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Aven Heartstabber

Card Name

Aven Heartstabber

Mana Cost

Type

Creature – Bird Assassin

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

FlyingAs long as there are five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard, Aven Heartstabber gets +2/+2 and has deathtouch.When Aven Heartstabber dies, mill two cards, then draw a card.

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(4/29/2022)
If you have five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard and then some of them are removed such that you have fewer than five mana values among those cards, Aven Heartstabber loses its bonus to power and toughness. Notably, this may cause it to die if it now has damage marked on it greater than its toughness.
(4/29/2022)
"Five or more mana values among cards in your graveyard" means there are at least five different mana values among those cards.
(4/29/2022)
The mana value of a split card in the graveyard is the total mana value of both halves of that card. It does not have two mana values.
(4/29/2022)
The mana value of a double-faced card in your graveyard is always the mana value of the front face.
(4/29/2022)
X is 0 when determining the mana value of a card in your graveyard.
(4/29/2022)
The mana value of a land card is 0.