I am confused: Card draw and reveal card
Asked by Raysracing 5 years ago
Last night playing at home with my daughter I cast two cards: Herald’s Horn then later Abundance and then got confused. When I look at the top card at upkeep per Heralds Horn, does this count as a if you would draw a card from Abundance? It hit me in the game I should have cast a creature I had in hand that allowed me to sacrifice one artifact or enchantment to eliminate the confusion.
I think I can make them work to my advantage, but first need to know if the texts mean different things (reveal and put card in hand versus draw a card).
There is a difference between drawing a card and placing a card in your hand. Drawing a card is a specific action, and the word "draw" will appear on every single card granting card draw. To compare two similar cards, Sylvan Library has you draw three cards; Necropotence bypasses the act of drawing and puts cards directly into your hand.
Looking at your specific questions:
- When I look at the top card at upkeep per Herald's Horn, does this count as a if you would draw a card from Abundance?
No. Looking at the top card of your library for any reason is not "drawing a card." If you reveal a creature card and put it into your hand, this is still not a draw--you've bypassed the act of drawing and the card goes directly to your hand.
As such, Abundance does nothing with Herald's Horn.
- "This replacement effect replaces the draw, so nothing that triggers on a draw will trigger,"
Abundance means you will never "draw a card" again--every time you would draw a card, Abundance's ability takes precedent, and you perform the action described by Abundance. Note how Abundance says you "put that card into your hand" rather than "you draw a card."
May 3, 2018 9:40 a.m.
Raysracing says... #3
cdkime I get it now. I am a special education teacher (and previously a technical support and training and development person in a corporation) and my job is to make complex, overwhelming material easy to learn. I have a knack for it.
But I cannot sort out these texts in MtG. I cannot recognize combos or the synergy cards have till they are explained slowly. What I can recognize is a very well taught lesson. Thanks.
Raysracing says... #1
I could use explanation about this too: "This replacement effect replaces the draw, so nothing that triggers on a draw will trigger," as it pertains to Herald's Horn.
Sorry MtG often leaves me ???
May 3, 2018 9:27 a.m.