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Bulwark Ox, art by Jon Vermilyea
Art by Jon Vermilyea · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Bulwark Ox

{1}{W} · Creature — Ox Mount

Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Sacrifice this creature: Creatures you control with counters on them gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. Saddle 1 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)

Rulings (6)

Feb 7, 2025 · You may activate a permanent’s saddle ability even if that permanent is already saddled.

Feb 7, 2025 · “Saddled” isn’t an ability that a creature has. It’s just something true about that creature. It won’t stop being saddled until the turn ends or it leaves the battlefield.

Feb 7, 2025 · An ability that triggers when a creature “attacks while saddled” will trigger only if that creature was saddled when it was declared as an attacker.

Feb 7, 2025 · “Saddle N” means “Tap any number of other untapped creatures you control with total power N or greater: This permanent becomes saddled until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.”

Feb 7, 2025 · Creatures with saddle can attack or block as normal even if they aren’t saddled.

Feb 7, 2025 · If a permanent becomes a copy of a saddled Mount, the copy won’t be saddled.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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