Mutivault and Deicide
Asked by KingofBarcelona 10 years ago
So this is kind of a dumb question but if my opponent were to attack with Mutivault and I cast Deicide on it, it would not exile all [Mutivault]]s, right?
KingofBarcelona says... #2
Nevermind I realized my question is dumb do not respond please
April 24, 2014 1:11 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
For the sake of completeness, you would actually be able to exile any number of Mutavault s from the relevant player's hand, library, and graveyard provided you somehow made an animated Mutavault an enchantment.
April 24, 2014 1:28 a.m.
@Epochalyptik: That is actually incorrect (rather unusual, I know!). Deicide checks for God-ness based on the card it exiles as it exists in exile. If it checked as they exist on the battlefield, Gods with insufficent devotion would not be extracted. Mutavault is a land (and not a creature) in all zones other than the battlefield, so it will not be extracted by Deicide.
From the Journey into Nyx release notes:
Deicide looks at the card in exile, not the permanent that was exiled, to determine if it is a God. For each of the Gods in the Theros block, it won't matter what your devotion to its color(s) was. The card is a God card when not on the battlefield.
April 24, 2014 1:59 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #5
Good catch. I misread Deicide and thought it was worded differently.
KingofBarcelona says... #1
Correction to my question. Mutavault Sorry about that
April 24, 2014 1:09 a.m.