Does elemental bond cantrip with opalescence?

Asked by Lurac 8 years ago

The title says it all.This came up during an EDH game, and I guess it's a relevant question in standard, too, given that Starfield of Nyx is in the same set.

My opponent had Opalescence out, and I cast Elemental Bond. Does the latter see itself enter the battlefield as a 3/3, i.e. do I draw a card?

My first thought was no, but based on the fact that creatures entering the battlefield simultaneousy see each other enter (From Rite of Replication, for example) we assumed that creatures see themselves enter, too, and judged the situation in my favor.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

Yes, you draw a card. In your example Elemental Bond enters the battlefield as a creature. There's no span of time (not even a very short one) when it's on the battlefield yet somehow not being affected by Opalescence. Any object with a trigger that watches for things entering the battlefield can trigger itself. This is why creatures with ETB abilities are able to work properly.

January 14, 2016 1:52 p.m.