Aegar, the Freezing Flame

Name
Aegar, the Freezing Flame

Mana Cost

Type
Legendary Creature — Giant Wizard

Set
Multiverse Legends

Rarity
Uncommon

Text

Whenever a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls is dealt excess damage, if a Giant, Wizard, or spell you controlled dealt damage to it this turn, draw a card.


Flavor Text

Though Phyrexian machines could adapt to extremes of heat or cold, they never figured out how to adapt to both at once.


Power/Toughness
3/3

Number
#161

Other Prints
Kaldheim
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Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pioneer | Timeless | Vintage

Availability
Magic Online | Paper

Rulings

(14/04/2023)
Aegar's ability won't trigger when a battle is dealt excess damage. It's not his fault. They didn't exist yet.


(05/02/2021)
Even 1 damage dealt to a creature from a source with deathtouch is considered lethal damage, so any amount greater than that will cause excess damage to be dealt, even if the total amount of damage isn't greater than the creature's toughness. Note that a source of damage having deathtouch has no effect on damage dealt to planeswalkers.


(05/02/2021)
A creature has been dealt excess damage if one or more sources deal more damage to it than the minimum amount of damage required to be lethal damage. In most cases, this means damage greater than its toughness, but consider the damage already dealt to it that turn.


(05/02/2021)
If a permanent is both a creature and a planeswalker, the minimum amount of damage to be considered lethal damage is used to determine if excess damage has been dealt. For example, if a 5/5 creature that's also a planeswalker with three loyalty counters on it is dealt 4 damage, it's been dealt 1 excess damage and Aegar's ability may trigger.


(05/02/2021)
A planeswalker is dealt excess damage if it's dealt damage greater than its current loyalty.


(05/02/2021)
It doesn't matter whether a Giant, Wizard, or spell you control deals the excess damage, only that excess damage was dealt and that one of those three things dealt damage to the creature or planeswalker at some point during the turn. For example, if a 4/4 creature an opponent controls is dealt 2 damage by a spell you control and later that turn is dealt 3 damage by a spell another player controls, Aegar's ability will trigger.


Artist
Richard Luong

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