Returning an aura to my hand before the creature its on dies...
Asked by bushido_man96 6 years ago
Let's say I enchant one of my opponent's creatures with Field of Reality. Now I want to use Ramses Overdark's ability to destroy the creature. Does the timing work out so that I can target the creature, kill it, but return Field of Reality to my hand by paying its activation cost and keep the enchantment for another use?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
Unfortunately no, it won't work. If the target of a spell or ability becomes illegal then it can't be affected by that spell/ability (and if all of a spell/ability's targets become illegal then it gets countered by the rules of the game). If you return Field of Reality to your hand and the creature you targeted has no other enchantments attached to it then it's no longer an "enchanted creature". It isn't a legal target for Ramses Overdark's ability.
May 7, 2017 5:22 p.m.
bushido_man96 says... #3
Thank you very much. This helps me in picking out enchantments for the Pauper build I'm trying to put together.
May 7, 2017 5:36 p.m.
I'm no expert on the pauper format, but I'm pretty sure you can't run Ramses Overdark in such a deck, as it's only been printed at uncommon (online) and rare (paper).
May 7, 2017 7:10 p.m.
Just an FYI, in pauper commander you're typically allowed to use any uncommon creature as the commander, not just legendary ones.
Also you should select an answer if your question has been addressed.
May 8, 2017 12:17 p.m.
bushido_man96 says... #7
Thanks for the info. I did read the rules, and saw that one. I just like the idea of running legends. I'll mark an answer, too.
Neotrup says... #1
Only if it has another enchantment on it. Ramses Overdark's ability requires the target to be enchanted both when it's activated and when it tries to resolve. If you return Field of Reality to your hand, the creature won't be enchanted when the ability is resolving. If you wait until after the creature is destroyed, you won't have an opportunity to activate Field of Reality's ability before it's already in the graveyard.
May 7, 2017 5:22 p.m.