Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it's not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can't be made. For example, if a permanent with "cumulative upkeep {1}" has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #110
Varchild's War-Riders
DIGITAL ONLY
me1·#110·rare·foil
Illus. Susan Van Camp
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Sep '07
19 yr ago
Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,093 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Human Warrior
Cumulative upkeep—Have an opponent create a 1/1 red Survivor creature token. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Trample; rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
"What tries to crush our spirit only strengthens our resolve."
—Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian chieftain
3/4
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
wotc
The rampage bonus is calculated only once per combat, when the triggered ability resolves. Adding or removing blockers later in combat won't change the bonus.
wotc
In a multiplayer game, you can put the Survivor tokens onto the battlefield under the control of different players.
Notes
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Susan Van Camp
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