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Primal Empathy

{1}{G}{U}

Enchantment

C21Commander 2021#227uncommon

"From this day forward, we confront this world together, lifting each other up."

Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Micah Epstein
Found in
Commander 2021 Commander Deck Quantum Quandrix · Commander 2021 Commander Deck Quantum Quandrix Minimal Packaging
Printings3
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyNot legal
PioneerLegal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control.

Plays as: Card Draw · Counter Placer

Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.33
$0.04 low$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.23· across 3 printings

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 17, 2020 · one tap opens all
  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield is shared by a creature you control and a creature you don't control, you draw a card.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If you control no creatures, you do nothing as Primal Empathy's ability resolves. If there are no creatures on the battlefield at all, you don't draw a card.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    If you don't control a creature with the greatest power, you choose which creature gets a +1/+1 counter while the ability is resolving. Players can't take actions in between the time you make this choice and the time that creature has a +1/+1 counter.

  • WotCApr 17, 2020

    You determine whether you draw a card or put a +1/+1 counter only as Primal Empathy's triggered ability begins resolving. Players may respond to the ability to try to change which happens.