This page was last edited on 11 September 2020, at 05:28. Now I cast Imprisoned in the Moon targeting my opponent’s 10/10 Chimeric Staff. Phantasmal Image is in its primal shape in the graveyard, sure thing, but the triggers going off as creatures leave the battlefield trigger off the battlefield; and while still on the battlefield, Phantasmal Image was a Messenger without counters. If a permanent becomes a copy of another object, it doesn’t cause EtB-triggers to go off and does not cancel out other effects being applied. Example: Vesuvan Doppelganger reads, "You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield except it doesn’t copy that creature’s color and it gains ’At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature except it doesn’t copy that creature’s color. Then another effect switches the creature’s power and toughness. Aside from that, an object’s state also influences copiable values. The Layer System is only used to reconcile continuous effects, that is, effects which are passively ongoing and affecting an object at a given moment. An effect that says “Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn” is applied to it (layer 7c), making it a 4/4 land creature. Before moving to Declare Blockers, I resolve a Mirrorweave targeting my Plains, hoping to nullify my opponent’s new flying blocker. Copying permanents permanently is primary in blue. In the end, the only result of my Mirrorweave is that my opponent’s 4/4 flyer is now named Plains and has the supertype “Basic”. The copy has the same mode that was chosen for the original Emerald Charm. This ensures that the copiable values of an object are unchanged from the printed values at the moment that copy effects should apply. Crazed Armodon reads, “{G}: Crazed Armodon gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. Other effects (including type-changing and text-changing effects), status, and counters are not copied. What do we get as a result? Rusted Sentinel will enter the battlefield as an untapped copy of Essence of the Wild. Layer 1 is copy effects; Layer 2 is control-changing effects; Layer 3 is text-changing effects; Layer 4 is type-changing effects; Layer 5 is color-changing effects; Layer 6 is ability adding/removing effects; Layer 7 is P/T-altering effects and has sublayers: a) Characteristic-defining abilities. Destroy Crazed Armodon at the beginning of the next end step. Required fields are marked *. An object doesn’t “remember” that choice and use it for other abilities it may copy later. But what about the Chimeric Staff we activated earlier? At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. An opponent attacks you with an animated Treetop Village, you cast Mirrorweave choosing an animated Mutavault as the target. Later, the Doppelganger copies Quirion Elves, which has the ability, “T: Add one mana of the chosen color to your mana pool.” Even though a color was chosen for the Doppelganger, it wasn’t chosen for the ability linked to the mana ability copied from the Elves. Example: Skyshroud Behemoth reads, “Fading 2 (This creature enters the battlefield with two fade counters on it. The Clone is an artifact, not a 5/5 artifact creature. Your code runs after fixing your import statements. A Grizzly Bears pumped with Giant Growth is copied with Phantasmal Image, what do we get? This class will comprise three parts. Example: Dawnglow Infusion is a sorcery that reads, “You gain X life if {G} was spent to cast this spell and X life if {W} was spent to cast it.” Because mana isn’t an object, a copy of Dawnglow Infusion won’t cause you to gain any life, no matter what mana was spent to cast the original spell. When copying an object, the copy acquires the copiable values of the original object’s characteristics and, for an object on the stack, choices made when casting or activating it (mode, targets, the value of X, whether it was kicked, how it will affect multiple targets, and so on). Such a copy is unable to morph, and never acquires the face-up characteristics of the original creature. If we deal with linked abilities, we need to keep in mind that any choice made by one ability (a chosen value or named card) will only be related to the linked ability. Unless otherwise stated, the copy will be created untapped, unflipped, face-up, and phased-in. An effect that says “Until end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that’s still a land” is applied to it (layers 4 and 7b). One (1) single-use code for one (1) copy of each of the cards “Secret Lair x The Walking Dead” *MTG Arena and Magic Online codes must be redeemed within one year of order confirmation. Example: Unstable Shapeshifter reads, “Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, Unstable Shapeshifter becomes a copy of that creature and gains this ability.” It’s affected by Giant Growth, which reads “Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.” If a creature enters the battlefield later this turn, Unstable Shapeshifter will become a copy of that creature, but it will still get +3/+3 from the Giant Growth. Example: Svogthos, the Restless Tomb, is on the battlefield. It will be 7/7. Example: Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of a face-down Grinning Demon (a creature with morph {2}{B}{B}). Its new power and toughness is 4/1. This is very easy to grasp, but when several continuous effects overlap, it can create hard-to-track rules situations. Delivery time is estimated using our proprietary method which is … © 2020 MagicFind, Inc. All rights reserved. Don’t worry about spam: we send one email a week letting you know what articles you might’ve missed out on.You can also join our Discord! Example: A Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of Adaptive Automaton. Copy effects form layer 1, the lowest and earliest layer, in the layer system dictating the interaction of continuous effects. Example: A player casts Fork, targeting an Emerald Charm. Example: A face-down Grinning Demon (a creature with morph) becomes a copy of a face-up Branchsnap Lorian (a 4/1 green creature with trample and morph {G}). The copiable values of the Shapeshifter now match those of the Elves, except