Athreos and morph creatures
Asked by Goalith 10 years ago
Say Athreos, God of Passage is on the field and I control a face down morph creature. My opponent destroys my face down morph creature and I do not have enough mana to flip it face up in response.
Does my opponent get to see my face down morph card when deciding whether to pay 3 life to keep it in the graveyard?
Or do I have to reveal it to my opponent as it goes to the graveyard before they decide whether to pay 3 life to keep it in the graveyard?
Thank You in advance
BboyGeologic says... Accepted answer #2
There is no in between zone, so your card is either on the battlefield or in the graveyard, and for Athreos to trigger the card is in your graveyard. With Morph creatures, anytime they would go to any zone from the battlefield it is revealed. Your opponent gets to see what it is.
September 12, 2014 3:50 a.m.
Thanks for answering. Dont know much about the morph mechanic so Im still trying to figure things out
September 12, 2014 3:55 a.m.
BboyGeologic says... #4
For the most part all you need to know is that facedown cards are only face down on the stack when cast face down and then they are facedown on the battlefield, then once they go anyplace else from there they are revealed. This is to prevent people from cheating and doing stuff like playing extra lands in their hand as morph creatures and things like that. You also can't play shell games with your morph creatures on the battlefield, you always have to make it clear in which order they were played.
September 12, 2014 4:04 a.m.
the other super important thing to know is that flipping a morph face-up doesn't use the stack at all. you don't do it "in response" and it can't be responded to
Boza says... #1
Facedown cards can only be facedown on the battlefield, if you cast it for its morph cost. When the card is moved to the grave, it is flipped face-up, before the trigger goes on the stack. So, your opponent first sees the card and can then decide whether to pay the toll. Works the same for Innistrad double-faced cards.
September 12, 2014 3:49 a.m.