Battle blinking
Asked by AzocK 2 years ago
Can I blink a Invasion of Alara Flip that I cast and other player defens with a Oath of Teferi?
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #2
I think you can do that, but why would you? If my understanding of battles is correct, it would reset the battle to the printed number of "life". Can anyone confirm or deny?
June 1, 2023 2:51 p.m.
griffstick says... #5
310.2: When a battle spell resolves, its controller puts it onto the battlefield under their control.
310.8a: As a battle enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a player to be its protector. Which players may be chosen as its protector are determined by its battle type (see rule 310.11). If it has no battle types, its controller becomes its protector.
June 1, 2023 3:10 p.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #6
Ok so what this means if I understand what you are asking is. Can you Blink your battle in response to it being targeted by Oath of Teferi. Short answer, yes.
What is the reason for this btw
June 1, 2023 3:18 p.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #8
310.11b: Sieges have the intrinsic ability "When the last defense counter is removed from this permanent, exile it, then you may cast it transformed without paying its mana cost."
June 1, 2023 3:33 p.m.
It was my only permanent when I cast Oath of Teferi so I had the doubt. The Invasions said "When enter the battlefield..." so when ETB the second time with the blink it activates his ETB trigger, right?
June 1, 2023 7:06 p.m.
griffstick says... #11
Upon entering the battlefield the Oath trigger goes on to the stack. That's when you have to pick a target, you have no choice. Then you hold priority as the active player. Cast a spell that blinks said battle. That spell goes on the stack and targets the battle. The battle exiles and enters the battlefield thus triggering the the battles etb putting that on the stack. Then when that resolves the Oath trigger fizzles because it's tartget had exiled. When the battle comes back to the battlefield, its considered a "new object". This "new object" has not been targeted by the Oath trigger on the stack. That's why ilthe Oath trigger fizzles.
June 1, 2023 9:47 p.m.
griffstick says... #12
However Blink it with the Oath. Let that fully resolve (including the battle trigger), then Blink it again.
June 1, 2023 9:48 p.m.
wallisface says... #13
Ok i feel like the above comments are either poorly worded or extremely confused. So, here’s the situation:
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you can “blink” any battle the same as any other permanent. In your scenario, you can 100% blink Invasion of Alara Flip with an Oath of Teferi
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when the Battle re-enters the battlefield, it’ll always enter on its front-facing side, regardless of what side it was on before. You’ll get to resolve whatever etb effects happen as normal, and can choose a defender of it (which can be a different player to the original defender)
June 1, 2023 9:57 p.m.
Sorry, I am fairly new and english it's not my first language. So as Wallisface said, if I understand correctly, when the invasion returns to the battlefield from exile on the nex end step his ETB triggers once again, right?
June 2, 2023 7:29 a.m.
wallisface says... Accepted answer #15
AzocK yes you are correct, everything will happen the same as if it had just entered for the first time. So its ETB triggers will happen once again, you'll pick an opponent to defend it, and it will have Defense counters equal to whatever is listed on the card.
Just treat it the same as if it had just come into play for the first time - there's no differences to any of the interactions that happen (you just get to do them all again)
Also, for the record I think your English here has been fine. Its been some of the other-peoples comments that have made this more confusing than it needed to be. Part of that might be people getting confused by the rulings of a new card type.
shadow63 says... #1
What
June 1, 2023 2:48 p.m.