Promise of Power

two generic mana one black mana Sorcery

Choose one —

• You draw five cards and you lose 5 life.

• Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

Entwine four generic mana (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

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Promise of Power rulings

2004-12-01
The power and toughness of the Demon token are set when Promise of Power resolves. They’re unaffected if the number of cards in your hand changes later.
2004-12-01
If you pay the entwine cost, you draw five cards, then lose five life, then put the Demon token onto the battlefield. The five cards you draw count toward the Demon’s power and toughness.
2004-10-04
The power/toughness of the token is set when this spell resolves.

Promise of Power keyword rules

Entwine Rule 702.42

Entwine is a static ability of modal spells (see rule ) that functions while the spell is on the stack. “Entwine [cost]” means “You may choose all modes of this spell instead of just the number specified. If you do, you pay an additional [cost].” Using the entwine ability follows the rules for choosing modes and paying additional costs in rules and –h.