Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier

Card text

More Than Meets the Eye {2}{R}{G}{W} (You may cast this card converted for {2}{R}{G}{W}.)

Ward {2}

Whenever Ultra Magnus attacks, you may put an artifact creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. If you do, convert Ultra Magnus at end of combat.

Market price

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Format legality

Legality of Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Ultra Magnus, Tactician // Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier, newest first.

• 2022-10-14 If you copy a permanent spell cast this way, the copy has the characteristics of the card's back face, even though it isn't itself a double-faced card.
• 2022-10-14 The convert keyword action functions the same way as the transform keyword action found on some other cards; to convert a permanent on the battlefield, turn it over so that its other face is up.
• 2022-10-14 The mana value of a converted permanent on the battlefield is equal to the mana value of the card's front face, no matter which face is up.
• 2022-10-14 Any triggered ability of another card that triggers whenever a permanent transforms will also trigger whenever a permanent converts.
• 2022-10-14 Ultra Magnus's controller chooses which player or planeswalker the artifact creature is attacking. It doesn't have to be the same player or planeswalker that Ultra Magnus is attacking.
• 2022-10-14 The cost is an alternative cost, so it can't be combined with any other alternative costs. It can be combined with any applicable additional costs.
• 2022-10-14 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a More Than Meets the Eye cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of a spell cast using More Than Meets the Eye is determined by the mana cost on the front face of the card, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
• 2022-10-14 When you cast a spell using its More Than Meets the Eye ability, the card is put onto the stack with its back face up. The resulting spell has all characteristics of that face.