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Riftbound Unit: Kato the Arm. [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) When I move to a battlefield, give a friendly unit my keywords and +[M] equal to my Might this turn.

Card Rulings

Kato the Arm

SFD-112/221 · Spiritforged · Rare

UnitBody
Energy
4
Might
3
Power
1

Printed Ability

[Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) When I move to a battlefield, give a friendly unit my keywords and +[M] equal to my Might this turn.

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Official Context Linked to This Card

Errata: Riftbound Spiritforged Errata

Kato the Arm [NEW TEXT] [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) When I move to a battlefield, give another friendly unit my keywords and +[M] equal to my Might this turn. [OLD TEXT] [Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) When I move to a battlefield, give a friendly unit my keywords and +[M]

FAQ: Riftbound Spiritforged FAQ

Kato the Arm Q: Can Kato the Arm give himself his own Might and keywords? "Friendly unit" does properly include Kato himself, but that wasn't the intent behind this cardKato can't throw himself, after all. It was a simple goof that Kato made it out the door without the word "another," and the gameplay is so divergent from the design intent that we're changin

 Rules: Riftbound Core Rules (2026-07-16)

760. Some Game Effects may instruct a player to name or guess a card, type, or tag. 761. The act of naming a card in this way may be accomplished in one of two ways: 761.1. 1. Stating the exact name of the card. Example: "Kai'Sa, Evolutionary" identifies the card Kai'Sa, Evolutionary. 761.2. 2. Identifying a combination of traits and characteristics that can