Case of the Gateway Express

Name
Case of the Gateway Express

Mana Cost

Type
Enchantment — Case

Set
Murders at Karlov Manor

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

When this Case enters, choose target creature you don't control. Each creature you control deals 1 damage to that creature.
To solve — Three or more creatures attacked this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.)
Solved — Creatures you control get +1/+0.


Number
#8

Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(02/02/2024)
"Solved — static ability" means "As long as this Case is solved, static ability." Static abilities are written as statements, such as "Creatures you control get +1/+1" or "Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast."


(02/02/2024)
"To Solve — condition" means "At the beginning of your end step, if condition and this Case is not solved, it becomes solved."


(02/02/2024)
Each Case has two special keyword abilities: to solve and solved.


(02/02/2024)
"To solve" abilities will check for their condition twice: once when the ability would trigger, and once when it resolves. If the condition isn't true at the beginning of your end step, the ability won't trigger at all. If the condition isn't true when the ability resolves, the Case won't become solved.


(02/02/2024)
Cases don't lose their other abilities when they become solved.


(02/02/2024)
Once a Case becomes solved, it stays solved until it leaves the battlefield.


(02/02/2024)
The meaning of "solved" differs based on what type of ability follows it. "Solved — activated ability" means "Activated ability. Activate only if this Case is solved." Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "Cost: Effect."


(02/02/2024)
Being solved is not part of a permanent's copiable values. A permanent that becomes a copy of a solved Case is not solved. A solved Case that somehow becomes a copy of a different Case stays solved.


(02/02/2024)
"Solved — Triggered ability" means "Triggered ability. This ability triggers only if this Case is solved." Triggered abilities use the word "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "Trigger condition, effect."


Artist
Edgar Sánchez Hidalgo

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