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Magic: The Gathering · Secrets of Strixhaven · Uncommon

Scolding Administrator

Creature — Dwarf Cleric

$0.18

Market price

$0.23

Foil

2

Public decks

Scolding Administrator
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Rules Text

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)Repartee — Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.When this creature dies, if it had counters on it, put those counters on up to one target creature.

Card Facts

Mana value
2
Power / Toughness
2 / 2
Colors
Color identity
EDHREC rank
#17,958
Keywords
Menace, Repartee
Rarity

Legality

Alchemy

Legal

Brawl

Legal

Commander

Legal

Competitive Brawl

Legal

Duel Commander

Legal

Future

Legal

Gladiator

Legal

Historic

Legal

Legacy

Legal

Modern

Legal

Oathbreaker

Legal

Pioneer

Legal

Standard

Legal

Standard Brawl

Legal

Timeless

Legal

TLR

Legal

Vintage

Legal

Old School

Not legal

Pauper

Not legal

Pauper Commander

Not legal

Penny Dreadful

Not legal

PreDH

Not legal

Premodern

Not legal

Rulings

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    It doesn't matter if the creature or creatures targeted by the spell that caused the repartee ability to trigger leave the battlefield or stop being creatures before that spell resolves. As long as that spell targeted one or more creatures when it was cast, the repartee ability will trigger and later resolve.

  2. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Scolding Administrator's last ability puts all counters that were on Scolding Administrator onto the target creature, not just its +1/+1 counters.

  3. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    In some unusual cases, you may end up putting the appropriate counters on more than one permanent. For example, if you control The Ozolith (a card from the Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths set) when Scolding Administrator dies, you'll put the appropriate number of each kind of counter onto both The Ozolith and the target creature.

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If enough -1/-1 counters are put on Scolding Administrator at the same time to make its toughness 0 or less, its last ability will see all of the +1/+1 counters it had when it died as well as the -1/-1 counters it had, and an equal number of each of those types of counters (plus any other applicable counters) will be put onto the target creature.

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    A repartee ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.

  6. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    Scolding Administrator's last ability doesn't cause you to move counters from Scolding Administrator onto the target creature. Rather, you put the same number of each kind of counter Scolding Administrator had when it died onto the target creature.

  7. Mar 20, 2026 · Wizards of the Coast

    If Scolding Administrator has -1/-1 counters on it when it dies, that ability will include those as well. This may result in the recipient of the counters dying.

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Secrets of Strixhaven
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