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Flaying Tendrils

Card Name

Flaying Tendrils

Mana Cost

1

Type

Sorcery

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

Devoid (This card has no color.)All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If a creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

Flavor Text

Only one Eldrazi stood against them, yet the defenders were outnumbered.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(1/22/2016)
Only creatures that are on the battlefield as Flaying Tendrils resolves will get -2/-2. However, any creature that would die that turn will be exiled, even if it wasn't on the battlefield or wasn't a creature as Flaying Tendrils resolved.
(1/22/2016)
Creatures that Flaying Tendrils would cause to die will be exiled instead. The game doesn't check to see which creatures die until after Flaying Tendrils has finished resolving.