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Sunder the Gateway
Sorcery
common
Choose one — • Destroy target nontoken artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. Incubate 2. (Create an Incubator token with two +1/+1 counters on it and ": Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.) • Incubate 2, then transform an Incubator token you control.
Card KingdomSemantic Tags
Cares about +1/+1 counters — places, moves, doubles, or benefits from counters on creatures.
A permanent with a repeatable activated ability that converts excess mana into value.
Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.
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Printings (2)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List#MOM-39 | common | · | · | · |
| March of the Machine#39 | common | · | · | · |
Related Concepts
Related Rules
An Incubator token is a double-faced token. Its front face is a colorless Incubator artifact with “{2}: Transform this token.” Its back face is a 0/0 colorless Phyrexian artifact creature named Phyrexian Token.
If any of the replacement and/or prevention effects would cause a card to enter the battlefield with its back face up, one of them must be chosen (See rule 701.27, “Transform,” and rule 701.28, “Convert.”). If not, proceed to 616.1e.
Transform
To transform a permanent, turn it over so that its other face is up. Only permanents represented by double-faced tokens and double-faced cards can transform. (See rule 712, “Double-Faced Cards.”)
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent that isn’t represented by a double-faced token or a double-faced card, nothing happens.
If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent, and the face that permanent would transform into is an instant or sorcery face nothing happens.
If an activated or triggered ability of a permanent that isn’t a delayed triggered ability of that permanent tries to transform it, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since the ability was put onto the stack. If a delayed triggered ability of a permanent tries to transform that permanent, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since that delayed triggered ability was created. In both cases, if the permanent has already transformed or converted, an instruction to do either is ignored.
If a spell or ability states that a permanent can’t transform, that permanent also can’t convert.
Rulings
For the second mode, the Incubator token is chosen as Sunder the Gateway resolves. You can transform the Incubator token you just created or one you already controlled.
For the first mode, if the nontoken artifact or enchantment is an illegal target at the time Sunder the Gateway tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't incubate.