Agate Instigator

Public decks that run Agate Instigator

• Family Matters - Bloomburrow Commander, led by Zinnia, Valley's Voice

Commanders that run Agate Instigator most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Zinnia, Valley's Voice: 13,271 decks
• Baylen, the Haymaker: 7,629 decks
• Gev, Scaled Scorch: 7,409 decks
• Norin the Wary: 7,231 decks
• Xyris, the Writhing Storm: 6,172 decks
• The Jolly Balloon Man: 4,069 decks
• Zurgo Stormrender: 3,878 decks
• Caesar, Legion's Emperor: 3,275 decks

Often played with Agate Instigator

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Thought-Stalker Warlock
• Crimson Muckwader
• Deathgazer
• Scales of Shale
• Ravine Raider
• Cindering Cutthroat
• Flamecache Gecko
• Glidedive Duo
• Shield Broker
• Gilacorn

Rulings

• 2024-07-26: Any "enters" abilities of the copied creature will trigger when the token enters. Any "as [this creature] enters" or "[this creature] enters with" abilities of the copied creature will also work.
• 2024-07-26: Many creatures with offspring abilities have other abilities that refer to them as "this creature" rather than referring to them by name. This difference is for clarity purposes and does not change the function of any of these abilities.
• 2024-07-26: In the rare case where the creature doesn't have the offspring ability when it enters, the ability won't trigger even if you paid the offspring cost.
• 2024-07-26: The token created by the offspring ability isn't "cast", so abilities that trigger when a creature spell is cast won't trigger for the copy.
• 2024-07-26: If the spell is countered, the offspring ability will not trigger, and no token will be created.
• 2024-07-26: In the rare case where the original creature is copying something else when the offspring ability resolves, the token enters as whatever that creature copied, except it's a 1/1.
• 2024-07-26: If the spell resolves but the creature with offspring leaves the battlefield before the offspring ability resolves, you'll still create a token copy of it.
• 2024-07-26: You can pay an offspring cost only once as you cast a spell with offspring. You can't try to pay it multiple times to get more token copies.
• 2024-07-26: The token copies exactly what was printed on the original creature and nothing else, except it's a 1/1 (unless that creature is copying something else; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its types, color, or so on.