Can heroic be triggered multiple times by cards that return to your hand?

Asked by Mr_Radical 8 years ago

Let's say I have a Phalanx Leader on the field, and I enchant it with Flickering Ward. Since Enchant Creatures are auras, and auras trigger heroic, Phalanx Leader's heroic ability triggers. But what if I pay one mana to return Flickering Ward to my hand and then I recast it on Phalanx Leader. Does this rule: "Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times." prevent that Flickering Ward from triggering that Phalanx Leader's heroic ability again? I know it keeps cards that target twice in the same rules text (like Martial Glory) from triggering a heroic ability twice, but what about cards that return to your hand? Also, would cards with rebound like Artful Maneuver trigger heroic twice?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

Whenever an object changes zones, it becomes a new object. The card that you put onto the battlefield is a new object compared to the one you cast, and the one you put back into your hand is a new object compared to either.

The rule you found simply means that a single spell (talking about one object for its time on the stack, not one physical card forever) cannot trigger an object's heroic ability multiple times.

Therefore, you can bounce and recast an Aura to trigger heroic again.

December 22, 2015 9:55 p.m.