Case of the Gateway Express

Case of the Gateway Express {1}{W}

Enchantment - Case
When this Case enters the battlefield, 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.
Solved — Creatures you control get +1/+0.
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Legalities
Rulings
  • 2024-02-02 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.
  • 2024-02-02 Cases don't lose their other abilities when they become solved.
  • 2024-02-02 Each Case has two special keyword abilities: to solve and solved.
  • 2024-02-02 Once a Case becomes solved, it stays solved until it leaves the battlefield.
  • 2024-02-02 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]."
  • 2024-02-02 "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]."
  • 2024-02-02 "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 {1} less to cast."
  • 2024-02-02 "To Solve — [condition]" means "At the beginning of your end step, if [condition] and this Case is not solved, it becomes solved."
  • 2024-02-02 "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.
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Printings
  • Murders at Karlov Manor (uncommon)

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Foreign names
  • 门前快车案
  • Fall des Tor-Expresses
  • Affaire du Porte-Express
  • Caso del Ravnica Express
  • 門道急行の事件
  • Caso do Expresso do Portão
  • Caso del Portal Express