Voracious Wurm and Elemental BOnd

Asked by Devastator001 8 years ago

I have Elemental Bond Out and I cast Healing Salve to gain 3 life then cast Voracious Wurm so it comes in with 3 +1/+1 would Elemental Bond activate?

Boza says... Accepted answer #1

Yes, it does.

The card enters the battlefield with 3 +1/+1 counters, so it ETBs as a 4/4 creature, triggering Elemental Bond.

July 20, 2015 6:04 a.m.

nobu_the_bard says... #2

Note that Voracious Wurm's ability isn't a triggered ability. That means it enters as a 2+x/2+x creature, rather than entering as a 2/2 creature that places a trigger on the stack to gain x counters. Most Clones work this way too, for example.

If it was phrased as something like "When Voracious Wurm enters the battlefield, place X +1/+1 counters on it..." that would be a triggered ability instead. The "When" is an indicator of a triggered ability.

I tried to expand on Boza's answer to generalize the response.

July 20, 2015 8:38 a.m.

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