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If another player gains control of a Carnival Barker whose ability has been activated, they won’t be able to activate it. That Barker’s all barked out.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #388
Carnival Barker
unf·#388·rare·foil
Illus. Dave Greco
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wishlisted
Oct '22
3 yr ago
Value
$0.32+$0 (+18.5%)
30 days high $0.32 · low $0.27
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$0.32EUR€0.21
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #30,988 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Dog Employee
{T}: You have thirty seconds to laud a creature you control to any people outside the game. Until end of turn, that creature gains trample and haste and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of those people who applauded. Activate only as a sorcery and only once.
3/3
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duelnot legal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 4
wotc
The thirty seconds starts as the ability starts resolving and you start lauding. Someone should be ready to time you before you activate the ability.
wotc
“Only once” means once for that particular creature. If a different copy of Carnival Barker enters the battlefield, or if Carnival Barker leaves the battlefield and returns, it’s a new object and its ability can be activated. Please be considerate of others around you before designing a deck around blinking and activating Carnival Barker three times each turn.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Dave Greco
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