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Torpor Orb

Torpor Orb

{2}
Artifact

Creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.

"Devour the hope of a world and it will bow before you." —Fomori inscription

Illustrated by Robin Olausson

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

This printing

Number#27
RarityMythic
ReleasedApr 19, 2024
EDHREC rank#3,566

Prices

USD$5.25
USD foil$6.54
EUR€5.08
EUR foil€8.76
MTGO1.44 tix
Rulings (7)
  • Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield," including many abilities that ask a creature's controller to choose a color or creature type, are unaffected.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Replacement effects are unaffected by Torpor Orb's ability. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield with one +1/+1 counter on it will still receive a +1/+1 counter.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Look at the permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger. For example, if you control March of the Machines, which says, in part, "Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature," each artifact will be a creature at the time it enters the battlefield and will not cause triggered abilities to trigger.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at the beginning of" in their reminder text.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • Torpor Orb stops a creature's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that would trigger when a creature enters the battlefield.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • The trigger event doesn't have to specify "creatures" entering the battlefield. For example, Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan release has an ability that says "Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target Pirate you control." If an artifact creature enters the battlefield under your control, that ability won't trigger. If a noncreature artifact enters the battlefield under your control, the ability will trigger.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If Torpor Orb and a creature enter the battlefield at the same time, that creature entering the battlefield won't cause triggered abilities to trigger.

    Apr 12, 2024 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (6)

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