can i name creature types that don't exist?
Asked by FR8G 4 years ago
say if i play Metallic Mimic , can i name a creature type that isn't printed on a card? (example: peanutbutter cupcacke). and do cards with changeling have this creature type?
Changeling also don't have those creature types that don't exist.
So they aren't teenagers, but they are mutant ninja turtles.
May 21, 2019 3:59 p.m.
In the past, at least, Wizards has done a " Mistform Ultimus Watch" to keep tabs on which creature types it is (and therefore which creature types changelings have). The last one was for Theros block, which added three new creature types at the time. I'm not sure if they continue to do this.
May 22, 2019 12:35 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #4
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May 27, 2019 8:28 p.m.
As Gidgetimer mentioned, please remember to hit the “Mark as Answer” button in the future. Since this question has been resolved for a couple days, I have marked an answer on your behalf.
Nemesis says... Accepted answer #1
You can only name existing creature types when the card says choose a creature type.
205.3e If an effect instructs a player to choose a subtype, that player must choose one, and only one, existing subtype, and the subtype must be for the appropriate card type. For example, the player can’t choose a land type if an instruction requires choosing a creature type. Example: When choosing a creature type, “Merfolk” or “Wizard” is acceptable, but “Merfolk Wizard” is not. Words like “artifact,” “opponent,” “Swamp,” or “truck” can’t be chosen because they aren’t creature types.
May 20, 2019 3:01 p.m.