Copying a Storm Card

Asked by captain_deano 3 years ago

Hello everyone! So I’m confused on wether or not copied spells count towards the “storm” count on a card. For example, I play a Mind's Desire as the third spell on my turn, and then copy it with Nivix Guildmage’s second ability. So the first Mind’s Desire triggers for 3, but does the copied Mind’s Desire trigger for 4 or for 7? Sorry if the question is a little confusing but thanks to any and all replies!

Tylord2894 says... #1

The Storm ability is a cast trigger. So, after you successfully cast your storm spell, there is a trigger that accompanies it. This trigger is what makes the copies. Copying the base spell only gives you another copy of Mind's Desire.

There are ways to copy this trigger, namely Strionic Resonator.

Hope this helps!!

May 15, 2020 8:11 p.m.

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #2

The copied Mind's Desire will give you zero copies, and the original cast of Mind's Desire will get you two copies.

Storm only triggers when you cast the spell (and not just copy it), and you copy it for each spell cast before it that turn. Copies are not cast, they are simply created on the stack. Additionally, it only counts spells cast before it that turn. It doesn't count itself (otherwise every Storm spell would automatically give you at least one copy).

So if Mind's Desire is the third spell cast on your turn, then the Storm count is at two, and you will get two copies of the spell (since only two spells were cast before Mind's Desire; it doesn't count itself). If you copy it with the Nivix Guildmage's second ability, the copy is not cast, so it doesn't trigger its own Storm ability, and it doesn't count as cast for increasing the Storm count.

In the end, you will have four instances of Mind's Desire on the stack: the original cast, the two copies from Storm, and one copy from the Guildmage.

Copies are only cast if you're copying a card and then casting it, as seen with Isochron Scepter (note the usage of the wording "you may cast the copy" on the Scepter, which is missing from the Guildmage's ability).

May 15, 2020 8:16 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #3

captain_deano: Correct answers to your questions have been up for a while. I marked one as the "Accepted answer" so that this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.

May 21, 2020 9:26 a.m.

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