Azure Beastbinder
Vigilance This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or greater. Whenever this creature attacks, up to one target artifact, creature, or planeswalker an opponent controls loses all abilities until your next turn. If it's a creature, it also has base power and toughness 2/2 until your next turn.
Rulings (4)
Jul 26, 2024 · A permanent that loses all abilities because of Azure Beastbinder's last ability may later gain abilities.
Jul 26, 2024 · Azure Beastbinder's last ability overwrites all previous effects that set the creature's base power and toughness to specific values. Any power- or toughness-setting effects that start to apply afterward will overwrite this effect.
Jul 26, 2024 · Once Azure Beastbinder has been blocked, increasing the blocking creature's power to 2 or greater won't cause Azure Beastbinder to become unblocked.
Jul 26, 2024 · Effects that modify the creature's power and/or toughness, such as the effect of Overprotect, will apply to the creature no matter when they started to take effect. The same is true for counters that change its power and/or toughness and effects that switch its power and toughness.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Vintage
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | Vintage | 92.3% | 4× | 13 |
| Tinker | Vintage | 3% | 2× | 33 |
| Jewel Shops | Vintage | 2.1% | 1× | 47 |