Cloud Cover and Counterspells

Asked by ODINSRAVEN4 5 years ago

If I have Cloud Cover on the field and cast a permanent from my hand and an opponent counters it, can I return the permanent to my hand, what with it being a permanent being targeted by a spell an opponent controls, per Cloud Cover?

Essentially, does Cloud Cover protect permanents before their casting has resolved?

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

No, unfortunately it doesn't work that way. If a card mentions a "permanent" or a specific permanent type (creature, enchantment, etc.) without also saying something like "spell" or "card in [a zone]" then it only means a permanent on the battlefield. Cloud Cover doesn't affect permanent spells.

August 14, 2018 3:31 p.m.