copycat and cascade

Asked by Ryukashin 13 years ago

I was talking with my friends the other day and we were arguing about how Phantasmal Image or any other enter as a copy card would work with a cascade creature like bloodraid-elf? Cascade is a casting ability since it goes on the stack in the order the caster chooses, and resolves whether or not the creature is countered. So if player A has bloodraid-elf of the field and B casts Phantasmal Image copying the elf, would the image get the cascade effect or not?

Ryukashin says... #1

correction: Bloodbraid Elf

March 24, 2012 6:43 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #2

No. Phantasmal Image is still a Phantasmal Image while on the stack. It doesn't become a Bloodbraid Elf until it resolves and enters the battlefield. Therefore, at the time when cascade would trigger (I.e. when you cast the spell), the spell doesn't have cascade. Nothing really happens besides player B getting a hasty 3/2.

March 24, 2012 6:45 p.m.

Ryukashin says... #3

Ok great, we were correct then. Thanks for the info

March 24, 2012 6:47 p.m.