that the Shapeshifter also has the ability “Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, Unstable Shapeshifter becomes a copy of that creature, except it has this ability.” Then a Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of the Unstable Shapeshifter. Example: An effect that reads “All noncreature artifacts become 2/2 artifact creatures until end of turn” is both a type-changing effect and a power- and toughness-setting effect. If the creature’s color is later changed to red (layer 5), Honor of the Pure’s effect stops applying to it, and it will return to being 2/2. The Clone is an artifact, not a 5/5 artifact creature. You do need to remember that some abilities set or change copiable values. It will be a face-down Wandering Ones. Understanding it is key to understanding how cards interact, especially cards that change a creature's power and toughness. The “copiable values” are the values derived from the text printed on the object (that text being name, mana cost, color indicator, card type, subtype, supertype, rules text, power, toughness, and/or loyalty), as modified by other copy effects, by its face-down status, and by “as… enters the battlefield” and “as… is turned face up” abilities that set power and toughness (and may also set additional characteristics). 706.5. The copiable values of the Copy Artifact now match those of Juggernaut with one modification: its types are now artifact, creature, and enchantment. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (September 25, 2020—Zendikar Rising), From the Comprehensive Rules (September 25, 2020—Zendikar Rising), Example: Chimeric Staff is an artifact that reads, “{X}: Chimeric Staff becomes an X/X artifact creature until end of turn.” Clone is a creature that reads, “You may have Clone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.” After a Staff has become a 5/5 artifact creature, a Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of it. A new effect gives the creature +5/+0. Because that’s what’s printed on the card, while the effect of Giant Growth does not affect copiable values. *Special thanks to Reddit user Exkzol for letting me use his idea for this sweet Contested War Zone combo in my article! Example: An Unstable Shapeshifter copies a Crazed Armodon. No counters are printed on the Gharial, and so they are not copied. Finally, layer 7 makes the creature a 4/4. As it enters the battlefield, the copy effect from Essence of the Wild is applied first. Interaction of Replacement and/or Prevention Effects, https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Layer?oldid=347362. If an effect turns it face up, it will have the characteristics of Wandering Ones. It will still be face up. The Demon’s characteristics become the characteristics of Branchsnap Lorian. They can’t be linked to any other ability, regardless of what other abilities the copy may currently have or may have had in the past. The first one will be dedicated to copying permanents and cards, in the second one is about copying special cards and in the third part we’ll talk about copying spells and abilities. Green can copy it’s own creatures. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. When copying a permanent, any choices that have been made for that permanent aren’t copied. The layer system creates far too many funky interactions to write about them all today, but I hope to cover the basics in this article! If it’s turned face up, it will have the characteristics of Branchsnap Lorian. 613.1b Layer 2: Control-changing effects are applied. If you do, this creature gains this ability.’" A Vesuvan Doppelganger enters the battlefield as a copy of Runeclaw Bear (a 2/2 green Bear creature with no abilities). When it resolves, each creature Mirrorweave is not targeting becomes a copy of the targeted card. You cast Heat Shimmer, choosing Voice of All as the target; white had been chosen for Voice of All. Please reload the page and try again. When creatures are copied, this mechanic is sometimes referred to as "cloning".[2][3][4]. is primary in both blue and red. 706.10. Pack Rat's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Rats you control. 706.4. Phantasmal Image becomes a copy of Geralf's Messenger and… dies. 706.9c. understanding the layer system. Additionally, for objects on the stack (that is, spells or effects that have not yet resolved), copies also copy any choices made while casting it, such as mode, targets, or additional or alternate costs that were paid. From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (September 25, 2020—Zendikar Rising), From the Comprehensive Rules (September 25, 2020—Zendikar Rising). Example: Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of a face-down Grinning Demon (a creature with Morph {2BB}). Chimeric Staff‘s ability causes the Staff to become an Artifact Creature, and it has an older timestamp than March of the Machines, so March of the Machines will not apply to our 1/1 Chimeric Staff until the Staff’s ability ends at the end of the turn. Cards like Mimic Vat, Mirrorweave, Phyrexian Metamorph, Isochron Scepter, Essence of the Wild, Stolen Identity regularly cause many questions. 706.2. If Overrun is cast, and then your opponent casts Mirrorweave turning all creatures into bears, your bears will still fall under the Overrun effect. Here are the two most relevant rules about timestamps: March of the Machines‘ ability only applies to noncreature artifacts. The type-changing effect is applied to all noncreature artifacts in layer 4 and the power- and toughness-setting effect is applied to those same permanents in layer 7b, even though those permanents aren’t noncreature artifacts by then. Seems fitting. Example: Gray Ogre, a 2/2 creature, is on the battlefield. See rule 612, "Text-Changing Effects." Opalescence 's and Enchanted Evening 's )” and “Skyshroud Behemoth enters the battlefield tapped.” A Clone that enters the battlefield as a copy of a Skyshroud Behemoth will also enter the battlefield tapped with two fade counters on it. If the creature’s color is later changed to red (layer 5), Honor of the Pure’s effect stops applying to it, and it will return to being 2/2.