Can you use Needle Drop just to draw a card?
Asked by vic 4 years ago
Let's say nothing took damage this turn. Can you play the Needle Drop and just draw a card or are you not allowed to cast the spell at all in an instance like this?
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #2
You won't be able to cast the spell.
If a spell has targets then you're only allowed to cast it if you're able to choose enough legal targets for it. If no creature or player has taken damage this turn then you won't be able to cast Needle Drop.
September 15, 2020 11:31 a.m.
As Shape_Shifter alluded to, if you cast it with a legal target (such as a creature that was dealt damage) and the target is no longer there when Needle Drop tries to resolve, it will fizzle and you will not draw the card. In order to begin the process of casting, there does need to be a target initially as well, as Rhadamanthus stated.
Shape_Shifter says... #1
I think you require a legal target for it to be cast. In the case you could cast it without a target (to get cast triggers or so), the spell would still fizzle instead of resolve when having no legal target.
September 15, 2020 9:39 a.m.