Gather Specimens
| Name | Gather Specimens |
|---|---|
| Type | Instant |
| Description | If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters under your control instead. |
| Flavor | 「やりたいことをやるのは自由さ。 単にそれがどうなるかって話をしただけで。」 ――意思切る者、ゾリン |
| Artist | Michael Bruinsma |
| Set | Shards of Alara #45 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
About Gather Specimens
Gather Specimens, Instant, designed by Michael Bruinsma first released in May 2020 in the set Shards of Alara. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of ₱ 92.93.
A deck that focuses on stealing or controlling opponent's creatures, such as a blue control deck or a Grixis theft deck, would benefit from using Gather Specimens. While Gather Specimens can be a powerful card in certain situations, it may be situational and costly to cast, making it less efficient than other control cards like Control Magic or Blatant Thievery. However, in the right meta or as a surprise factor, Gather Specimens could see play as a fun and unexpected way to disrupt opponents' strategies.
Rules
10/01/2008
Gather Specimens isn’t targeted. It affects creatures that would enter the battlefield under any opponent’s control.
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Gather Specimens won’t retroactively change the control of creatures that have already enter the battlefield that turn.
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If a creature spell controlled by an opponent would resolve, it resolves, but the creature enters the battlefield under your control instead of the opponent’s control. Choices made when casting that spell (such as whether it was kicked or the value of X in the spell’s cost) are remembered. Any “enters the battlefield” triggered abilities will trigger after the creature is on the battlefield under your control.
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If the effect that puts a creature onto the battlefield also creates a delayed triggered ability, Gather Specimens doesn’t change who controls that ability. In the unearth example above, your opponent controls the ability that exiles the creature at the beginning of the end step. On the other hand, if the effect that puts a creature onto the battlefield grants a triggered ability to the creature (with “gains” or “has”), the player who controls the creature at the time the ability triggers will be the player who controls that ability. For example, if your opponent casts Makeshift Mannequin and you cast Gather Specimens in response, the creature will return to the battlefield under your control with a mannequin counter and it will have the ability “When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.” If the ability triggers, you’ll control it, so you’ll have to sacrifice the creature.
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The above procedure means that if two opposing players have each cast Gather Specimens during the same turn and a creature would enter the battlefield under the control of one of them, it really will enter the battlefield under that player’s control. (The creature would enter the battlefield under player A’s control, so player B’s Gather Specimens affects it. Now that creature would enter the battlefield under player B’s control, so player A’s Gather Specimens affects it. Each replacement effect has now been used, so the creature will enter the battlefield under player A’s control.)
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Frequently asked questions about Gather Specimens
What type of card is Gather Specimens?
Gather Specimens is a Instant card in Magic: the Gathering MTG.
What is the effect of Gather Specimens?
If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters under your control instead.
What is the price of Gather Specimens?
Gather Specimens currently starts at ₱ 92.93. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What is the original set of Gather Specimens?
Gather Specimens was first released in the set Shards of Alara, illustrated by Michael Bruinsma.
What is the legality of Gather Specimens?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Gather Specimens can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
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