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Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom MOM

Other printings of "Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom": MOM #230 MOM #230 PMOM #230s PMOM #230s

Card

id57874
artistMathias Kollros
artistIds2ae0dd12-047c-4efb-80d7-bccc3bac5fba
asciiName
attractionLights
availabilityarena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypesdefault
borderColorblack
colorIdentityB, G, R, U, W
colorIndicator
colorsB, G, R, U, W
defense7
duelDeck
edhrecRank9743
edhrecSaltiness0.34
faceConvertedManaCost5
faceFlavorName
faceManaValue5
faceNameInvasion of Alara
finishesnonfoil, foil
flavorName
flavorText
frameEffects
frameVersion2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil1
hasNonFoil1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
languageEnglish
layouttransform
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
manaValue5
nameInvasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom
number230
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextWhen Invasion of Alara enters the battlefield, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less. You may cast one of those two cards without paying its mana cost. Put one of them into your hand. Then put the other cards exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
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power
printingsMOM, PMOM
promoTypes
rarityrare
rebalancedPrintings
relatedCards
securityStampoval
setCodeMOM
sidea
signature
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subsets
subtypesSiege
supertypes
textWhen this Siege enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less. You may cast one of those two cards without paying its mana cost. Put one of them into your hand. Then put the other cards exiled this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
toughness
typeBattle — Siege
typesBattle
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variations
watermark
setNameMarch of the Machine

Identifiers

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Legalities

id57874
alchemy
brawlLegal
commanderLegal
duelLegal
future
gladiatorLegal
historicLegal
legacyLegal
modernLegal
oathbreakerLegal
oldschool
pauper
paupercommander
pennyLegal
pioneerLegal
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timelessLegal
uuid60f7db0d-743f-59a4-b62f-16cef07ef47f
vintageLegal

Purchase URLs

id57874
cardKingdomhttps://mtgjson.com/links/895ed7b6f399aa81
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoilhttps://mtgjson.com/links/94c5cb92f1c06349
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tcgplayerEtched
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Foreign Data (per language)

languagenamefaceNameflavorTexttypetextmultiverseId
Chinese Simplified进军阿拉若 // 唤醒涡心进军阿拉若战役 — 围攻当进军阿拉若进战场时,从你的牌库顶开始放逐牌,直到放逐两张法术力值等于或小于4的非地牌为止。这两张牌中,你可以施放其中一张,且不需支付其法术力费用;将其中一张置于你手上。然后将以此法放逐的其他牌依随机顺序置于你牌库底。610321
FrenchInvasion d'Alara // Éveiller le MaelstromInvasion d'AlaraBataille — siègeQuand l'Invasion d'Alara arrive sur le champ de bataille, exilez les cartes du dessus de votre bibliothèque jusqu'à ce que vous exiliez deux cartes non-terrain avec une valeur de mana inférieure ou égale à 4. Vous pouvez lancer l'une de ces deux cartes sans payer son coût de mana. Mettez l'une d'elles dans votre main. Puis mettez les autres cartes exilées de cette manière au-dessous de votre bibliothèque dans un ordre aléatoire.608299
GermanInvasion von Alara // Erwecken des MahlstromsInvasion von AlaraSchlacht — BelagerungWenn die Invasion von Alara ins Spiel kommt, schicke Karten oben von deiner Bibliothek ins Exil, bis du zwei Nichtland-Karten mit Manabetrag 4 oder weniger ins Exil geschickt hast. Du kannst eine der beiden Karten wirken, ohne ihre Manakosten zu bezahlen. Nimm eine der beiden auf deine Hand. Lege dann die anderen Karten, die auf diese Weise ins Exil geschickt wurden, in zufälliger Reihenfolge unter deine Bibliothek.607625
ItalianInvasione di Alara // Risvegliare il MaelstromInvasione di AlaraBattaglia — AssedioQuando l'Invasione di Alara entra nel campo di battaglia, esilia carte dalla cima del tuo grimorio finché non esili due carte non terra con valore di mana pari o inferiore a 4. Puoi lanciare una di quelle due carte senza pagare il suo costo di mana. Aggiungine una alla tua mano. Poi metti le altre carte esiliate in questo modo in fondo al tuo grimorio in ordine casuale.608636
Japaneseアラーラへの侵攻 // 大渦の目覚めアラーラへの侵攻バトル — 包囲戦アラーラへの侵攻が戦場に出たとき、あなたのライブラリーの一番上から、マナ総量が4点以下であり土地でないカード2枚が追放されるまで1枚ずつ追放していく。あなたはそれらのカード2枚のうち1枚を、マナ・コストを支払うことなく唱えてもよい。その中の1枚をあなたの手札に加える。その後、これにより追放されてそれらでないカードを、あなたのライブラリーの一番下に無作為の順番で置く。608973
Portuguese (Brazil)Invasão de Alara // Despertar o MaelstromInvasão de AlaraBatalha — CercoQuando Invasão de Alara entrar no campo de batalha, exile cards do topo de seu grimório até exilar dois cards não de terreno com valor de mana igual ou inferior a 4. Você pode conjurar um daqueles dois cards sem pagar seu custo de mana. Coloque um deles em sua mão. Depois, coloque os outros cards exilados dessa forma no fundo de seu grimório em ordem aleatória.609647
SpanishInvasión de Alara // Despertar el RemolinoInvasión de AlaraBatalla — AsedioCuando la Invasión de Alara entre al campo de batalla, exilia cartas de la parte superior de tu biblioteca hasta que exilies dos cartas que no sean tierra con valor de maná de 4 o menos. Puedes lanzar una de esas dos cartas sin pagar su coste de maná. Pon una de ellas en tu mano. Luego pon las otras cartas exiliadas de esta manera en el fondo de tu biblioteca en un orden aleatorio.607962

