Can Glissa, the Traitor bring artifact creatures ?
Asked by Arxxxus 9 years ago
Hello. If I have Glissa, the Traitor on the battlefield can I return only Artifact cards or even Artifact creature cards ? Is a Artifact Creature considered artifact and also a creature ?
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2
There are no "classes" in Magic. A card may have supertypes (basic, legendary, world), types (artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, etc.), and subtypes (Aura, Druid, Human, Arcane, etc.).
A card with multiple types is each of those types. For example, an artifact creature is both an artifact and a creature. Because Glissa, the Traitor's ability cares only whether the card is an artifact, it doesn't check the other types. If the card is an artifact, it works with the ability.
Jimmy_Chinchila says... #1
Yes permanents can be of multiple classes (or types), like the Theros gods (ie Nylea, God of the Hunt) are creatures and enchantments. The downside of having both classes is that it can be hit by either class's removal, like an artifact creature can get killed by Hero's Downfall or Creeping Corrosion.
May 2, 2015 5:20 a.m.