Dreaded Bat-Cloud

four generic mana one black mana Creature — BatPower and toughness4/2

This spell costs three generic mana less to cast if a creature died this turn.

Flying, deathtouch

Beneath the thunder another blackness whirled forward, so dense that no light could be seen between their wings.

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Dreaded Bat-Cloud rulings

2026-06-29
In a multiplayer game, a player may lose the game at the same time that their creatures die. If so, Dreaded Bat-Cloud's cost reduction applies.

Dreaded Bat-Cloud keyword rules

Deathtouch Rule 702.2

Deathtouch is a static ability.

A creature with toughness greater than 0 that’s been dealt damage by a source with deathtouch since the last time state-based actions were checked is destroyed as a state-based action. See rule 704.

Any nonzero amount of combat damage assigned to a creature by a source with deathtouch is considered to be lethal damage for the purposes of determining if a proposed combat damage assignment is valid, regardless of that creature’s toughness. See rules –d.

The deathtouch rules function no matter what zone an object with deathtouch deals damage from.

If an object changes zones before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had deathtouch.

Multiple instances of deathtouch on the same object are redundant.

Flying Rule 702.9

Flying is an evasion ability.

A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. A creature with flying can block a creature with or without flying. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule , “Reach.”)

Multiple instances of flying on the same creature are redundant.