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Squirming Emergence
Sorcery
rare
Fathomless descent — Return to the battlefield target nonland permanent card in your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
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A keyword ability that reduces how much mana you need to spend to cast a spell. See rule 702.41, “Affinity.”
Cares about cards in the graveyard, puts cards into the graveyard, or benefits from things dying.
A keyword ability that can return a creature from the graveyard to the battlefield. See rule 702.79, “Persist.”
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Printings (4)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan#241 | rare | · | · | · |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan#386 | rare | · | · | · |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos#241p | rare | · | · | · |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos#241s | rare | · | · | · |
Related Rules
If a spell has multiple instances of affinity, each of them applies.
Affinity
Affinity is a static ability that functions while the spell with affinity is on the stack. “Affinity for [text]” means “This spell costs {1} less to cast for each [text] you control.”
Persist
Persist is a triggered ability. “Persist” means “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control with a -1/-1 counter on it.”
Rulings
The target nonland permanent card still counts toward the number of permanent cards in your graveyard for the purposes of Squirming Emergence.
Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
Cards with the ability word "fathomless descent" have abilities that care how many permanent cards are in your graveyard.
Like all spells that require targets, Squirming Emergence will check to make sure its target is still legal as it tries to resolve. Use the number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, even though it may be a different number than the number that were there as you cast the spell. If the permanent card's mana value is greater than the number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, Squirming Emergence won't resolve.