Torpor Orb
Creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.
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Rulings
7- 2024-04-12
Abilities that apply "as [this creature] enters the battlefield," including many abilities that ask a creature's controller to choose a color or creature type, are unaffected.
- 2024-04-12
If Torpor Orb and a creature enter the battlefield at the same time, that creature entering the battlefield won't cause triggered abilities to trigger.
- 2024-04-12
Look at the permanent as it exists on the battlefield, taking into account continuous effects, to determine whether any triggered abilities will trigger. For example, if you control March of the Machines, which says, in part, "Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature," each artifact will be a creature at the time it enters the battlefield and will not cause triggered abilities to trigger.
- 2024-04-12
Replacement effects are unaffected by Torpor Orb's ability. For example, a creature that enters the battlefield with one +1/+1 counter on it will still receive a +1/+1 counter.
- 2024-04-12
The trigger event doesn't have to specify "creatures" entering the battlefield. For example, Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider from the Lost Caverns of Ixalan release has an ability that says "Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target Pirate you control." If an artifact creature enters the battlefield under your control, that ability won't trigger. If a noncreature artifact enters the battlefield under your control, the ability will trigger.
- 2024-04-12
Torpor Orb stops a creature's own enters-the-battlefield triggered abilities as well as other triggered abilities that would trigger when a creature enters the battlefield.
- 2024-04-12
Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Some keyword abilities are triggered abilities and will have "when," "whenever," or "at the beginning of" in their reminder text.
Versions
6| Set | No. | Year | Rarity | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBIGThe Big Score PromosPromo | MX-36899 | 2025 | Mythic | Robin Olausson |
| MB2Mystery Booster 2 | 236 | 2024 | Rare | Svetlin Velinov |
| BIGThe Big Score | 27 | 2024 | Mythic | Robin Olausson |
| BIGThe Big Score | 57 | 2024 | Mythic | Svetlin Velinov |
| BIGThe Big Score | 92 | 2024 | Mythic | Robin Olausson |
| NPHNew Phyrexia | 162 | 2011 | Rare | Svetlin Velinov |
In sealed products
Pull odds for signed-in users| Product | Set | Chance | Expected copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Amsterdam 2026 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Las Vegas 2026 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Atlanta 2025 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Las Vegas 2025 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Chicago 2025 Bundle · Box set | SLD | ||
| Mystery Booster 2 Booster Box · Booster box | MB2 | ||
| Mystery Booster 2 Booster Pack · Booster pack | MB2 | ||
| Secret Lair Festival in a Box Las Vegas 2024 Bundle · Box set | SLD |