A Metamorph copying a Sunburst artifact?

Asked by erabel 10 years ago

We had a situation come up in an EDH game last night, and although I believe it was resolved correctly, I'd like rules clarification.

I control a Pentad Prism . The player to my right used green, blue, and white mana (and some life) to cast a Phyrexian Metamorph . When it resolved, the player chose to have it enter as a Prism.

We all agreed that it would enter with three counters, but would this be the case? Would it enter with no counters at all (because it didn't know to count for Sunburst until after it resolved)?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

It would enter with three counters.

Sunburst is a replacement effect that modifies how a permanent enters the battlefield. What happens is Phyrexian Metamorph 's copy effect -- which is also a replacement effect -- applies first, as Phyrexian Metamorph would enter the battlefield. Then, because Phyrexian Metamorph is now a Pentad Prism with sunburst, sunburst can apply. It doesn't matter that Phyrexian Metamorph didn't have sunburst at the time it was cast because sunburst looks back in time to check what mana was spent on the spell.

May 16, 2014 12:29 p.m.