wotc
The second ability doesn’t care where the regeneration shields Spiny Starfish used that turn came from. If it regenerated due to a regeneration shield from Refresh, for example, the ability will still put a Starfish token onto the battlefield.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #35
Spiny Starfish
all·#35·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Alan Rabinowitz
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wishlisted
Jun 1996
30 yr ago
Value
$0.26+$0 (+8.3%)
30 days high $0.26 · low $0.24
Volatility · moderate
USD$0.26EUR€0.16
NM$0.26
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #24,124 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Starfish
{U}: Regenerate this creature.
At the beginning of each end step, if this creature regenerated this turn, create a 0/1 blue Starfish creature token for each time it regenerated this turn.
0/1
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Spiny Starfish’s first ability creates a regeneration shield for it. Spiny Starfish’s second ability checks whether it _used_ any regeneration shields that turn, not whether any regeneration shields were created for it.
wotc
The second ability has an “intervening ‘if’ clause,” so it won’t trigger at all unless Spiny Starfish had regenerated that turn. However, the number of tokens that are created isn’t determined until the ability resolves (in case it regenerates again before that time).
Context
Last observed at $0.26, up from $0.24 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $0.26 across 32 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 18 hours ago at $0.26.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Alliances* (released June 1996).
Card #35 in Alliances.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Starfish. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #24,124 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Alan Rabinowitz. Rarix tracks 89 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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