Name
Cleaver Blow

Mana Cost

Type
Instant

Set
Mystery Booster 2

Rarity
Rare

Text

Multicleave (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell. For each time you do, choose a paired set of square brackets and remove the words in between.)
Destroy target nonblack creature with mana value 3 or less an opponent controls. You and its controller each draw a card and lose 2 life. Create a tapped 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.


Number
#542

Availability
Paper

Rulings

(08/11/2024)
Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).


(08/11/2024)
There are 64 different ways to cast Cleaver Blow using its multicleave ability.


(08/11/2024)
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.


(08/11/2024)
If you paid Cleaver Blow’s multicleave cost, that spell doesn’t have any of the text in the chosen set (or sets, as appropriate) of square brackets while it’s on the stack.


(08/11/2024)
Multicleave is an optional additional cost.


(08/11/2024)
Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as and . These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.


Artist
Drew Moss

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