Messenger Jays (PLST #CN2-35)
Messenger Jays is a common printing from The List (PLST #CN2-35), a Creature — Bird. Illustrated by Lars Grant-West.
Card text
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.
Details
| Mana cost | {4}{U} |
|---|---|
| Type | Creature — Bird |
| Power / Toughness | 2 / 1 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Set | The List (PLST) |
| Collector number | CN2-35 |
| Artist | Lars Grant-West |
| Released | 2019-11-07 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.47 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Not legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Not legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- August 23, 2016 — Players can’t do anything between voting and finishing the resolution of the spell or ability that included the vote.
- August 23, 2016 — 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.
- August 23, 2016 — 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.
- August 23, 2016 — Because the votes are made in turn order, each player will know the votes of players who voted beforehand.
- August 23, 2016 — You must vote for one of the available options. You can’t abstain.
- August 23, 2016 — 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.
- August 23, 2016 — 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.