Frostfist Strider
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Dominaria UnitedDMU · #51
- Card type
- Creature — Elemental Giant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.05 € · ★ 0.10 € · 0.18 $ · ★ 0.24 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .) When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Francisco Miyara
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2022-09-09
Rulings
Abilities that trigger when a permanent “becomes untapped” won’t trigger if a stun counter is removed instead.
If a permanent has more than one stun counter on it, only one will be removed each time it would become untapped.
If a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it would become untapped, a stun counter will be removed from it instead. This is a replacement effect.
If untapping a permanent is part of a cost (such as that of Halo Fountain’s first ability), you may pay that cost by “untapping” a tapped permanent with a stun counter on it. The stun counter will be removed and the creature will remain tapped. However, the cost will still be paid.
Stun counters replace untapping for any reason, including players untapping tapped permanents during their untap steps.
You may choose a creature that is already tapped as the target of Frostfist Strider’s last ability.