Reach

Reach
Sample Card
Info
Type	Static
Reminder Text	This creature can block creatures with flying
Introduced	Ixalan
Last used	Evergreen (Core Set 2019)

Reach is a static ability that enables a creature to block another creature with flying.

Comprehensive Rules

Comprehensive Rules Glossary (August 7, 2020)

Reach

A keyword ability that allows a creature to block an attacking creature with flying. See rule 702.17, “Reach.” See also Flying.

Comprehensive Rules (August 7, 2020)

• 702.17. Reach
  • 702.17a Reach is a static ability.
  • 702.17b A creature with flying can’t be blocked except by creatures with flying and/or reach. (See rule 509, “Declare Blockers Step,” and rule 702.9, “Flying.”)
  • 702.17c Multiple instances of reach on the same creature are redundant.

Reach Card List

57 results
	Agent of Treachery (7) Creature — Human Rogue (2/3) When Agent of Treachery enters the battlefield, gain control of target permanent. At the beginning of your end step, if you control three or more permanents you don't own, draw three cards.
	Arasta of the Endless Web (4) Legendary Enchantment Creature — Spider (3/5) Reach Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, create a 1/2 green Spider creature token with reach.
	Arbor Armament (1) Instant Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains reach until end of turn.
	Arboreal Grazer (1) Creature — Beast (0/3) Reach When Arboreal Grazer enters the battlefield, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
	Atzocan Archer (3) Creature — Human Archer (1/4) Reach When Atzocan Archer enters the battlefield, you may have it fight another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
	Brimstone Trebuchet (3) Artifact Creature — Wall (1/3) Defender, reach : Brimstone Trebuchet deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever a Knight enters the battlefield under your control, untap Brimstone Trebuchet.
	Canopy Spider (2) Creature — Spider (1/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
	Cavalier of Thorns (5) Creature — Elemental Knight (5/6) Reach When Cavalier of Thorns enters the battlefield, reveal the top five cards of your library. Put a land card from among them onto the battlefield and the rest into your graveyard. When Cavalier of Thorns dies, you may exile it. If you do, put another target card from your graveyard on top of your library.
	Chainweb Aracnir (1) Creature — Spider (1/2) Reach When Chainweb Aracnir enters the battlefield, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying an opponent controls. Escape—, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.) Chainweb Aracnir escapes with three +1/+1 counters on it.
	Cloudpiercer (5) Creature — Dinosaur (5/4) Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach Whenever this creature mutates, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
	Crystalline Giant (3) Artifact Creature — Giant (3/3) At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose a kind of counter at random that Crystalline Giant doesn't have on it from among flying, first strike, deathtouch, hexproof, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, vigilance, and +1/+1. Put a counter of that kind on Crystalline Giant.
	Elder Gargaroth (5) Creature — Beast (6/6) Vigilance, reach, trample Whenever Elder Gargaroth attacks or blocks, choose one — • Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. • You gain 3 life. • Draw a card.
	Flummoxed Cyclops (4) Creature — Cyclops (4/4) Reach Whenever two or more creatures your opponents control attack, Flummoxed Cyclops can't block this combat.
	Flycatcher Giraffid (5) Creature — Antelope Lizard (3/5) Flycatcher Giraffid enters the battlefield with your choice of a vigilance counter or a reach counter on it.
	Gemrazer (4) Creature — Beast (4/4) Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach, trample Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
	Giant Spider (4) Creature — Spider (2/4) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
	Gift of Strength (2) Instant Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains reach until end of turn.
	Glowstone Recluse (3) Creature — Spider (2/3) Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Reach Whenever this creature mutates, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
	Gnarled Sage (5) Creature — Treefolk Druid (4/4) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) As long as you've drawn two or more cards this turn, Gnarled Sage gets +0/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)
	Grappling Sundew (2) Creature — Plant (0/4) Defender, reach : Grappling Sundew gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.)
	Grazing Whiptail (4) Creature — Dinosaur (3/4) Reach
	Hatchery Spider (7) Creature — Spider (5/7) Reach Undergrowth — When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. You may put a green permanent card with converted mana cost X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
	Hitchclaw Recluse (3) Creature — Spider (1/4) Reach
	Howling Giant (7) Creature — Giant Druid (5/5) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) When Howling Giant enters the battlefield, create two 2/2 green Wolf creature tokens.
	Kargan Dragonrider (2) Creature — Human Warrior (2/2) As long as you control a Dragon, Kargan Dragonrider has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
	Kraul Harpooner (2) Creature — Insect Warrior (3/2) Reach Undergrowth — When Kraul Harpooner enters the battlefield, choose up to one target creature with flying you don't control. Kraul Harpooner gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard, then you may have Kraul Harpooner fight that creature.
	Mammoth Spider (5) Creature — Spider (3/5) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
	Minotaur Sureshot (3) Creature — Minotaur Archer (2/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) : Minotaur Sureshot gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
	Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar (6) Legendary Creature — Elemental Avatar (0/0) Reach, trample Multani, Yavimaya's Avatar gets +1/+1 for each land you control and each land card in your graveyard. , Return two lands you control to their owner's hand: Return Multani from your graveyard to your hand.
	Netcaster Spider (3) Creature — Spider (2/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Whenever Netcaster Spider blocks a creature with flying, Netcaster Spider gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
	Nexus Wardens (3) Creature — Satyr Archer (1/4) Reach Constellation — Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 2 life.
	Nimble Birdsticker (3) Creature — Goblin (2/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
	Poison-Tip Archer (4) Creature — Elf Archer (2/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) Whenever another creature dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
	Robber of the Rich (2) Creature — Human Archer Rogue (2/2) Reach, haste Whenever Robber of the Rich attacks, if defending player has more cards in hand than you, exile the top card of their library. During any turn you attacked with a Rogue, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
	Rubble Slinger (3) Creature — Human Warrior (2/3) Reach
	Shifting Ceratops (4) Creature — Dinosaur (5/4) This spell can't be countered. Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything blue.) : Shifting Ceratops gains your choice of reach, trample, or haste until end of turn.
	Skyway Sniper (1) Creature — Elf Archer (1/2) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) : Skyway Sniper deals 1 damage to target creature with flying.
	Snarespinner (2) Creature — Spider (1/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) Whenever Snarespinner blocks a creature with flying, Snarespinner gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
	Sporecap Spider (3) Creature — Spider (1/5) Reach
	Sporeweb Weaver (3) Creature — Spider (1/4) Reach, hexproof from blue Whenever Sporeweb Weaver is dealt damage, you gain 1 life and create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
	Steady Aim (2) Instant Untap target creature. It gets +1/+4 and gains reach until end of turn.
	Stonecoil Serpent (0) Artifact Creature — Snake (0/0) Reach, trample, protection from multicolored Stonecoil Serpent enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
	Sudden Spinnerets (1) Instant Target creature gets +1/+3 until end of turn. Put a reach counter on it. Untap it.
	Sylvan Awakening (3) Sorcery Until your next turn, all lands you control become 2/2 Elemental creatures with reach, indestructible, and haste. They're still lands.
	Tall as a Beanstalk (4) Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3, has reach, and is a Giant in addition to its other types.
	Tower Defense (2) Instant Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
	Treacherous Blessing (3) Enchantment When Treacherous Blessing enters the battlefield, draw three cards. Whenever you cast a spell, you lose 1 life. When Treacherous Blessing becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
	Turret Ogre (4) Creature — Ogre Warrior (4/3) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) When Turret Ogre enters the battlefield, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, Turret Ogre deals 2 damage to each opponent.
	Ulvenwald Hydra (6) Creature — Hydra (*/*) Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When Ulvenwald Hydra enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
	Underworld Breach (2) Enchantment Each nonland card in your graveyard has escape. The escape cost is equal to the card's mana cost plus exile three other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast cards from your graveyard for their escape cost.) At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Underworld Breach.
	Vivien, Champion of the Wilds (3) Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien (4) You may cast creature spells as though they had flash. +1: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gains vigilance and reach. −2: Look at the top three cards of your library. Exile one face down and put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. For as long as it remains exiled, you may look at that card and you may cast it if it's a creature spell.
	Vivien, Monsters' Advocate (5) Legendary Planeswalker — Vivien (3) You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. +1: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Put your choice of a vigilance counter, a reach counter, or a trample counter on it. −2: When you cast your next creature spell this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser converted mana cost, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
	Vivien's Jaguar (3) Creature — Cat Spirit (3/2) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) : Return Vivien's Jaguar from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if you control a Vivien planeswalker.
	Wall of Vines (1) Creature — Plant Wall (0/3) Defender (This creature can't attack.) Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
	Weaver of Lightning (3) Creature — Human Shaman (1/4) Reach Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Weaver of Lightning deals 1 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
	Wildborn Preserver (2) Creature — Elf Archer (2/2) Flash Reach Whenever another non-Human creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay . When you do, put X +1/+1 counters on Wildborn Preserver.
	Zacama, Primal Calamity (9) Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur (9/9) Vigilance, reach, trample When Zacama, Primal Calamity enters the battlefield, if you cast it, untap all lands you control. : Zacama deals 3 damage to target creature. : Destroy target artifact or enchantment. : You gain 3 life.