Jade Statue (Ninth Edition) - Gatherer

Jade Statue

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Community Rating: 3.255 / 5 (47 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Jade Statue

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Artifact

Card Text:

: Jade Statue becomes a 3/6 artifact creature until end of combat. Play this ability only during combat.

Flavor Text:

"The paradox of jade statues is that their victims never really expect attack, but they are never completely surprised either."

—Kabel, Tolarian archivist

Expansion:

Ninth Edition

Rarity:

Rare

All Sets:

Card Number:

300

Artist:

Jim Pavelec

Language:

English

Rulings

10/4/2004	It can only make itself into a creature during combat phases and therefore it is difficult to get Auras placed on it.
8/1/2005	A delayed triggered ability that refers to Jade Statue still affects it even if it's no longer a creature. For example, if Jade Statue blocks the Kashi-Tribe Warriors ("Whenever Kashi-Tribe Warriors deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step."), the Warriors' effect stops Jade Statue from untapping.
8/1/2005	If Jade Statue's ability has been activated, abilities that trigger "at end of combat" will see Jade Statue as an artifact creature.
8/1/2008	A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
9/20/2013	If Jade Statue is animated by some other effect, you get an artifact creature with whatever power, toughness, and creature types (if any) are specified by that effect. If you subsequently use Jade Statue's ability during combat, it will become 3/6 and gain the creature type Golem in addition to those creature types until end of combat.