Jolly Gerbils
Creature — Hamster Citizen
Whenever you give a gift, draw a card.
"With all the chaos going around, we thought it might be the perfect time to take a break and have a nice picnic. Would you like to join us?"
Manuel Castañón
Bloomburrow (BLB)
• #19Rulings
The ability of Jolly Gerbils triggers when the gift is actually given. For permanent spells, that happens when the gift triggered ability resolves. For instants and sorceries, that happens when the spell resolves. It doesn’t matter if a replacement effect causes the gift you gave to become something else or if a static effect stops the player from receiving that gift.
(wotc • 2024-07-26)
Rulings
The ability of Jolly Gerbils triggers when the gift is actually given. For permanent spells, that happens when the gift triggered ability resolves. For instants and sorceries, that happens when the spell resolves. It doesn’t matter if a replacement effect causes the gift you gave to become something else or if a static effect stops the player from receiving that gift.
(wotc • 2024-07-26)