If I play Sanction on Steel Paws, does it trigger Nasus legend?
No — playing Sanction doesn't trigger Curator of the Sands (Nasus).
Nasus's legend ability cares about "a unit, gear, or activated ability with Energy cost [7] or more." Sanction is a 3-Energy Reaction spell, so it doesn't qualify on either count (even the Deflect surcharge is Power, not Energy).
The thing that does trigger Nasus is Steel Paws's own activated ability — [Empower] [7]: Empower me — which is a 7-Energy activated ability (FAQ #12342). One practical warning: since Steel Paws can't activate Empower while already empowered, using Sanction's first mode to empower Steel Paws locks you out of the [7] activation that turn, so you'd miss the Nasus trigger entirely unless it's already been used.
References
Suggested answer — derived from the references below
Rules
Related FAQs
Related Cards
Does this answer look correct?
No comments yet.
Log in to comment.
Rules references correction
No — playing Sanction doesn't trigger Curator of the Sands (Nasus). Nasus's legend ability cares about "a unit, gear, or activated ability with Energy cost [7] or more." Sanction is a 3-Energy Reaction spell, so it doesn't qualify on either count (even the Deflect surcharge is Power, not Energy). The thing that does trigger Nasus is Steel Paws's own activated ability — [Empower] [7]: Empower me — which is a 7-Energy activated ability (FAQ #12342). One practical warning: since Steel Paws can't activate Empower while already empowered, using Sanction's first mode to empower Steel Paws locks you out of the [7] activation that turn, so you'd miss the Nasus trigger entirely unless it's already been used.
Log in to propose edits.