Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K.

Phoebe's Text Box Conflict

If a Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. steals multiple text boxes that contain abilities that set power and toughness (ex. "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of swamps you control."), is her power and toughness determined by the newest stolen text box or as a total of all those abilities' counts?

From the Unstable FAQ:
What happens if two text boxes contradict one another? For example, say it picks up two text boxes that each set its power and toughness differently.
The most recently added text box wins if there is a contradiction. Let’s say Phoebe steals the text boxes of both Beast of Burden (power and toughness equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield) and Psychosis Crawler (power and toughness equal to the number of cards in your hand). Phoebe’s power and toughness would be defined by her more recent heist.

Beast Beast of Burden Creatures Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. Psychosis Crawler The FAQ Unstable Your Hand

Un-card Interaction

Un-rules question! If I enchant a creature with Curse of the Fire Penguin, replacing its text box, which card gets blanked if Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. targets that creature? Or do both the original creature and the Curse get their text boxes stolen? And if it's Curse, does only the "lower half" of Fire Penguin get stolen, or does Phoebe now also "confuse and consume enchanted creature"?

She steals the Curse of the Fire Penguin text box.

Creatures Enchant Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. Rules Un-sets

Phoebe and Masterful Ninja

You have a Phoebe, head of S.N.E.A.K. on the battlefield, and a Masterful ninja who's activated ability has put him both on the battlefield and in your hand at the same time. You activate Phoebe's ability to take Masterful Ninja's text box, what happens to the Masterful Ninja? Does he stay both in your hand and on the battlefield without a text box?

He stays on the battlefield until end of turn as it was a durational effect.

Activate Masterful Ninja Ninjas Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. Your Hand

Phoebe and Gideon Interaction

How does Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. work if you take the text box of any Gideon that can animate itself?

If Phoebe steals a Gideon’s text box and then uses a plus ability to turn into a creature (she can’t use a negative loyalty ability unless she’s gotten some loyalty - through a plus or 0 loyalty ability or a card like By Gnome Means or Giant Fan) she changes to the new P/T stats and gains any abilities while keeping all her previous abilities until end of turn.

By Gnome Means Creatures Giant Giant Fan Gnome Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K.

Black Color Appeal

Hey Mark! I am no fan of playing Black - I actively avoid it in drafts. But I’ve gotta say, between Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K., X, and in particular Masterful Ninja...I’m actually looking forward to playing Black this time around! I love everything I’ve seen with Unstable, thank you so much for working on behalf of all of us to get this made!

I’m happy you’re happy. : )

Appreciation Black Masterful Ninja Ninjas Phoebe, Head of S.N.E.A.K. Unstable

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