Circu, Dimir Lobotomist and gold cards
Asked by cryptichorror 13 years ago
If I have Circu, Dimir Lobotomist in play, and I cast a blue/black gold spell, like Glimpse the Unthinkable, does Circu activate twice?
Arachnarchist says... Accepted answer #2
Yes. The key here is that Circu, Dimir Lobotomist has a different ability for blue and black cards.
From the gatherer rulings:
"If you cast a blue and black spell, both of Circu's triggered abilities trigger. You can target two different libraries or target the same library twice."
April 19, 2012 10:37 a.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Yes. Circu, Dimir Lobotomist has two triggered abilities: one for black spells and one for blue spells. If you cast a spell that is both black and blue, the appropriate ability for each of those colors will trigger.
April 19, 2012 10:38 a.m.
KorApprentice says... #4
Fun fact; if he was worded "whenever you cast a blue or black spell..." then it would only trigger once. I learned about this when I realized that the text on Grand Arbiter Augustin IV is different than that of Nightscape Familiar and the like after assuming Nightscape Familiar would make blue and red spells cost 2 less. I was wrong obviously, he only makes them cost 1 less, but the difference is having one ability versus two abilities. They gave Circu, Dimir Lobotomist two abilities specifically so that multi-colored spells would trigger both abilities. The more you know!
GoblinsInc says... #1
Each ability that triggers when x spell is cast will trigger, and you will choose the order they go on the stack (though the order won't matter much)
April 19, 2012 10:36 a.m.