Nin, the Pain Artist (J18)
Legendary Creature — Vedalken Wizard
, : Nin, the Pain Artist deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller draws X cards.
1/1"Your body is a delicate instrument that tells me truths. These devices help me 'tune' that instrument."
Brad Rigney3/8
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Legalities
- brawl: banned
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- modern: legal
- pauper: legal
- pioneer: banned
- standard: banned
- vintage: legal
Rulings
- 2011-09-22:
If the creature is an illegal target when Nin’s ability tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will draw cards.
- 2011-09-22:
You may choose a value for X that’s greater than the creature’s toughness. Its controller will draw that many cards.
- 2011-09-22:
The effect is not optional. The creature’s controller can’t choose to draw fewer than X cards.
- 2011-09-22:
If the ability resolves, but the damage is prevented or redirected, the controller of the targeted creature will draw X cards, regardless of how much damage was dealt or what the damage was ultimately dealt to.
- 2011-09-22:
If the damage is lethal, the cards are drawn before the creature is destroyed (the next time state-based actions are checked).