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Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Lazav, Familiar Stranger

{1}{U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter

Whenever you commit a crime, put a +1/+1 counter on Lazav. Then you may exile a card from a graveyard. If a creature card was exiled this way, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card until end of turn. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)

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Illustrated by Tyler Jacobson

Formats
Legalstandard
Legalhistoric
Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Not Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#216
RarityUncommon
ReleasedApr 19, 2024
EDHREC rank#13,154

Prices

USD$0.28
USD foil$0.28
EUR€0.04
EUR foil€0.29
MTGO0.03 tix
Rulings (8)
  • A player commits a crime as they cast a spell, activate an ability, or put a triggered ability on the stack that targets at least one opponent, at least one permanent, spell, or ability an opponent controls, and/or at least one card in an opponent's graveyard.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • When Lazav becomes a copy of an exiled creature card, it's neither entering nor leaving the battlefield. Any enters-the-battlefield or leaves-the-battlefield abilities won't trigger.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • The spell or ability that constituted a crime doesn't have to have resolved yet or at all. As soon as you're finished casting the spell, activating the ability, or putting the triggered ability on the stack, you've committed a crime.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Changing the target or targets of a spell or ability won't affect whether or not the controller of that spell or ability has committed a crime. Only the initial targets chosen for that spell or ability are used to determine whether or not its controller committed a crime.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • A player can commit only one crime per spell or ability they control. Targeting multiple opponents, permanents, spells, abilities, and/or cards with the same spell or ability doesn't constitute committing multiple crimes.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Lazav copies exactly what was printed on the original card and nothing else. It doesn't copy any information about the object the card was before it was put into a graveyard.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Any effects that applied to Lazav before it becomes a copy of another card will continue to apply once it becomes a copy. The same is true of any counters that are on Lazav.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • For example, an ability that triggers when you cast a spell that targets an opponent will trigger at the same time as an ability that triggers whenever you commit a crime. Those abilities can be put on the stack in either order (if you control them both), and they'll both resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

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