Rober problem
Asked by TheDarkPlague 4 years ago
I'm having issues with Robber of the Rich
I'm not sure how his ability works. It says If the opponent has more card in hand tha you exile top card of that players library.
Q1: Can we look at the card ?
Q1.1 : If yes who can look at the exiled card?
Then it says that I can cast that card during any turn i attecked with a rogue.
Q2: When can I cast that card ? Any time after I declare an attack with Rogue or do I need to wait at a specific moment?
Q3 Can I play a land exiled with this effect ?
Q3.1 If I can, can I do it if I already played my land earlier this turn or play a land after playing the exiled land?
Thanks
Unless otherwise specified, cards are exiled face-up. Everyone can see these cards. You don't require special permission to look at them. So when Robber of the Rich attacks, if your opponent has more cards in hand than you do, the ability triggers. When it resolves, you exile the top card of their library, and it can be cast per the rest of the ability.
As soon as you have declared a Rogue as an attacker, then you meet the criteria for casting cards exiled with Robber. You are still bound by other casting restrictions on each card (such as Sorcery-speed, or "only cast if you've played a land this turn," etc. requirements). You do not need to wait for a specific moment. Note that putting a Rogue onto the battlefield "tapped and attacking" doesn't count as having attacked with that Rogue, only declaring it as an attacker during the Declare Attackers Step.
The ability says "cast that card." Lands are played, not cast, so no, you may not play a land with this effect.
If the ability did say "play that card" (which would allow for playing lands or casting spells), you would need to have an unused land play available for the turn in order to play the land.
Edit: ninja'd.
Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
Q1 and Q2 - The exiled card is face-up and can be seen by anyone. By default, cards in exile are always face-up, unless an effect instructs them to be exiled face down. For example Bomat Courier exiles face-down, allowing no one to see the face-down card; Colfenor's Plans allows you to look at the face-down cards.
Rule 406.3. Exiled cards are, by default, kept face up and may be examined by any player at any time. Cards “exiled face down” can’t be examined by any player except when instructions allow it. However, once a player is allowed to look at a card exiled face down, that player may continue to look at that card as long as it remains exiled, even if the instruction allowing the player to do so no longer applies. A card exiled face down has no characteristics, but the spell or ability that exiled it may allow it to be played from exile. Unless that card is being cast face down (see rule 707.4), the card is turned face up just before the player announces that they are playing the card (see rule 601.2).
Q3 - You can cast that card whenever it would be legal for you to cast it (i.e. instants can be cast at instant-speed; sorceries at sorcery-speed; if you have something like Vedalken Orrery in play, that will also be taken into account). All you have to have done is attacked with a Rogue that turn--i.e. have declared it as an attacker. So, the earliest you could cast a card would be during the priority round of the Declare Attackers step.
Q4 - Lands are not cast, so you cannot play lands exiled this way.
January 31, 2020 4:39 p.m. Edited.