Trostani's Judgment

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Trostani's Judgment: Instant, Commander 2019. Exile target creature, then populate. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{W}
Mana value
6
Type
Instant
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Common
Set
Commander 2019 (C19)
Released
2019-08-23
Collector number
77
Artist
Christopher Moeller
Commander rank
18,762 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Populate

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About Trostani's Judgment

Trostani's Judgment is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Commander 2019 (C19), a Commander product released in August 2019. It is collector number 77 in that set, with art by Christopher Moeller. It costs {5}{W} (five generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Return to Ravnica (2012) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Exile target creature, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"Some cannot be saved as they are, but all can serve the Worldsoul." -Trostani

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Trostani's Judgment by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Trostani's Judgment

Trostani's Judgment has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #RTR-28Common2024
Return to Ravnica (RTR) #28Common2012

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Trostani's Judgment, newest first.

  • Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied token will trigger when the new token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this creature] enters the battlefield" or "[this creature] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied token will also work.
  • If you choose to copy a creature token that's a copy of another creature, the new creature token will copy the characteristics of whatever the original token is copying.
  • If you control no creature tokens when you populate, nothing will happen.
  • The new creature token copies the characteristics of the original token as stated by the effect that created the original token.
  • The new token doesn't copy whether the original token is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any noncopy effects that have changed its power, toughness, color, and so on.
  • Populate doesn't target the creature token you're copying. You choose that creature token as you're taking the populate action. You can choose any creature token you control. If a spell or ability causes you to create a creature token and then instructs you to populate, you may choose to copy the token you just created, or you may choose to copy another creature token you control.
  • You must target a creature to cast Trostani's Judgment. If that creature is an illegal target when Trostani's Judgment tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't populate.
  • If you choose a creature token you control as the target, it will be exiled before you populate and you won't be able to choose that creature to copy.

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