Just a second is a variant of split second. Announcing Slaying Mantis instantly locks all permanents in place on the battlefield. As long as Slaying Mantis is on the stack, players can't cast spells, activate abilities, or move their permanents.
Slaying Mantis must be thrown onto the battlefield from at least three feet away. That is, three feet is a horizonal distance, not a vertical one.
If Slaying Mantis lands on multiple creatures, it fights each of them one-on-one. For example, Slaying Mantis lands on a 3/3, a 4/4, and a 5/5. Slaying Mantis deals 6 damage to each of them, destroying them all. At the same time, they deal a total of 12 damage to Slaying Mantis, destroying it. What a maneuver!
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Card #122 of *Unstable*, the set that shipped alongside the December 2017 Unstable release.
Card type: Creature — Insect Wrestler, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {5}{G}{G} (7 converted). Keyword abilities: Fight.
Illustrated by Ben Wootten. Rarix catalogs 160 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Ben Wootten
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No player may interfere with the throwing of Slaying Mantis, including while it's in flight.
If you create a token that's a copy of Slaying Mantis, it also enters via flying elbow. However, you must use a Magic card-sized object to represent the token. As Slaying Mantis's just a second ability won't apply, players can move around their permanents at any time, including while Slaying Mantis is in flight. So that's fun.
Slaying Mantis will fight any creature an opponent controls that it touched as it entered, even if it didn't end up touching that creature when it stopped moving.
If Slaying Mantis touches the object used to represent a creature token an opponent controls, it will fight that creature.
