Primal Empathy
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.
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Legality
9 formatsB/R history
Rulings
4- 2020-04-17
If the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield is shared by a creature you control and a creature you don't control, you draw a card.
- 2020-04-17
If you control no creatures, you do nothing as Primal Empathy's ability resolves. If there are no creatures on the battlefield at all, you don't draw a card.
- 2020-04-17
If you don't control a creature with the greatest power, you choose which creature gets a +1/+1 counter while the ability is resolving. Players can't take actions in between the time you make this choice and the time that creature has a +1/+1 counter.
- 2020-04-17
You determine whether you draw a card or put a +1/+1 counter only as Primal Empathy's triggered ability begins resolving. Players may respond to the ability to try to change which happens.
Versions
3| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCNew Capenna Commander | 348 | 2022 | Uncommon | Micah Epstein |
| C21Commander 2021 | 227 | 2021 | Uncommon | Micah Epstein |
| IKOIkoria: Lair of Behemoths | 200 | 2020 | Uncommon | Micah Epstein |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of New Capenna Commander Deck Bedecked Brokers Minimal Packaging · Deck | NCC | ||
| Streets of New Capenna Commander Deck Bedecked Brokers · Deck | NCC | ||
| Streets of New Capenna Commander Deck Display · Deck box | NCC | ||
| Streets of New Capenna Commander Decks Set of 5 · subset | NCC | ||
| Commander 2021 Commander Deck Quantum Quandrix · Deck | C21 | ||
| Commander 2021 Commander Deck Quantum Quandrix Minimal Packaging · Deck | C21 | ||
| Commander 2021 Commander Decks Set of 5 · subset | C21 | ||
| Commander 2020 Commander Deck Arcane Maelstrom · Deck | C20 |
Show all 19 products
| Commander 2020 Commander Decks Set of 5 · subset | C20 | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Draft Booster Box · Booster box | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Bundle · Bundle | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Box · Booster box | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Box · Booster box | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Prerelease Pack · Limited kit | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Monsters · Booster pack | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Theme Booster Set of 6 · subset | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Draft Booster Pack · Booster pack | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Hanger Pack · Booster pack | IKO | ||
| Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Collector Booster Pack · Booster pack | IKO |