Deepglow Skate is Card #7 from the Commander 2016 expansion, featuring a Rare Fish creature with a unique counter-manipulation ability.
2016 • Magic: The Gathering • Commander 2016
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Deepglow Skate
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Jason Kang
Card Stock
English
{4}{U}
Creature — Fish
3 / 3
U
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When this creature enters, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents.
Its graceful glide paints the ocean floor with strokes of luminescence.
FAQ
The mana cost for Deepglow Skate is four generic mana and one blue mana, totaling a mana value of 5.
When Deepglow Skate enters the battlefield, you may choose any number of target permanents and double the number of each kind of counter on them.
Deepglow Skate is a Rare card from the Commander 2016 set, designated as card number 7 with the set code C16.
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