Colossus Hammer and Inkmoth Nexus

Asked by SurpriZe 3 years ago

I have an Inkmoth Nexus and Colossus Hammer on the battlefield. I activate the Inkmoth Nexus's second ability and it becomes a creature. Then, I equip it with the Colossus Hammer, and it loses flying. So my question is: what happens, if after all this, I activate the Inkmoth Nexus's second ability one more time? Will it gain flying or not?

sergiodelrio says... #1

Here's the official card ruling for Colossus Hammer (bottom of page):

"If the equipped creature gains flying after Colossus Hammer became attached to it, it will keep flying."

November 15, 2020 12:17 p.m.

SurpriZe says... #2

@sergiodelrio Thanks for the answer! I did see that ruling, but the Inkmoth Nexus's second ability doesn't say "gains flying", just that it becomes a creature with flying. In addition to that, in the situation I described, the Inkmoth Nexus already became a creature with flying, so that's why I'm not sure if activating the ability a second time would do anything.

November 15, 2020 12:32 p.m.

sergiodelrio says... Accepted answer #3

You can successfully activate Nexus over and over again, overriding Hammer's effect. It will have flying, lose flying due to the hammer, then upon further activation reset to having flying.

November 16, 2020 4:13 a.m.

sergiodelrio says... #4

If you want to find out more about this, read up on the 'layers' concept. But it can be very confusing

November 16, 2020 4:19 a.m.

SurpriZe says... #5

All right, thanks again, sergiodelrio!

November 16, 2020 11:21 a.m.

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