wotc
Thought Sponge gets its +1/+1 counters at the moment it enters the battlefield. There's not a time that it's on the battlefield before its replacement effect has applied.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #12
Thought Sponge
c19·#12·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Jason Kang
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Aug '19
6 yr ago
Value
$0.29+$0 (+3.6%)
30 days high $0.29 · low $0.27
Volatility · moderate
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #16,230 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Sponge
Flash
This creature enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the greatest number of cards an opponent has drawn this turn.
When this creature dies, draw cards equal to its power.
1/1
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 4
wotc
Use Thought Sponge's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine how many cards to draw for its last ability. If that number is negative, you neither draw nor discard cards.
wotc
Thought Sponge checks the total number of cards drawn by each opponent, not how many were drawn due to a single instruction.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Jason Kang
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