can you Shunt an Oblivion Ring ?
Asked by bitchtits74 9 years ago
OK so Oblivion Ring targets once it enters the battle field and therefore it isn't a spell that targets it's a permanent that targets so does Shunt apply to it seeing as it is a spell at one point and it targets at some stage?
bitchtits74 says... #2
but it targets as you cast I would have thought or as it enters the battlefield different? is was told something of the sort concerning Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
August 19, 2014 1:32 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #3
No, the only kind of permanent spell that has a target is an Aura, and Oblivion Ring is just a regular Enchantment. As it says, it has a triggered ability (starts with "when/whenever/at") that triggers when it enters the battlefield. At that point it's not a spell anymore (a card can only be a spell while it's on the stack), but a permanent. This is why Emrakul can be targeted with Oblivion Ring. The thing doing the targeting is an ability from a permanent, not a spell.
Rhadamanthus says... #1
You kind of answered your own question. Oblivion Ring doesn't target while it's a spell, and its ETB ability that targets is an ability, not a spell. Shunt doesn't interact with Oblivion ring.
August 19, 2014 1:28 p.m.