Can I still play a card exiled by Nightveil Specter after it dies?
Asked by TheGodofNight 11 years ago
If I am playing an opponent and I exile his Blood Baron of Vizkopa with my Nightveil Specter , and the next turn he casts Dreadbore on Nightveil Specter , can I no longer play Blood Baron of Vizkopa ? I guess the short version is can I continue to play with cards exiled by Nightveil Specter after he dies? Thanks in advance for answering my question.
TheGodofNight says... #2
So in the case of Psychic Intrusion they say you can play it for as long as it remains exiled, the same is not true of Nightveil Specter . Supplemental question, do the cards exiled by Nightveil Specter rremain exiled or do they go into your opponent's graveyard?
December 23, 2013 10:42 p.m.
YouGotFranked says... #3
And when Devonin says -another-, it also includes bringing back to batlefield the same Nightveil Specter card. Once a card leaves the battlefield, no matter if it dies,exile, bounce of flicker, if it comes back it is considered a new instance of this card. In this case, even if you were to, let's say reanimate your Nightveil Specter , you wouldn't be able to cast the cards exiled by it's ability prior to leaving the battlefield.
December 23, 2013 10:42 p.m.
YouGotFranked says... #4
Cards exiled by Nightveil Specter remain exiled. As for Psychic Intrusion , it's as the card says. As long the card remain exiled, you can cast it. You still need to respect the restrictions concerning the time you cast it however. (Like you can only cast a creature during your main phases on an empty stack, unless it has flash)
December 23, 2013 10:47 p.m.
TheGodofNight says... #5
@ YouGotFranked, what do you mean? If a card is exiled, and it is exiled indefinitely, I have a limited time frame to play the exiled card? I'm not sure I understand what you meant by that. If it isn't too much trouble, could you clarify?
December 23, 2013 10:52 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #6
It seems as though YouGotFranked is trying to say several separate things.
First, cards exiled by Nightveil Specter remain exiled until you play them. Once played, those cards are treated normally: spell cards will go to their owner's graveyards, and permanent cards will go to the battlefield.
Second, Psychic Intrusion 's effect affects the exiled card for as long as that card remains in exile.
Third, neither Psychic Intrusion nor Nightveil Specter allows you to play the exiled cards at times you normally couldn't play them. If you exile a sorcery, you can only cast it whenever you could cast a sorcery. The exiled cards don't receive special timing rules.
December 23, 2013 11 p.m.
YouGotFranked says... #7
If Nightveil Specter is to leave the battlefield for whatever reasons, if it comes back, it's considered a new creature and thus, you cannot cast the cards exiled by your old Nightveil Specter
Cards that are exiled by Nightveil Specter and that you cannot cast anymore for reasons explained above stays exiled, they don't go to the graveyard.
You can cast cards exiled by Psychic Intrusion for as long they remain exiled. This effect does not expire unless the exiled card is removed from the exiled zone. All other casting restrictions still applies, such as Sorceries must be cast at sorcery speed, etc...
There i hope i explained it better.
December 23, 2013 11:04 p.m.
TheGodofNight says... #8
Ok, granted. I didn't assume that sorcery speed cards became instant speed, otherwise I'd see more of these cards being used, lol. But once Nightveil Specter dies, the exiled cards are no longer playable and remain exiled until the end of the game. However, I can cast a card exiled with Psychic Intrusion whenever I normally could cast the exiled card. Hypothetically 4 turns later. Thanks so much for clarifying Epochalyptik.
Devonin says... Accepted answer #1
No. It is the static ability of Nightveil Specter that is allowing you to play cards exiled by it. Once it is gone you no longer have that ability.
Also note: When a card's rules text uses its own name, it is referring to that particular instance of the card, so even if you played -another- nightveil specter, you couldn't play any of the cards exiled by the first one.
December 23, 2013 10:33 p.m.