Leonin Arbiter
Creature — Cat ClericPower and toughness2/2
Card text
Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.
"Our people are torn by infighting. Until the two sides reconcile, our laws can carry no meaning."
Showing Scars of Mirrodin#14
Price
0.92 $
Foil 2.87 $
28 printings
Daily estimate from Scryfall, not a shop quote.
Leonin Arbiter rulings
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.
If an effect says "Search your library . . . then shuffle your library," you shuffle you libraries even though you can't search.
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.
Since players who haven't paid
can't search, they won't be able to find any cards in a library. The effect applies to all players and all libraries. If a spell or ability's effect has other parts that don't depend on searching for or finding cards, they will still work normally.
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.
Paying
doesn't let a player pick up a library and search it — it just allows them to ignore Leonin Arbiter's effect that turn. That player can search a library only if another spell or ability instructs them to do so.
If a player pays
, that enables only them to ignore Leonin Arbiter's effect that turn. Each other player is still affected by it.
A player who has paid
may search any library when instructed to do so that turn, not just their own library.
Once a player has paid
, they may search libraries that turn as many times as they are instructed to do so.
If there are multiple Leonin Arbiters on the battlefield, a player must pay
for each one before being able to search libraries that turn.
Leonin Arbiter format legality
Constructed
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- Future StandardNot legal
Eternal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- PauperNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
Commander
- CommanderLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- PreDHLegal
Arena & online
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
Other
- TLRLegal
All printings of Leonin Arbiter 28
Cards similar to Leonin Arbiter
Leonin SanctifierCreature — Cat Cleric
Leonin Relic-WarderCreature — Cat Cleric
Savannah SageCreature — Cat Cleric
Leonin LightscribeCreature — Cat Cleric
Kemba, Kha EnduringLegendary Creature — Cat Cleric
Ajani's SunstrikerCreature — Cat Cleric
Abuna AcolyteCreature — Cat Cleric
GlowriderCreature — Human Cleric
Oriss, Samite GuardianLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
Tethmos High PriestCreature — Cat Cleric
Show 20 more similar cards
Kemba, Kha RegentLegendary Creature — Cat Cleric
Progenitor ExarchCreature — Phyrexian Cat Cleric
Emeritus of Truce // Swords to Plowshares//
Creature — Cat Cleric // Instant
Leonin ElderCreature — Cat Cleric
Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost//
Creature — Cat Cleric // Sorcery
Leonin AbunasCreature — Cat Cleric
Basri's AcolyteCreature — Cat Cleric
Alms CollectorCreature — Cat Cleric
Eager GlyphmageCreature — Cat Cleric
Healer of the PrideCreature — Cat Cleric
Honorbound Page // Forum's Favor//
Creature — Cat Cleric // Sorcery
Htbr, Racetrack RefereeLegendary Creature — Homunculus
Thalia, Guardian of ThrabenLegendary Creature — Human Soldier
Spirit of the LabyrinthEnchantment Creature — Spirit
Lumbering LightshieldCreature — Illusion
Calamity's WakeInstant
AbeyanceInstant
Suppression FieldEnchantment
Ashes of the AbhorrentEnchantment
Charitable LevyEnchantment