Season of Gathering

Jul 26, 2024 · The pawprint symbol does not represent a cost, mana, counters, or any kind of persistent resource. You can't "save up" pawprint symbols from one Season spell to use on a future one, mostly because there isn't anything concrete to save up. They're just pawprints.

Jul 26, 2024 · If a Season is copied, the effect that creates the copy will usually allow you to choose new targets, but you can't choose new modes.

Jul 26, 2024 · Choices made for the first and second modes of Season of Gathering aren't made until the spell is resolving.

Jul 26, 2024 · If all targets for the chosen modes become illegal before the Season resolves, the spell won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. If at least one target is still legal, the spell will resolve but will have no effect on any illegal targets.

Jul 26, 2024 · You don't have to choose modes that add up to exactly five pawprints. For example, you could choose the two pawprint mode twice and leave it at that. You could even choose no modes at all. You probably shouldn't, but you could.

Jul 26, 2024 · No matter which combination of modes you choose, you always follow the instructions of a Season in the order they are written. If the same mode is chosen more than once, you choose their relative order as you cast the spell.

Jul 26, 2024 · You choose the modes as you cast the spell. Once modes are chosen, they can't be changed.

Jul 26, 2024 · No player can cast spells or activate abilities in between the modes of a resolving spell.