The Wandering Minstrel's second ability checks at the moment it would trigger to see if you control five or more Towns. If you don't, the ability won't trigger at all. If it does trigger, the ability will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't control five or more Towns at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
If The Wandering Minstrel would enter the battlefield at the same time a land you control would enter the battlefield tapped, that land still enters the battlefield tapped.
The value of X is calculated only once, as The Wandering Minstrel's last ability resolves.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PFIN — the lineup includes Foil 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.
Card #249s of *Final Fantasy Promos*, the promotional run that shipped alongside the June 2025 Final Fantasy release.
Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Bard, color identity black/green/red/blue/white, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {G}{U} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #6,400 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Thanh Tuấn. Rarix catalogs 91 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Thanh Tuấn
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If a land has an ability that says it enters the battlefield tapped, you choose the order in which that ability's effect and The Wandering Minstrel's effect apply. This means you can choose to have the land enter tapped or untapped. If a land you control is simply put onto the battlefield tapped without a replacement effect being applied, it always enters untapped if you control The Wandering Minstrel.
