Winter, Cursed Rider — ruling 1

Multiple instances of ward each trigger separately.

Winter, Cursed Rider — ruling 2

If an effect causes Winter to become an artifact, its second ability will cause it to gain a second instance of ward.

Winter, Cursed Rider — ruling 3

Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.

Winter, Cursed Rider — ruling 4

If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.

Winter, Cursed Rider — ruling 5

If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.

Winter, Cursed Rider : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Winter, Cursed Rider 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

Ward—Pay 2 life. Artifacts you control have "Ward—Pay 2 life." Exhaust — , , Exile X artifact cards from your graveyard: Each other nonartifact creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

How it works : Winter, Cursed Rider

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
Multiple instances of ward each trigger separately.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect causes Winter to become an artifact, its second ability will cause it to gain a second instance of ward.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
Exhaust abilities can be activated any time you could normally activate an ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If an exhaust ability of a permanent is activated, and then that permanent leaves the battlefield and returns to the battlefield, it becomes a new object so its exhaust ability can be activated again.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5February 7, 2025· Wizards of the Coast
If an ability triggers whenever you activate an exhaust ability, that ability resolves before the exhaust ability resolves.
No other card is named in this ruling.