Demonspine Whip (Alara Reborn) - Gatherer

Demonspine Whip

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.000 / 5 (85 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Demonspine Whip

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact — Equipment

Card Text:

: Equipped creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Equip

Flavor Text:

Using a spine to break a slave's back appeals to the Grixis sense of irony.

Expansion:

Alara Reborn

Rarity:

Uncommon

Card Number:

Artist:

Mark Hyzer

Language:

English

Rulings

5/1/2009	When the first ability resolves, the +X/+0 bonus is given to the creature that Demonspine Whip is attached to at that time, regardless of what creature (if any) it was attached to when the ability was activated. If Demonspine Whip is on the battlefield but not attached to a creature at this time, no creature gets the bonus.
5/1/2009	Once Demonspine Whip's ability resolves and gives the +X/+0 bonus to a creature, that bonus stays with that creature for the rest of the turn even if Demonspine Whip moves to another creature or leaves the battlefield.
5/1/2009	If Demonspine Whip is no longer on the battlefield by the time its first ability resolves, the game checks whether it was attached to a creature at the time it left the battlefield. If it was, that creature gets the +X/+0 bonus. If it wasn't, no creature gets the bonus.