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◇ Catalog #253

Lupine Prototype

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#253·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Deruchenko Alexander

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,998 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Wolf Construct

This creature can't attack or block unless a player has no cards in hand.

5/5

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2016-07-13wotc

Lupine Prototype’s restriction applies only at the moment that attackers and blockers are chosen. If a player puts a card into their hand after Lupine Prototype has attacked or blocked, it won’t be removed from combat.

2016-07-13wotc

If a creature can’t attack or block unless you return a permanent to your hand, and your hand is empty, you can attack or block with that creature and Lupine Prototype. This is because the legality of chosen attackers and blockers is checked before costs are paid.

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — 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.

Card #253 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Wolf Construct, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,998 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Deruchenko Alexander. Rarix catalogs 324 other cards credited to this artist.