#sylvan advocate

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Sylvan Advocate

"The land gives of itself. Its abundance provides, even in times of chaos."

Artist: Volkan Baǵa TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

[magicjudge]

I control a sylvan advocate with exactly 6 lands, one of which is a fetch land. I crack my fetch and in response my opponent fiery impulses my advocate for 3. Do state based actions check to see if my advocate has lethal damage marked on it between the time my fetch land leaves the field and when it's replaced by whatever land I get?

Yes.

So you’ve activated your fetch land’s ability and only have five lands currently. When you pass priority to your opponent, they’re free to Fiery Impulse your Sylvan Advocate. After Fiery Impulse resolves, state-based actions are checked before anyone gets priority and your Advocate dies. Finally your fetch land activation will resolve, though, albeit too late for your Advocate.

[magicjudge]

Can I use alesha to return sylvan advocate with 6 lands in play? I'm not sure if the advocate's ability works in the graveyard.

Abilities of permanent cards only function while the card is on the battlefield unless an ability specifies moving itself from a non-battlefield zone or specifies that it works in a non-battlefield zone.

Sylvan Advocate is just a 2/3 in your graveyard and can be returned by Alesha.

[magicjudge]

Is Sylvan Advocates ability cumulative with other copies of Sylvan Advocate on the field or with animated lands?

Sylvan Advocate itself can only be buffed by itself, not by other copies of Sylvan Advocate. Creature lands you control will get +2/+2 for each Sylvan Advocate you control though.

[magicjudge]

Does Sylvan Advocate 'work' for itself if it's in the graveyard? For stuff like Reveillark or the like, I mean, is it a 2/3 while in a zone other than the battlefield, or is it 4/5?

Like most creature abilities, it only functions while the creature is on the battlefield.

[magicjudge]

If I have multiple copies of Sylvan advocate on the field would those triggers stack??.. For instance if I have three on the field would Sylvan advocate and land creatures get + 6 + 6??

Each Sylvan Advocate would only benefit from its own ability and get +2/+2, but all your land creatures would get +6/+6.