Leonin Arbiter

set	min	mtgo
-	C$ 0.98	0.02 tix

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Name	Leonin Arbiter
Type	Creature — cat cleric
Description	Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.
Flavor	"Our people are torn by infighting. Until the two sides reconcile, our laws can carry no meaning."
Artist	Shelly Wan
Set	The List #968
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Leonin Arbiter

Leonin Arbiter, Creature — cat cleric, designed by Shelly Wan first released in Oct, 2010 in the set Scars of Mirrodin and was printed exactly in 5 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 0.98.

A deck that aims to disrupt opponents' search strategies, such as those relying heavily on tutoring for specific cards or combo pieces, would benefit from including Leonin Arbiter. However, other cards like Aven Mindcensor may offer similar effects with added utility, potentially making it a better choice depending on the deck's overall strategy. Whether Leonin Arbiter should see play would largely depend on the specific meta and the deck's game plan, as it can be a powerful tool in the right context.

Rules

01/01/11

Effects that instruct you to reveal or look at cards from the top of you library will still work. Only effects that use the word “search” are affected.

01/01/11

If a player pays , that enables only them to ignore Leonin Arbiter’s effect that turn. Each other player is still affected by it.

01/01/11

If an effect says “You may search your library . . . If you do, shuffle your library” or “You may search your library . . . then shuffle your library,” you can’t choose to search, so you won’t shuffle.

01/01/11

Once a player has paid , they may search libraries that turn as many times as they are instructed to do so.

01/01/11

Paying to ignore Leonin Arbiter’s effect is a special action. Any player may take this special action any time they have priority. It doesn’t use the stack and can’t be responded to.