Can Bottled Cloister prevent Imaginary Pet returning to hand?
Asked by UniqueUserID 8 years ago
As titled. Saw the combo mentioned on gather, does it work like this?
Imaginary Pet and Bottled Cloister are on my field. Since both triggers happen at the same time I can choose which will activate first. Picking Imaginary Pet first means she cannot see the hand and remains on the field?
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
Let's assume you begin your turn with an empty hand.
Imaginary Pet's ability has what's called an intervening "if" clause. This means that the ability won't even trigger unless the if condition is true at the trigger event. Additionally, the ability won't do anything on resolution unless the if condition is true at that time as well.
If you have no cards in hand as you begin your upkeep, Imaginary Pet's ability won't trigger. You'll just get the Bottled Cloister ability and your creature will stay on the field.
January 5, 2016 2:55 p.m.