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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #362
Monastery Swiftspear
2x2·#362·common·borderless
Illus. Eric Velhagen
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Jul '22
3 yr ago
Value
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30 days high $0.40 · low $0.32
Volatility · high
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€0.22USD$0.40
NM
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Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Monk
Haste
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
"No sign of movement. Looks like we've got the element of sur—"
—Gaiza, Mardu raider
1/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
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Prowess goes on the stack on top of the spell that caused it to trigger. It will resolve before that spell.
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Once it triggers, prowess isn't connected to the spell that caused it to trigger. If that spell is countered, prowess will still resolve.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Eric Velhagen
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