But replicate puts a cast trigger on the stack, which then creates copies of the spell.
A single counterspell stops the entire squad since squad works as an ETB ability.
Replicate spells are harder to counter than squad spells. Threefold Signal, for example, can grant replicate to permanent spells. Replicate currently only exists on instants and sorceries, but it can theoretically go on any spell. Squad can only exist on permanents since the card has to enter the battlefield to make copies, and the reminder text suggests that squad only works with creatures. Squad and replicate are functionally similar, but there are a few key differences. But it’s not totally inconceivable for Wizards to print a card with an effect like “creature spells you cast have squad.” Is Squad the Same as Replicate? There aren’t currently any cards that grant the squad ability to other cards, so it’s unlikely you’ll ever have multiple instances of squad on the same card. Whether you pay a single squad cost four times or two individual squad costs two times each, you still get four copies of the creature upon ETB. You can pay each individual squad cost as many times as you’d like if you somehow cast a creature spell with multiple instances of squad, but the overall result will be the same. What if a Creature Has Multiple Instances of Squad? In other words there is a benefit to paying the squad cost multiple times. Yes! If you pay a creature’s squad cost multiple times then you get that many copies of that creature when it enters the battlefield. You pay the squad cost at the same time you’d pay other costs for that spell just like you would for a kicker spell.Īdditional costs can be paid if a spell or ability instructs you to cast a spell “without paying its mana cost.” If something like Epistolary Librarian instructs you to cast a squad spell for free, you can still pay mana for the squad cost as many times as you’d like. Squad is indeed an additional cost, as indicated by the reminder text. The mechanic was only featured in one of the four decks, so it’s limited to the Esper ( ) colors for now, and only six cards have squad in the entire game. Squad was introduced in the 2022 Warhammer 40k Commander precons, and it’s currently exclusive to the Forces of the Imperium deck. The rest works like your typical enter-the-battlefield effect, triggering on ETB and checking the number of times the squad cost was paid. Instead you pay the additional squad cost while you’re paying any other costs for the card. There’s no “squad trigger” when you cast the creature. Squad is part-static ability, part-triggered ability. Think of it as a Warhammer-flavored version of multi-kicker. When you cast a creature with squad you can pay the squad cost any number of times to create that many copies of the creature when it enters the battlefield. Space Marine Devastator (Warhammer 40,000) – Illustration by Games Workshop
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