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Sundering Growth

Sundering Growth

Instant

common

Destroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

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Semantic Tags

Artifact Hatemechanical

Specifically destroys, exiles, or shuts down artifacts.

Specifically removes artifacts.

Copy / Clonemechanical

Creates copies of creatures, permanents, or spells.

Creates copies of creatures, permanents, or spells.

Populatemechanical

Creates copies of tokens — populate keyword and similar effects.

Populatevector

Creates copies of tokens — populate keyword and similar effects.

Removalmechanical

Answers an opponent's threat by destroying, exiling, bouncing, or otherwise removing a permanent or spell.

Creates creature tokens, Treasure tokens, Food tokens, Clue tokens, or other token types.

Prevents token creation or punishes tokens on the battlefield.

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernlegal
pioneerlegal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
pauperlegal
historiclegal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (5)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Marvel Universe#95mythic···
Commander 2019#203common···
GRN Guild Kit#120common···
Modern Masters 2017#211common···
Return to Ravnica#223common···

Related Concepts

Populate

A keyword action that creates a copy of a creature token you control. See rule 701.36, “Populate.”

Related Rules

701.36

Populate

701.36a

To populate means to choose a creature token you control and create a token that’s a copy of that creature token.

701.36b

If you control no creature tokens when instructed to populate, you won’t create a token.

Rulings

2017-03-14

You must target an artifact or enchantment to cast Sundering Growth. If that artifact or enchantment is an illegal target when Sundering Growth tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't populate.

2024-01-12

Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.

2024-01-12

Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.

2024-01-12

The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.

2024-01-12

If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.

2024-01-12

The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.

2024-01-12

If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.