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You do what the spell says in order. If X is 5 or more, you'll put the Soldier tokens onto the battlefield, then you'll destroy all other creatures.
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◇ Catalog #454
Martial Coup
pip·#454·rare·extended_art
Illus. Monztre
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #1,322 · Common include
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Gameplay
Sorcery
Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. If X is 5 or more, destroy all other creatures.
Elder Nolan McNamara broke the Chain That Binds, starting the events which led to Hardin's coup.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
No one can cast spells or activate abilities between the time the Soldier tokens are put onto the battlefield and the time all other creatures are destroyed. For example, you can't sacrifice one of those Soldier tokens to regenerate a Skeletal Kathari.
wotc
Martial Coup checks the number you chose for X, not the amount of mana you actually spent.
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