Messenger Jays (CN2-35)
PLST · The List · common
| Mana cost |   |
|---|---|
| Mana value | 5.0 |
| Type | Creature — Bird |
| Rarity | common |
| Colors | U |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 1 |
| EDHREC rank | 14766 |
Flying Council's dilemma — When this creature enters, starting with you, each player votes for feather or quill. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each feather vote and draw a card for each quill vote. For each card drawn this way, discard a card.
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Price history
Latest prices
| Provider | Type | Normal | Foil | Etched | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcgplayer | retail | $0.47 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| manapool | retail | $0.16 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardmarket | retail | $0.19 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | retail | $0.35 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
| cardkingdom | buylist | $0.02 | — | — | 2026-09-27 |
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Legality
| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Duel | Legal |
Rulings
- 2016-08-23: No player votes until the spell or ability resolves. Any responses to that spell or ability must be made without knowing the outcome of the vote.
- 2016-08-23: If a creature with an enters-the-battlefield council’s dilemma ability leaves the battlefield before that ability resolves, players can still vote for any option that would put +1/+1 counters on that creature, even though—or perhaps especially because—those votes won’t generate an effect.
- 2016-08-23: Unlike the will of the council cards from the original Conspiracy set, where a majority of votes determined what happened, each vote made for a council’s dilemma card adds to the ultimate effect.
- 2016-08-23: You must vote for one of the available options. You can’t abstain.
- 2016-08-23: Because the votes are made in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
- 2016-08-23: Players can’t do anything between voting and finishing the resolution of the spell or ability that included the vote.
- 2016-08-23: The effects of each council’s dilemma ability happen in the stated order. First the vote occurs, then the first effect, and finally the second effect.