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Thing in the Ice
mtgCard

Card Name

Thing in the Ice

Mana Cost

1

Type

Creature – Horror

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

DefenderThing in the Ice enters the battlefield with four ice counters on it.Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, remove an ice counter from Thing in the Ice. Then if it has no ice counters on it, transform it.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(1/24/2025)
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
(1/24/2025)
When Thing in the Ice’s triggered ability transforms it, Awoken Horror’s ability will trigger and resolve before the spell that caused Thing in the Ice’s last ability to trigger.
(1/24/2025)
Removing all ice counters from Thing in the Ice some other way will not cause it to transform. You’ll need to cast an instant or sorcery spell and cause its last ability to trigger.