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Dead of Winter, art by Zack Stella
Art by Zack Stella · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Dead of Winter

{2}{B} · Sorcery

All nonsnow creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of snow permanents you control.

Rulings (2)

Jun 14, 2019 · Dead of Winter affects only creatures that aren’t snow creatures at the time it resolves. Creatures that enter the battlefield later in the turn won’t get -X/-X.

Jun 14, 2019 · The value of X is determined only as Dead of Winter begins to resolve. It won’t change later in the turn if the number of snow permanents you control changes.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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