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Swiftfoot Boots

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Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast

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AI DraftJul 24, 2026

Swiftfoot Boots + Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast

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Overview

Swiftfoot Boots gives an equipped creature hexproof and haste; if Vincent Valentine is equipped, it can attack (and you may transform it) the turn it gains haste. When Galian Beast dies and its death-trigger returns it to the battlefield tapped (front face up) it is a new object that won’t automatically have Swiftfoot Boots attached, and any trigger that puts +1/+1 counters on Vincent uses the dead creature’s last-known power to determine how many counters to put on Vincent . Note that a creature that returns tapped can’t attack that turn even if it would have haste, and if a creature gained haste and then loses it before attacking it can’t attack that turn .

Step 1

Creature (Galian Beast) dies and is moved from the battlefield to the graveyard; state-based actions and 'dies' timing are resolved.

Step 2

Triggered abilities that care about creatures dying are put on the stack (including Galian Beast’s own "When Galian Beast dies, return it to the battlefield tapped (front face up)" trigger and any opponent-creature-died triggers that Vincent Valentine has, if applicable).

Step 3

When the Galian Beast death-trigger resolves, it returns that card to the battlefield tapped, front face up — that means it returns as Vincent Valentine, which is a new object entering the battlefield.

Step 4

Because the returned permanent is a new object, Swiftfoot Boots (if they were attached to the previous object) are not automatically attached to the new Vincent; the Boots remain on the battlefield but unattached. You must pay Equip or use an effect that attaches equipment to attach them to the returned Vincent.

Step 5

If a trigger puts +1/+1 counters on Vincent because a creature an opponent controlled died, you determine the number of counters using that creature’s power as it last existed on the battlefield .

Step 6

Because the returned Vincent entered tapped, it cannot attack that turn even if it would have haste; and if it gained haste and then loses it before attacking, it cannot attack that turn .

Resolution

Swiftfoot Boots do not automatically remain attached to or reattach to Galian Beast when it dies and returns front face up as Vincent Valentine; the returned permanent is a new object and the Boots will be unattached until you equip them to it. Any trigger that adds +1/+1 counters to Vincent based on a creature that died uses that creature’s power as it last existed on the battlefield . Because the returned creature enters tapped, haste (even if granted) does not allow it to attack that turn, and if haste is lost before attacking the creature can’t attack that turn .

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