Interaction with eidolon of the great revel and suspend

Asked by likasumbody 5 years ago

Hi,

If I have an Eidolon of the Great Revel out on the battlefield and I cast a Rift Bolt with suspend, I know I don't take damage from eidolon on when I suspend it, but do I take damage when it comes down the following turn? Since it's CMC is 0, i.e less than 3 as per eidolon's text?

nobu_the_bard says... Accepted answer #1

Yes you will take damage when it comes out of suspension if the Eidolon of the Great Revel is still on the battlefield when that happens, when you cast Rift Bolt .

However, it is a 3 CMC spell. That you didn't pay the mana cost does not change the CMC.

If you somehow suspended Lava Axe (perhaps with Jhoira of the Ghitu 's help) when you remove the last counter from Lava Axe and cast it, you are casting a CMC 5 spell. That you paid zero to cast Lava Axe doesn't change the CMC. The Eidolon of the Great Revel will not hurt you.

March 23, 2019 1:53 p.m.