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Sinkhole Surveyor, art by Warren Mahy
Art by Warren Mahy · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.32
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Sinkhole Surveyor

{1}{B} · Creature — Bird Scout

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, you lose 1 life and this creature endures 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token.)

Rulings (3)

Apr 4, 2025 · You choose whether to put +1/+1 counters on the creature or create a Spirit token as the ability that includes the endure instruction is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose and the time that counters are added or tokens are created.

Apr 4, 2025 · If you can’t put +1/+1 counters on the creature for any reason as an endure ability resolves (for example, if the creature is no longer on the battlefield), you’ll just create a Spirit token.

Apr 4, 2025 · If a noncreature permanent is instructed to endure, the effect is the same. You can put +1/+1 counters on that permanent or create a Spirit token.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerLegal
StandardLegal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

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