Thing in the Ice

Magic the Gathering mana symbolMagic the Gathering mana symbol
Creature — Horror

Defender

This creature enters with four ice counters on it.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, remove an ice counter from this creature. Then if it has no ice counters on it, transform it.

Awoken Horror

Magic the Gathering mana symbolCreature — Kraken Horror

When this creature transforms into Awoken Horror, return all non-Horror creatures to their owners' hands.

"It serves as evidence of the ancient power of the deep, a reminder that the sea is the only thing worthy of reverence." —Runo Stromkirk

qSvetlin Velinov
standard
Not Legal
alchemy
Not Legal
pioneer
Legal
explorer
Legal
modern
Legal
historic
Legal
standard brawl
Not Legal
historic brawl
Legal
timeless
Legal

Rulings

Removing all ice counters from Thing in the Ice some other way will not cause it to transform. You’ll need to cast an instant or sorcery spell and cause its last ability to trigger.
(wotc2025-01-24)
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
(wotc2025-01-24)
When Thing in the Ice’s triggered ability transforms it, Awoken Horror’s ability will trigger and resolve before the spell that caused Thing in the Ice’s last ability to trigger.
(wotc2025-01-24)
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