Can Vivien, Champion of the Wilds flip non-creatures under any condition?
Asked by RedUndead40 4 years ago
So, say I have a Vivien, Champion of the Wilds . I minus her, and the only (sort of) creature I pull out is a Zoetic Cavern .
Now, Vivien says you may cast it if it's a creature. Zoetic Cavern is a land, but Morph says it can be cast "As a creature".
Does this interaction work? I don't think it does since Cavern is not a creature card itself, but wanted to make sure.
Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
You will be able to cast the Zoetic Cavern that has been exiled with Vivien, Champion of the Wilds ' -2 ability.
As part of casting a morph card, you turn it face down, and it becomes a 2/2 face-down creature card with no text, no name, no subtypes, and no mana cost. Since it becomes a creature card if you are casting it for its morph cost, then it will work with Viven's ability.
702.36c To cast a card using its morph ability, turn it face down. It becomes a 2/2 face-down creature card with no text, no name, no subtypes, and no mana cost. Any effects or prohibitions that would apply to casting a card with these characteristics (and not the face-up card’s characteristics) are applied to casting this card. These values are the copiable values of that object’s characteristics. (See rule 613, “Interaction of Continuous Effects,” and rule 706, “Copying Objects.”) Put it onto the stack (as a face-down spell with the same characteristics), and pay {3} rather than pay its mana cost. This follows the rules for paying alternative costs. You can use a morph ability to cast a card from any zone from which you could normally play it. When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield with the same characteristics the spell had. The morph effect applies to the face-down object wherever it is, and it ends when the permanent is turned face up.
August 16, 2019 3:22 p.m. Edited.