Council of Echoes : The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Type: Creature — Spirit Advisor
Rarity: Uncommon
Color: U
Number: 51
Finishes: nonfoil, foil
Reprint: No
Printings: LCI

Text: Flying Descend 4 — When Council of Echoes enters, if there are four or more permanent cards in your graveyard, return up to one target nonland permanent other than Council of Echoes to its owner's hand.
Variations:

Finish	Market Price	Lowest Price	Higest Price	Average Price
Normal	$0.01	$0.02	$0.03	$0.02
Foil	$0.04	$0.02	$0.03	$0.02

Legality

Alchemy		Brawl
Commander		Duel
Explorer		Gladiator
Historic		Legacy
Modern		Oathbreaker
Pauper		Pauper Commander
Penny		Pioneer
Standard		Timeless

Rulings

11/10/2023

Cards with the ability word "descend N" have abilities that care if you have at least N permanent cards in your graveyard.
11/10/2023

Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.