if you bring out a god, and he has enough devotion to be a creature, does he have summoning sickness when he becomes a creature?

Asked by sonicshadow1296 9 years ago

I've been in many situations where either I casted Mogis, God of Slaughter or he was already on the field and he became a creature, I always thought he would have summoning sickness because technically he just became a creature spell and they cant attack the turn they come out without haste.

Boza says... #1

Yes, you are correct, it has summoning sickness.

June 12, 2014 9:52 a.m.

darthfrog says... #2

Actually, he would not be summon sick since you started the turn with him in play.

A permanent that came into your control is "summon sick" until the start of your next turn. If you have started your turn with the permanent under your control it will not be affected by summoning sickness. So if you just played Mogis and he's a creature, he can't attack. If you have Mogis on the battlefield at the start of your turn and he later becomes a creature, he can attack.

June 12, 2014 9:55 a.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #3

First, Mogis, God of Slaughter as a spell will always be a creature. The ability that determines whether it's a creature or not functions only while Mogis, God of Slaughter is on the battlefield.

If you have controlled Mogis, God of Slaughter continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn, then Mogis, God of Slaughter does not have summoning sickness. If you have not, it does have summoning sickness. Summoning sickness is concerned only with the time at which the permanent can under your control; it doesn't care when the permanent became a creature.

June 12, 2014 10:03 a.m.

sonicshadow1296 says... #4

Alright, thank you. I thought that was the case Epochalyptik.

June 12, 2014 2:40 p.m.