Can Lord of Extinction be scavenged?
Asked by Mr_crazydude 11 years ago
Looked it up online but I'm getting conflicting messages on this.
I have Varolz, the Scar-Striped on the field and Lord of Extinction is in my graveyard. I scavenge Lord of Extinction . Did I just get 0 counters or X counters equal to all cards in all graveyards?
208.2a The card may have a characteristic-defining ability that sets its power and/or toughness according to some stated condition. (See rule 604.3.) Such an ability is worded [This creatures] [power or toughness] is equal to . . . or [This creatures] power and toughness are each equal to . . . This ability functions everywhere, even outside the game. If the ability needs to use a number that cant be determined, including inside a calculation, use 0 instead of that number.
April 10, 2014 11:20 a.m.
*uncalculatable values default to 0.
I wish I could edit
April 10, 2014 11:21 a.m.
Notice that even though CDAs work in all zones Scavenge uses the amount calculated when the card was last in graveyard so Lord of Extinction will give N counters (where N was its power in graveyard) even though Lord of Extinction has a power of N-1 when its moved to exile.
April 11, 2014 1:59 a.m.
I'm a bit confused by the answers, I'm sorry to be reading this a bit late but I'm to understand that the using Varolz you will get 0 counters to distribute correct?
April 11, 2014 10:11 p.m.
Mr_crazydude says... #6
you get the amount of cards in each graveyard minus Lord of Extinction himself (because the scavenge ability 'activates' when he's exiled and therefore not in the graveyard anymore)
Sam_I_am says... #1
You get
*cardsa creature that has a power and toughness of
*/*has that power and toughness in all zones, not just the battlefield.The exception is in the case where he needs to be on the battlefield for
*/*to be calculated, in which case calculable values will default to 0.April 10, 2014 11:19 a.m.