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Circle of Elders

Card Name

Circle of Elders

Mana Cost

2

Type

Creature – Human Shaman

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

VigilanceFormidable — : Add . Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.

Flavor Text

They whisper of an ancient hero who saved the dragons of their world.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(2/25/2015)
If you control a creature with power less than 0, use its actual power when calculating the total power of creatures you control. For example, if you control three creatures with powers 4, 5, and -2, the total power of creatures you control is 7.
(2/25/2015)
Some formidable abilities are activated abilities that require creatures you control to have total power 8 or greater. Once you activate these abilities, it doesn't matter what happens to the total power of creatures you control.
(2/25/2015)
Other formidable abilities are triggered abilities with an "intervening 'if'" clause. Such abilities check the total power of creatures you control twice: once at the appropriate time to see if the ability will trigger, and again as the ability tries to resolve. If, at that time, the total power of creatures you control is no longer 8 or greater, the ability will have no effect.