Does having Nameless Inversion on the stack count as controlling a dragon for Silumgar's Scorn?
Asked by Caes 5 years ago
If I have cast Nameless Inversion and then cast Silumgar's Scorn while inversion is still on the stack, is the condition of controlling a dragon met for scorn?
So when scorn says "control a dragon," it is exclusively referring to a permanent on the battlefield and not a spell on the stack?
August 25, 2018 1:07 p.m.
Correct, controlling a dragon means one on the battlefield.
August 25, 2018 1:11 p.m.
Tyrant-Thanatos says... #4
Yup! Cards are classified in three(iirc) different ways during gameplay. a "Dragon Card" is any card with the Dragon subtype that is not on the stack or battlefield. ie, in your hand, graveyard, exile, library, etc. a "Dragon Spell" is a spell on the stack with the dragon subtype. and a "Dragon" is an object on the battlefield with the dragon subtype.
August 25, 2018 1:16 p.m. Edited.
Gidgetimer says... #5
Nomenclature for objects by type (including sub- and super-types) is "TYPE" on the battlefield, "TYPE spell" on the stack, and "TYPE card" in all other zones.
Tyrant-Thanatos says... Accepted answer #1
I'm assuming Nameless Inversion is targetting your only dragon in this example, but yes. Inversion won't remove the creature types from its target until it resolves.
Edit: nevermind, I see what you're talking about! No, Nameless Inversion is a dragon card in your hand, a dragon spell on the stack, but as it never enters the battlefield, it is never a "dragon".
August 25, 2018 12:57 p.m. Edited.