking
Thalisse, Reverent Medium has a triggered ability that checks how many tokens you created throughout the entire turn. This include creature tokens, such as Spirits or Soldiers, and noncreature tokens like Treasures, Clues, or Foods. The ability looks back at the history of the turn; it does not matter if the tokens were destroyed, sacrificed, or stolen by an opponent before the end step—they still count toward the total value of X.
Resolving the Trigger
The ability triggers at the beginning of each end step, including your opponents' turns if you managed to create tokens then. When the ability resolves, the game counts every token created under your control that turn. It then creates that many 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. Note that these new Spirit tokens are created during the end step, so they do not contribute to the count for the same Thalisse trigger that created them.
Common Pitfalls
A crucial distinction in Magic rules involves 'creating' tokens versus tokens entering the battlefield by other means. If an effect copies a permanent spell on the stack, that spell resolves as a token, but it was not 'created' according to the comprehensive rules. Therefore, such tokens will not be counted by Thalisse. Additionally, Thalisse must be on the battlefield during the start of the end step to trigger, but she will count tokens created earlier in the turn even if she wasn't on the battlefield when they were made.
When to Play Thalisse
Thalisse is best played in decks that can generate tokens consistently across multiple turns. Since her ability triggers on each end step, instant-speed token production allows you to build an army even when it isn't your turn. She serves as a finisher that quickly wide-scales the board, making her a primary target for your opponents' removal spells.
Interaction examples
SpiritIf you use an effect to create three 1/1 Spirit tokens during your main phase, Thalisse's ability will trigger at the beginning of your end step. When the trigger resolves, it sees that X is 3, and you will create three additional Spirit creature tokens with flying.
Roaming ThroneIf Roaming Throne is on the battlefield with 'Human' or 'Cleric' chosen, Thalisse's ability triggers twice. Suppose you created two tokens earlier that turn. The first Thalisse trigger resolves and creates two Spirits. The second Thalisse trigger then resolves; because you have now created a total of four tokens this turn (the original two plus the two new Spirits), the second trigger creates four more Spirits, for a total of six new Spirits from Thalisse alone.
Solemn SimulacrumIf you cast Solemn Simulacrum, it is a nontoken creature entering the battlefield. Even though it provides a land and a card draw, it does not contribute to Thalisse's count. If it was the only thing you played, X would be 0 at the end step, and Thalisse would create zero Spirits.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Thalisse, Reverent Medium
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Thalisse's ability counts all tokens you created that turn prior to the ability resolving, including both noncreature tokens and creature tokens. It doesn't matter if those tokens are still on the battlefield or still under your control.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect creates a copy of a permanent spell, that spell becomes a token on the battlefield under your control, but that token has not been "created." It won't count for Thalisse's ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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