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Wizards of the Coast
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Indominus Rex, Alpha MTG - Jurassic World Collection Cards #14 (English) | Magic: The Gathering
As Indominus Rex enters, discard any number of creature cards. It enters with a flying counter on it if a card discarded this way has flying.
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Reddit
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r/mtgrules on Reddit: Indominus Rex, Alpha: Ability variants and counters
September 4, 2024 -

I've seen some posts about [[Indominus Rex, Alpha]]'s interaction with a few cards and the ruling is not clear to me.

If [[Volatile Stormdrake]] is discarded. Does it get a "hexproof from activated and triggered abilities" counter? Does that allow me to get a "Hexproof" counter from another card?

[[Breaker of Creation]] grants 5 different counters of "hexproof from" for each color?

Same for cards that have "Trample over planeswalkers", etc.

My question is because the card specifies only "Hexproof":

As Indominus Rex, Alpha enters, discard any number of creature cards. It enters with a flying counter on it if a card discarded this way has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, hexproof, haste, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance.

I'm convinced those cards will grant counters based on these rules:

702.11e Any effect that causes an object to lose hexproof will cause an object to lose all “hexproof from [quality]” abilities. Any effect that allows a player to choose a creature with hexproof as a target as though it didn’t have hexproof will allow a player to choose a creature with a “hexproof from [quality]” ability. Any effect that looks for a card with hexproof will find a card with a “hexproof from [quality]” ability.

702.11f “Hexproof from [quality A] and from [quality B]” is shorthand for “hexproof from [quality A]” and “hexproof from [quality B]”; it behaves as two separate hexproof abilities. If an effect causes an object with such an ability to lose hexproof from [quality A], for example, that object would still have hexproof from [quality B].

However, it's not clear if Rex will get the variant or the base ability.

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MTG Assist
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Indominus Rex, Alpha rulings - MTG Assist
Official rulings for Indominus Rex, Alpha: 2023-11-10: Indominus Rex's first ability will give it only one of each kind of counter, even if you discard more than one creature card with the relevant ab
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MTGNexus
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Indominus Rex, Alpha - MTGNexus
It is worth pointing out that Knight of Malice will grant Indominus Rex, Alpha "Hexproof from White", not the Hexproof ability as a whole. When dealing with cards like this, the specific variant is what is granted. Rule 122.1b allows for Keyword counters for the Variants and the Card Rulings for Odric, Lunarch Marshal clarifies this as well (I can't find Rex in Gatherer but it is the same effect).
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Card Kingdom
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Indominus Rex, Alpha | Universes Beyond: Jurassic World Collection | Card Kingdom
As Indominus Rex, Alpha enters the battlefield, discard any number of creature cards. It enters with a flying counter on it if a card discarded this way has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, hexproof, haste, ...
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Scryfall
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Indominus Rex, Alpha
{1}{U/B}{U/B}{G}{G} • Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Mutant • 6/6 • As Indominus Rex enters, discard any number of creature cards. It enters with a flying counter on it if a card discarded this way has flying.
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EDHREC
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Indominus Rex, Alpha (Commander) | EDHREC
Indominus Rex, Alpha · Rank #245 · 7,808decks · As CommanderAs CardAverage DeckDecks · Bracket · All12345 · Budget · Any$$$$ Tags · Keywords391Voltron287Reanimator267Deathtouch214 · Dec 20, 2024 · DougY · Dinosaurs debut in a Naya-centric top 10 list.
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Reddit
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r/magicTCG on Reddit: [REX] Indominus Rex, Alpha
September 22, 2023 - How does discarding the Valkyrie to Indominus Rex work regarding the conditonal hexproof? Bonus question: Cairn Wanderer and a creature with Protection against x would work with everything, right? r/mtg • · r/mtg · A place for general discussion of Magic: The Gathering.
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Star City Games
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MTG Commander Deck Of The Week: Indominus Rex, Alpha - Star City Games
January 5, 2024 - Instead, it wants to “eat” them – you want to discard some number of them to I-Rex’s enters-the-battlefield trigger to add a bunch of counters to it, and draw cards for each counter I-Rex enters the battlefield with. The keywords our Dinosaur friend looks for specifically are: ... Unfortunately, the Sultai color combination does not currently have access to a creature with the double strike keyword, but we can always hold out hope for one showing up in the future, likely on some small artifact creature. When I opened up a copy of Indominus Rex, Alpha from a Set Booster of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, I knew I had to build a Commander deck around it, and over the holiday I finally pulled the deck together and wanted to share it with you today.
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MTGNexus
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Indominus Rex - MTGNexus
Saiba Cryptomancer has the important hexproof and can give +1/+1. Drana, Liberator of Malakir has a couple of abilities and ongoing +1/+1 to all your creatures. Sluiceway Scorpion has deathtouch and you can discard to scavenge from your graveyard. Railway Brawler can be plot the turn before Indominus (natural curve as well with Rex at 5 mana) and would make him a 12/12.
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Reddit
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r/EDH on Reddit: [REX] Indominus Rex, Alpha
September 22, 2023 -

Indominus Rex, Alpha - 1[U/B][U/B]GG

Legendary Creature - Dinosaur Mutant

As Indominus Rex, Alpha enters the battlefield, discard any number of creature cards. It enters with a flying counter on it if a card discarded this way has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, hexproof, haste, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigiliance.

When Indominus Rex enters the battlefield, draw a card for each counter on it.

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Reddit
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r/mtgrules on Reddit: Indominus Rex, Alpha and Specific Keywords
October 31, 2023 -

I'm putting together a list for [[Indominus Rex, Alpha]] , and have come across some unique keyword creatures. Not sure how they'd interact. The cards in question are [[Eradicator Valkyrie]], [[Knight of Malice]], [[Sporeweb Weaver]], and [[Thrasta, Tempest's Roar]]. They have abilities like "Hexproof from planeswalkers", "Hexproof from white", "Trample over planeswalkers".

