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Old Man of the Sea
Color Blue
Type Creature - Marid
Cost Cost=1UU
Expansion AN(U2)
Text(AN+errata):2/3. ; You may choose not to untap ~this~ during your untap step. ; {Tap}: Gain control of target creature with power equal to or less than the power of ~this~ as long as ~this~ remains tapped and its power remains equal to or greater than the creature's power. [Oracle 1999/09/03]
If used during combat, the creature is removed from the combat immediately. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
Control of the creature is lost if the Old Man leaves play for any reason. This is because it is no longer tapped. [bethmo 1994/05/09]
You do not lose control of a creature controlled by the Old Man even if you lose control of the Old Man itself. Interesting Note: if player A taps an Old Man to control B's Old Man, and during the same instant B taps to control A's Old Man, then at the resolution of the instant, the two Old Men switch sides. Now whoever untaps first will be getting both Old Men. [bethmo 1994/06/01]
You do not lose control if the creature becomes an invalid target at any time after the Old Man steals it. This includes if the card stops being a creature. The check for stealing the creature is made on announcement and on resolution as with any targeted effect plus it checks constantly for the cases listed on the card: power becoming greater than Old Man's and Old Man leaving play. [WotC Rules Team 1995/02/09]
Extended tournaments (see Rule D.15) have always banned this card.
Note -Also see Tap and Hold Abilities, Rule E.11.

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