Can I Exhume/Reanimate Arixmethes?
Asked by Balaam__ 3 years ago
I’m fairly new to Mtg. Not sure about the deeper intricacies of the rules. Can I cast Exhume or Reanimate targeting Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle in my graveyard? I tried searching for an answer online and all I could find was that cards like Animate Dead or Dance of the Dead will not work. I can’t figure out if Arixmethes counts as a creature or land (or both?) while it’s in the graveyard, so I’m not sure if it can be exhumed/reanimated.
The above answer is spot-on, but I wanted to add one clarification to the above answer, based on your parenthetical question of "or both": Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle will only count as a creature; it will not be both a creature or land.
This is different than Heliod; Heliod has both the Enchantment and Creature types, so it will be both an Enchantment and Creature in all zones. Or, for another example, Dryad Arbor has both Creature or Land as its type, so it will be both in all zones. Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle only has "Creature" as its type, so will only be a creature.
TheRealSpecialK says... Accepted answer #1
Yes - you can exhume/reanimate it. While it is any zone other than the battlefield, it is a creature. I'll reference another interaction that hopefully helps to add clarity to the situation. If I go to cast Heliod, Sun-Crowned but I do not have devotion to white for it to enter as a creature, an opponent can still counter it with Essence Scatter while it is on the stack. Cards like Heliod or Arixmethes can be reanimated, tutored from your library with Worldly Tutor effects, and for all intents and purposes be interacted with as creatures as long as they are in any zone other than the battlefield.
October 8, 2020 5:32 p.m.