Kianne, Dean of Substance
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
: Exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it into your hand. Otherwise, put a study counter on it.
: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each different mana value among nonland cards you own in exile with study counters on them.
Imbraham, Dean of Theory
Legendary Creature — Bird Wizard
Flying
, : Exile the top X cards of your library and put a study counter on each of them. Then you may put a card you own in exile with a study counter on it into your hand.
Ryan Pancoast
Rulings
You may choose 0 as the value of X as you activate Imbraham’s last ability. If you do, you will not exile any cards from your library. However, you may still put a card previously exiled with a study counter on it into your hand.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
The second abilities of both Kianne and Imbraham look at all cards you own in exile with study counters, even if they were exiled by a different permanent, such as another Kianne or Imbraham.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
Cards are exiled face up unless an effect states otherwise.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
Exiled cards with study counters on them retain their study counters even if Kianne or Imbraham leave the battlefield.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
Printings
Rulings
You may choose 0 as the value of X as you activate Imbraham’s last ability. If you do, you will not exile any cards from your library. However, you may still put a card previously exiled with a study counter on it into your hand.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
The second abilities of both Kianne and Imbraham look at all cards you own in exile with study counters, even if they were exiled by a different permanent, such as another Kianne or Imbraham.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
Cards are exiled face up unless an effect states otherwise.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)
Exiled cards with study counters on them retain their study counters even if Kianne or Imbraham leave the battlefield.
(wotc • 2021-04-16)