Council of Echoes
Creature — Spirit Advisor
Descend 4 — When this creature enters, if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard, return up to one target nonland permanent other than this creature to its owner's hand.
The Komon Winaq, ancestors of the Oltec, linger on as the eldest of the Echoes.
Legal in
Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, Historic
Rulings (2)
Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
2023-11-10
Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
2023-11-10