If the magic origins transforming legendaries (the gatewatch characters) are cloned, what happens if the clone tries to transform?
Asked by CogMonocle 6 years ago
I previously was under the impression that the clone just returns to the battlefield normally after it exiles itself, but I've read people saying that due to rules changes in Shadows Over Innistrad, the clone now remains permantly exiled. However, the relevant rule (701.26) doesn't seem to imply that to me at all. Is it because it returns and transforms as a single action? The way I read it, the transformation should just not happen, and it should just return to the battlefield normally. Can someone clarify this for me?
For the sake of example, let's say it's a Clone copying a Jace, Vryn's Prodigy Flip and that activating the ability of the clone leaves us with at least five cards in the graveyard. What happens, and more importantly, if it doesn't return, why?
chosenone124 says... #2
Clone effects only copy the front face of a card.
October 24, 2017 11:03 p.m.
CogMonocle says... #3
Thank you for your completely irrelevant answer. The relevant ruling I was looking for was rule 711.8a, "If a player is instructed to put a card that isnt a double-faced card onto the battlefield transformed, that card stays in its current zone."
I wasn't asking if the clone comes back as the back-side of jace. I was asking if the clone returns to the battlefield AT ALL. It does not.
CogMonocle says... Accepted answer #1
Was looking at the wrong rules. 711.8 clarifies this.
October 24, 2017 11:02 p.m.