Manafest and Blink
Asked by blobman122 4 years ago
If you blink (exile and return to play) a manifest creature having a permanent under it will the card under it come into play or will it stay in exile
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nobu_the_bard says... Accepted answer #1
Generally speaking, if it's a permanent, it will come into play. There is nothing "under" a manifest creature, the manifest tokens are merely aids to help you keep track.
If it's not a permanent, it will stay in whatever zone it used to flicker (probably exile in a case like Cloudshift ).
There's an Oracle ruling on Cloudform that reads like this: If an effect tries to return a face-down creature to the battlefield after it leaves (such as Aminatou’s second ability or Adarkar Valkyrie’s delayed triggered ability), that effect returns the card face up. If it tries to put an instant or sorcery card onto the battlefield this way, that card remains in its current zone instead.
You can see it yourself here (link to the card on Scryfall, rulings down towards the bottom).
There's a lot of other interactions to be aware of in those rulings if you have time as well. For example Break Open can't turn a non-permanent face-up.
May 6, 2019 7:52 p.m.