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Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Minion
Xantcha wants a deck that turns its opponents against each other. It also works in a deck built around Minions or Phyrexians.
- Mana cost
- Black, Red ()
- Power / toughness5 / 5
- RarityRare
Xantcha enters under the control of an opponent of your choice.
Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls.
: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.
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- Archetypes
- Themes
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- Minions
- Phyrexians
Cards That Fit Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
Picked for what they do in Xantcha's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Xantcha'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.
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Rulings for Xantcha, Sleeper Agent
explain how Xantcha 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
If a player creates a token that's a copy of Xantcha, the player who creates the token is its owner, not the player under whose control it enters the battlefield. This is a change from previous rules.
If Xantcha can't attack for any reason (such as being tapped or having come under that player's control that turn), then it doesn't attack. If there's a cost associated with having it attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack in that case either.
The player who draws a card when Xantcha's last ability resolves is the player who activated the ability.
Xantcha's controller may activate its last ability. In this case, the same player loses 2 life and draws a card.
Xantcha's first ability is a replacement effect that modifies how it enters the battlefield, not a triggered ability. Players can't take actions (such as activating its last ability) while Xantcha's on the battlefield before it's controlled by another player.
In a multiplayer game, if Xantcha's owner leaves the game, Xantcha leaves the game with them. If Xantcha's controller leaves the game, Xantcha is exiled. This is a change from previous rulings due to Xantcha's updated wording.
6 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗
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