Sunspine Lynx
Players can't gain life. Damage can't be prevented. When this creature enters, it deals damage to each player equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.
Rulings (4)
Jul 26, 2024 · Protection prevents damage, so protection will be unable to prevent damage while Sunspine Lynx is on the battlefield. However, this won’t allow spells or abilities to target permanents they wouldn’t ordinarily be able to target because of protection, even if that spell or ability would deal damage to those permanents.
Jul 26, 2024 · Spells and abilities that cause players to gain life still resolve while Sunspine Lynx is on the battlefield. No player will gain life, but any other effects of that spell or ability will happen.
Jul 26, 2024 · Sunspine Lynx only stops damage from being prevented by effects that specifically use the word “prevent.”
Jul 26, 2024 · If an effect says to set a player’s life total to a number that’s higher than the player’s current life total while Sunspine Lynx is on the battlefield, the player’s life total doesn’t change.
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype · Standard
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeskai Looting | Standard | 100% | 2× | 1 |
| Mono Red Aggro | Standard | 100% | 3× | 1 |
| Izzet Aggro | Standard | 88.2% | 3–4× | 17 |
| Boros Aggro | Standard | 75% | 2× | 4 |
| Izzet Prowess | Standard | 8.9% | 1–3× | 394 |
| Izzet Spellementals | Standard | 3.3% | 1–3× | 91 |