Rulings

datetext
2023-04-14Battles can't attack or block, even if one also becomes a creature. If an attacking or blocking creature somehow becomes a battle in addition to being a creature, it is removed from combat.
2023-04-14Damage dealt to a battle causes that many defense counters to be removed from it.
2023-04-14For Invasion of Alara's triggered ability, if you exile two nonland cards with mana value 4 or less, but you don't cast one of them, the one you don't put into your hand will remain in exile. It won't be put on the bottom of your library.
2023-04-14If a Siege never had defense counters on it (perhaps because a permanent became a copy of one), it can't have its last defense counter removed. It will be put into its owner's graveyard. You won't exile it or cast the other face.
2023-04-14If a battle has no defense counters, and it isn't the source of a triggered ability that has triggered but not yet left the stack, that battle is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based action. This doesn't cause a Siege's intrinsic triggered ability to trigger.
2023-04-14If a battle that's being attacked somehow stops being a battle, it is removed from combat. Similarly, if its controller changes in the middle of combat, it is removed from combat.
2023-04-14If a non-battle permanent that is already on the battlefield become a copy of a Siege, its controller chooses one of their opponents to be that battle's protector. However, it will most likely be put into its owner's graveyard because it has no defense counters (see below).
2023-04-14If a permanent that is represented by a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a Siege, it will be exiled as that Siege's triggered ability resolves, then it will be cast transformed. Note that this applies only to transforming double-faced cards, not to modal double-faced cards that can normally be played using either face.
2023-04-14If a token or a card that isn't represented by a transforming double-faced card becomes a copy of a Siege, it can't be cast as its triggered ability resolves. It will remain in exile. If it's a token, it will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed.
2023-04-14If the copied permanent has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.
2023-04-14If the copied permanent is a token, the token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token.
2023-04-14If the copied permanent is copying something else, then the token enters the battlefield as whatever that permanent copied.
2023-04-14If the spell has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
2023-04-14If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay any additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
2023-04-14If you exile only one nonland card with mana value 4 or less, you'll have the option to cast it. If you don't, you'll put it into your hand.
2023-04-14In a multiplayer game, if the protector of a battle leaves the game and that battle is not currently being attacked, its controller chooses a new protector for it as a state-based action. If it is being attacked, its controller chooses a new protector for it once no creatures are attacking it. This means that it continues to be attacked and can be dealt combat damage as normal.
2023-04-14Only creatures controlled by a battle's protector can block creatures that are attacking that battle. This means a Siege's controller can never assign creatures to block for it.
2023-04-14Sieges each have an intrinsic triggered ability. That ability is "When the last defense counter is removed from this permanent, exile it, then you may cast it transformed without paying its mana cost."
2023-04-14The token copies exactly what was printed on the original permanent and nothing else (unless that permanent is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
2023-04-14A Siege's controller can't be its protector. If a Siege's protector ever gains control of it, they choose a new player to be its protector. This is a state-based action.
2023-04-14A battle can be attacked by all players other than its protector. Notably, this means a Siege's controller can attack it.
2023-04-14A battle can be dealt damage and be target of spells and/or abilities that target "any target."
2023-04-14A battle's "defense" is displayed in the bottom right corner of the card. A battle enters the battlefield with that number of defense counters. If another permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of a battle, it also enters with that number of defense counters.
2023-04-14Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied permanent will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this permanent] enters the battlefield" or "[this permanent] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied permanent will also work.
2023-04-14As a Siege enters the battlefield, its controller chooses an opponent to be its protector.
2023-04-14Awaken the Maelstrom has two targets: the player who will draw cards and the permanent an opponent controls that will be destroyed. You must choose legal targets for both to cast Awaken the Maelstrom. All other choices are made on resolution. Specifically, this means you can create a token that's a copy of the artifact you just put onto the battlefield (which perhaps you just drew) and then put +1/+1 counters on it if it's also a creature.

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