Let's say I discard all four of these cards to IRA's ability. Would he get the following counters and draw 10? ( Flying , Lifelink, Hexproof from Planeswalkers , First Strike, Hexproof from White , Reach, Hexproof from Blue, Trample, Haste, Trample over Planeswalkers )

If not, what would happen? Additionally, if I discarded just two tramplers instead, would he get two trample counters? Or is there a one-per-keyword limit?

I realize this card hasn't been released yet. Thanks for any help!

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/dinosaursmtg › my indominus rex deck, complete with 51 alters
r/DinosaursMTG on Reddit: My Indominus Rex deck, complete with 51 alters
February 23, 2025 -

I am a huge I. Rex fan girl, I love the giant misunderstood psychopath so much I genuinely collect Indominus merch any chance I get (and if it's affordable. Oh boy there are some products out there that make me wish I was rich).

So obviously when she got her own MTG card, I instantly brewed a deck with her. Over the last couple months I've been fine tuning it and now that I'm finally happy with it, here it is!

THE DECK

As far as the deck's playability is concerned, she has roughly an 80% win rate, and usually she comes down with 5+ keywords at a time when I cast her. I'd say the most hilarious victory was a 2 hour game where she was a whopping thirteen mana when I cast her for the last time.

However I am a huge I Rex fan girl, remember? I can't stop at just the deck, it needs to be perfect. So I booted up my custom card maker and decided that every nonland, noncreature card had to be an homage in some way. I even made alters of some of the utility lands. 51 cards in total, and in the next couple weeks I'm going to be getting them all proxied up and put into the deck.

All of the art is screenshots from the movie or official concept art, with a few fan arts for cards that I couldn't really get a good official reference image for.

THE ALTERS

Obviously with this many alters, the noncreature portion of the deck is pretty set in stone unless something truly incredible comes out. If/when that happens I'll probably just keep the art/name/flavor text of whatever card it's replacing and just change the name and rules text.

If you have any questions about the deck, feel free to ask!

EDIT: After a deck update, it now has slightly less than 51 alters.

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Moxfield
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Indominus Rex EDH (You Asked For More Teeth) - Commander (Indominus Rex, Alpha)
You Asked For More Teeth Dr. Wu: You know that I'm not at liberty to reveal the deck’s genetic makeup. Homebrewed lists are known to be unpredictable. Masrani: It's killed people, Henry. Dr. Wu: That's unfortunate. Masrani: What purpose could we have for a dimir control finisher with green in...
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Reddit
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r/EDH on Reddit: Indominus Rex advice
January 9, 2024 -

I need some help to my [[Indominus]] deck. The problems I have: I have not enough board, often I have an unkillable and monstrous Indominus by turn 4 or 5 and other 1 or 2 other creatures in play turn 6 or 7. Often people trying to join forces to kill me so I can't do much. With commander damage I need at least 3 attack if I manage to get some +1+/+1 counter on it but generally is a 6/6. So I need to survive, I was thinking a [[No mercy]] and [[Damnation]]. And I need some other cards that put +1+/+1 counters. An other things is that I draw A LOT, after casting Indominus I draw from 3 to 8 cards is a row, but all I draw are monsters or reanimating engine (that is good) but are there some other ways to use all that card vantage in a more useful way?

Here is the deck: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/0cqnbc7JC0S_CmRSU2hQog

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There is various way to build [[Indominus Rex, Alpha]] one way is to go more Voltron where you want more Haste in the Keywords and some +1/+1 stuff and the Voltron cards, its probably the fastest way to kill at least one player. The reanimation way is not exactly classic reanimation because you have Keywords creatures instead of game finisher and Indominus only fill the graveyard once. The other way i have chosen to build it is going more for a board control strategy abusing more the Indestrutible and Hexproof Keywords. I can put in more stuff like [[Pernicious Deed]] and [[Oblivion Stone]] getting Artifact and Enchantment to since we dont have many, i go lower in the +1/+1 stuff to do it and the board wipes also surve to clear the way for bigger attacks. The reanimation is more opportunistic and repeatable trying to get back the stuff i have discarted for a wider board. The chosen creatures are more of quality like Gods then just Keywords for Keywords. Here is my decklist with and old primer that i have made some change to since then: https://www.moxfield.com/decks/-vi7djdxvESVxyhObBLGuQ
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Firstly, if you’re insisting on playing Indominus, you might want to think of some additional methods of dealing damage to players, cos Voltron strategies are very hard these days. Grab some quality direct damage cards like [[Ram Through]] for that direct damage. Next, you might want to think about the Scavenge mechanic for your deck. The 2nd Golgari keyword, they allow you to exile them from grave to add their power in counters to a creature of your choice. The scavenge cost isn’t great but if you’re discarding cards anyway, it might be worth it. The Scavenge cards with keywords are: *[[Zanikev Locust]] *[[Thrashing Mossdog]] *[[Sluiceway Scorpion]] *[[Bannerhide Krushok]] *[[Dreg Mangler]] *[[Korozda Monitor]] If you don’t like any of these, [[Varolz, the Scar-Striped]] will just give all creatures in your grave Scavenge by default. You should also add cards that have other effects whilst in graveyard, since you’ll discard them anyway. [[Vengeful Pharaoh]] and the Incarnations ([[Brawn]], [[Wonder]], & [[Filth]]) are my go-tos. Finally, if the Indominus is just too much with the constant discards and rebuilding, try [[Rayami]]. Same basic concept but with graveyard hate built in, plus you get to keep the keywords once exiled.
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