isochron scepter and double faced cards

Asked by koylucumert 7 years ago

lets say i imprinted Fire/Ice on Isochron Scepter, can i cast both halves of that card?

merrowMania says... #1

Yes, you can. When you activate Scepter, you choose which half you want to cast, and then proceed with the rest of the effect.

August 17, 2016 5:07 p.m. Edited.

TheRedMage says... Accepted answer #2

Terminology nitpick: double-faced cards are cards that have a magic card printed on their back, like Kessig Prowler  Flip. Cards like Fire/Ice are called split cards.

To be clear - you can cast either half. You don't get to cast both with a single activation.

Notice that you can imprint a split card on Isochron Scepter if either half is an instant with CMC 2 or less. You don't need both halved to satisfy that requirement. When you go to cast that card, you can choose to cast either half (yes, even the half that didn't satisfy the requirement).

Basically you can imprint Turn / Burn on the scepter, and then when you activate the ability you can cast turn or burn, even if Turn technically costs 3 (but you still cannot cast Turn and Burn with fuse because fuse only works from the hand).

August 17, 2016 5:20 p.m.

koylucumert says... #3

To redmageYes i miswrote that double faced cards and thanks for your answer

August 18, 2016 1:18 a.m.

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