If Phyrexian Ingester Imprints a crew card, does it continue to get a benefit?

Asked by Yesterday 7 years ago

If Phyrexian Ingester Imprints a Slag Fiend, the +X/+Y bonus will dynamically change as Slag Fiend's would.

If Phyrexian Ingester Imprints an awakened 8/8 Land, Phyrexian Ingester gets +0/+0 because the Land loses this base power and toughness after leaving the battlefield.

What happens if Phyrexian Ingester Imprints a Sky Skiff, which would stop being a creature after leaving the battlefield? (Where obviously it has been Crewed before Imprinting).

Lame_Duck says... #1

If you check the Gatherer Page for a card, you'll find a bunch of rulings on how the card works. In this case:

"If the card in exile isn't a creature card (perhaps because it was a land that was temporarily a creature while on the battlefield), Phyrexian Ingester doesn't get a bonus."

Sky Skiff isn't a creature while it's exiled, so Phyrexian Ingester gets no bonus.

November 21, 2016 3 p.m.

Yesterday says... #2

That's from where I got my own second paragraph. The example it gives is a Land that was temporarily a Creature while on the Battlefield, which when it leaves the Battlefield both ceases being a Creature and also notably has no defined Power or Toughness. I was asking because I wasn't sure if this simply hadn't yet been updated to accommodate cards with defined Power and Toughness even when they're not Creatures (which is new to Vehicles, I think?)

November 21, 2016 3:37 p.m.

Lame_Duck says... Accepted answer #3

Oh, OK. Well then the relevant rules would be:

"301.7a Each Vehicle has a printed power and toughness, but it has these characteristics only if it's also a creature."

and

"208.3. A noncreature permanent has no power or toughness, even if it's a card with a power and toughness printed on it (such as a Vehicle)."

November 21, 2016 4:12 p.m. Edited.

Yesterday says... #4

Yeah, that makes sense. Shame. Thanks!

November 21, 2016 4:34 p.m.

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