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Iwamori of the Open Fist

Iwamori of the Open Fist

Legendary Creature — Human Monk

Iwamori of the Open Fist wants a deck that removes its creatures and brings them right back to reuse them. It also works in a deck built around Humans, Legends Matter or Monks.

  • Mana cost2 genericgreengreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness5 / 5
  • RarityRare

Trample

When Iwamori enters, each opponent may put a legendary creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

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Cards That Fit Iwamori of the Open Fist

Picked for what they do in Iwamori of the Open Fist's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Iwamori of the Open Fist's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Iwamori of the Open Fist

explain how Iwamori of the Open Fist works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 16 Mar 2018

When Iwamori's triggered ability resolves, first the player whose turn it is (if that player is an opponent) may choose a legendary creature card in hand without revealing it, then each other opponent in turn order may do the same, then all chosen cards are put onto the battlefield at the same time.

1 ruling, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

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Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.Blink/FlickerBlink decks briefly remove their own creatures from play and return them at once, so every 'when this enters' ability happens again. The move is called a flicker, and it can also rescue a creature from a spell aimed at it.Open the Blink/Flicker pageETB ValueDoes something useful the moment it arrives: an enter the battlefield ability, which players shorten to ETB. You keep that effect even if the card is removed straight afterwards, which is why these pair so well with flicker cards that make them enter again. Solemn Simulacrum, The One RingOpen the ETB Value pageLegends MatterCards that care about legendary cards: rewards for casting them, discounts, or bonuses for each one you control.Open the Legends Matter page