Hanweir Militia Captain // Westvale Cult Leader

Hanweir Militia Captain

one generic mana one white mana Creature — Human SoldierPower and toughness2/2

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control four or more creatures, transform this creature.

Her reputation inspires both loyalty and adoration.

Westvale Cult Leader

Creature — Human ClericPower and toughness*/*

Westvale Cult Leader's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

At the beginning of your end step, create a 1/1 white and black Human Cleric creature token.

Add to list

Showing Shadows over Innistrad#21

Price

0.40 $

Foil 1.19 $

13 printings

Daily estimate from Scryfall, not a shop quote.

View onScryfall EDHREC

Buy this printingTCGplayer Cardmarket Cardhoarder

Hanweir Militia Captain // Westvale Cult Leader rulings

2016-04-08
If you don't control four or more creatures (including Hanweir Militia Captain itself) at the moment your upkeep begins, its ability doesn't trigger. You can't wait for other effects in your upkeep to provide creatures.
2016-04-08
If you don't control four or more creatures as Hanweir Militia Captain's ability resolves, it won't transform.
2016-04-08
Once Hanweir Militia Captain has transformed into Westvale Cult Leader, controlling fewer than four creatures won't cause it to transform back.
2016-04-08
Westvale Cult Leader's first ability counts itself, so it will normally be at least 1/1.

Hanweir Militia Captain // Westvale Cult Leader keyword rules

Transform Rule 701.28

To transform a permanent, turn it over so that its other face is up. Only transforming tokens and permanents represented by transforming double-faced cards can transform. (See rule , “Double-Faced Cards.”)

Although transforming a permanent uses the same physical action as turning a permanent face up or face down, they are different game actions. Abilities that trigger when a permanent is turned face down won’t trigger when that permanent transforms, and so on.

If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent that isn’t represented by a transforming token or a transforming double-faced card, nothing happens.

If a spell or ability instructs a player to transform a permanent, and the face that permanent would transform into is represented by an instant or sorcery card face, or is a transforming token that was created with an instant or sorcery face, nothing happens.

Some triggered abilities trigger when an object “transforms into” an object with a specified characteristic. Such an ability triggers if the object either transforms or converts (see rule ) and has the specified characteristic immediately after it does so.

If an activated or triggered ability of a permanent that isn’t a delayed triggered ability of that permanent tries to transform it, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since the ability was put onto the stack. If a delayed triggered ability of a permanent tries to transform that permanent, the permanent does so only if it hasn’t transformed or converted since that delayed triggered ability was created. In both cases, if the permanent has already transformed or converted, an instruction to do either is ignored.

Some spells and abilities refer to a “transformed permanent.” This phrase refers to a permanent on the battlefield with its back face up that’s also a transforming double-faced card or a transforming token. A permanent with its front face up is never considered a transformed permanent, even if it had its back face up previously.