Can I use Odunus River Trawler to bring back an Enchantment Creature with Bestow?

Asked by pathcoach 9 years ago

I have been told no because it is an aura but I thought it was a creature unless you bestow it.

quesobueno123 says... #1

Tag your cards: Odunos River Trawler and yes it works. Bestow creatures say enchantment creature.

June 28, 2015 9:14 a.m.

BlueScope says... #2

The Traveller cares about supertypes, not about abilities on the card. Whether the card has Bestow doesn't matter, but as it happens, all cards with Bestow currently are Enchantment Creatures - the Traveller will therefore be able to target them.

To further illustrate the concept, it could also return an Erebos, God of the Dead if you didn't have a devotion to black of at least 5, because the ability that takes the creature supertype away only works on the battlefield.

June 28, 2015 11:08 a.m.

Gidgetimer says... #3

While BlueScope is correct in what happens and why I would like to point out that Enchantment, Creature, Land, Planeswalker, Instant, Sorcery, Artifact, and Tribal are types. The supertypes are Basic, Legendary, Snow, and World. Subtypes vary from type to type, but they always appear after the dash and are 1 word each.

I didn't list any of the types or supertypes that do not apply to the vintage legal set of cards. Supplementary product formats have some cards with other types and supertypes that are not legal in any other format.

June 28, 2015 1:13 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #4

Note that Odunos River Trawler does not care about supertypes. Supertypes are things like world, basic, and snow. Odunos River Trawler only cares about types, and only two of those types: enchantment and creature.

Remember also that cards with bestow can only be auras while on the stack or on the battlefield. If a card has been bestowed, then it is no longer a creature and is instead an enchantment - aura. While not bestowed, and while in any other zones, they are just enchantment creatures and not auras. Therefore, a card with bestow in a graveyard is a legal target for Odunos River Trawler's ability.

June 28, 2015 2:01 p.m.