wotc
If the target permanent is an illegal target when Topple the Statue tries to resolve, it doesn't resolve. You won't draw a card. If the target is legal but isn't tapped, isn't destroyed, or is neither tapped nor destroyed, you do draw a card.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #35
Topple the Statue
war·#35·common·nonfoil
Illus. Sidharth Chaturvedi
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May '19
7 yr ago
Value
$0.07+$0 (+16.7%)
30 days high $0.07 · low $0.06
Volatility · moderate
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #20,127 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Tap target permanent. If it's an artifact, destroy it.
Draw a card.
Bolas cared little when his statue fell, thinking it a useful distraction, underestimating the surge of resolve it gave his opponents.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
Topple the Statue can target any permanent, even one that's already tapped.
wotc
If Topple the Statue targets an artifact, that artifact will be tapped if it's untapped, and then it'll be destroyed. Any abilities that trigger as it becomes tapped do so and will resolve after Topple the Statue has finished resolving.
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