Can [Karn the Great Creator] retrieve [Ring of Ma'ruf]?

Asked by SageQahnaarin 3 weeks ago

I was recently looking at card effects that retrieve exiled cards and stumbled upon [Ring of Ma'ruf]. I was wondering if [Karn the Great Creator] was able to retrieve [Ring of Ma'ruf] after its effect exiles its self "entirely"?

legendofa says... Accepted answer #1

Yes, Karn, the Great Creator can put an exiled Ring of Ma'ruf into your hand. The updated wording on Ring is simply

  • , , Exile Ring of Ma'rûf: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead put a card you own from outside the game into your hand.

So the Ring exiles itself as part of the activation cost, allowing Karn to add it to your hand.

The old wording was created when interacting with objects not immediately in play was still a novelty, and the exile zone didn't fully exist. (To be fair, almost everything was a novelty at that point.)

Also, you need double square brackets to link cards, not just single square brackets.

[[Ring of Ma'Ruf]]
April 6, 2024 4:08 p.m.

SageQahnaarin says... #2

Thank you so much. I'll make sure to use double brackets next time.

April 6, 2024 4:46 p.m.

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