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Wormfang Manta
Creature — Nightmare Fish Beast
Flying
When Wormfang Manta enters the battlefield, you skip your next turn.
When Wormfang Manta leaves the battlefield, you take an extra turn after this one.
Polaris on Interaction between Volrath's Shapeshifter and …
2 years ago
This isn't leaving play, any more than discarding Wormfang Manta and having Volrath's Shapeshifter becoming a copy of it is a Wormfang Manta entering play. Your Shapeshifter is in play the entire time.
You could however use something like Semester's End in response to the second Volrath's Shapeshifter activation (once you've activated the ability, but before it resolves and you discard) to get your Shapeshifter to leave play.
Neotrup on Interaction between Volrath's Shapeshifter and …
2 years ago
Under the current rules of Magic, in order for a creature's leave the battlefield ability to trigger, it needs to leave the battlefield. In the situation you described, Volrath's Shapeshifter never leaves the battlefield, so the ability never triggers. While you did not bring this up, I know this was another relevant Wormfang Manta interaction so I will also mention that phasing out is not leaving the battlefield anymore (it remains on the battlefield and is simply treated as though it doesn't exist), and also does not trigger the ability.
MrFantabulous on Interaction between Volrath's Shapeshifter and …
2 years ago
Hey it's been a long time since I built a deck with Volrath's Shapeshifter and Wormfang Manta. I know they completely changed their layering system since then I believe.
Because of the text on Volrath's shapeshifter taking the full text instead of just the normal clone copy mechanic, the text on Wormfang Manta reads "Leaves play".
Basically the combo was, have Volrath's in play, then discard wormfang manta to be the top card, then discard anything else.
This would trigger the "leaves play" as the state of the game from one moment to the next would see wormfang not on the table anymore and trigger an extra turn. Because all it has to do is "leave play"
But now with layering I'm not 100% sure what the interaction is with this mechanic.
Thanks!
Kaiyakoroshi on
Negative ETB Tribal
2 years ago
Wormfang Manta definitely fits into your gameplan and is fetchable with you commander
Balaam__ on
Time Bandits
2 years ago
This is awesome. I had looked at Wormfang Manta recently with the agenda of trying something like this, but wasn’t able to work anything out. This looks pretty fun
Omniscience_is_life on
Tymna Sakashima No Turns
3 years ago
Forgive my ignorance, but I don't see how you're skipping your turns. No Magosi , Chronatog / Other Chronatog , Chronosavant , Eater of Days , Lethal Vapors , Meditate , or Wormfang Manta in sight!
1empyrean on
Obeka, Punchin' Out
3 years ago
Calleb if, during your turn, something enters play and an ETB triggers, you can end the turn before that trigger resolves. Read Obeka's reminder text on what ending the turn does.
On a side note, I only care about canceling the ETBs for 5 lands and Wormfang Manta. Many Obeka decks run more cards like this, such as Eater of Days and Phage the Untouchable. It can be very effective, but I chose not to be too reliant on my commander.