Impending
MTG Mechanic
Cast a creature spell for its impending cost, and it'll enter with time counters on it, but not as a creature. Once all of the time counters are removed, it reveals itself as the horrifying creature you always knew it could be. The impending ability appears only on a cycle of five mythic rare cards with Overlord in their name.
Impending Rules
An ability on some creatures that allows them to be cast for an alternative cost. If cast for its impending cost, it isn’t a creature for some period of time. See rule 702.176, “Impending.”
- 702.176a: Impending is a keyword that represents four abilities. The first is a static ability that functions while the spell with impending is on the stack. The second is static ability that creates a replacement effect that may apply to the permanent with impending as it enters the battlefield from the stack. The third is a static ability that functions on the battlefield. The fourth is a triggered ability that functions on the battlefield. “Impending N—[cost]” means “You may choose to pay [cost] rather than pay this spell’s mana cost,” “If you chose to pay this permanent’s impending cost, it enters with N time counters on it,” “As long as this permanent’s impending cost was paid and it has a time counter on it, it’s not a creature,” and “At the beginning of your end step, if this permanent’s impending cost was paid and it has a time counter on it, remove a time counter from it.” Casting a spell for its impending cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 601.2b and 601.2f–h.
MTGA Sets with Impending
Newest Cards with Impending
