Some abilities trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell.” Such an ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.

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Lands are never cast, so abilities that trigger “whenever you cast a historic spell” won’t trigger if you play a legendary land. They also won’t trigger if a card on the battlefield transforms into a legendary land, as the Ixalan and Rivals of Ixalan double-faced cards do.

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An ability that triggers “whenever you cast a historic spell” doesn’t trigger if a historic card is put onto the battlefield without being cast.

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A card, spell, or permanent is historic if it has the legendary supertype, the artifact card type, or the Saga subtype. Having two of those qualities doesn’t make an object more historic than another or provide an additional bonus—an object either is historic or it isn’t.

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Tlr Not Legal

Standard Not Legal

Future Not Legal

Historic Legal

Timeless Legal

Gladiator Legal

Pioneer Legal

Modern Legal

Legacy Legal

Pauper Legal

Vintage Legal

Penny Legal

Commander Legal

Oathbreaker Legal

Standardbrawl Not Legal

Brawl Legal

Alchemy Not Legal

Paupercommander Legal

Duel Legal

Oldschool Not Legal

Premodern Not Legal

Predh Not Legal

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Cabal Paladin

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