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Wickerbough Elder

Card Name

Wickerbough Elder

Mana Cost

3

Type

Creature – Treefolk Shaman

Rarity

Common

rules Text

Wickerbough Elder comes into play with a -1/-1 counter on it., Remove a -1/-1 counter from Wickerbough Elder: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Flavor Text

"Living scarecrows make a mockery of the natural order. Dead ones make fine hats."

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(12/7/2018)
You must choose a target artifact or enchantment to activate Wickerbough Elder's last ability. You can't pay just to remove a -1/-1 counter from it without a legal target.
(12/7/2018)
If an effect puts Wickerbough Elder onto the battlefield with one or more +1/+1 counters, its -1/-1 counter and one of those +1/+1 counters are removed as a state-based action before you can activate its ability.