Creatures put into play vs cast

Asked by Temporal_Inept 7 years ago

Still trying to grasp the aura "put into play" vs cast being able to enchant a hexproof/shrouded permanent but I accept it. So, in the same vein is the same true for creatures. For example, if Fiend Hunter was put into play somehow perhaps Animate Dead would it be able to exile a creature that had shroud?

Boza says... Accepted answer #1

No.

To put it more plainly, part of putting something on the stack is selecting targets if you have to. Whenever you cast an aura, you first put it on the stack before it resolves, so you have to select targets.

If the aura is not on the stack, but passes from another zone directly on the battlefield, say with Retether, it does not require targets.

To compare to Fiend Hunter, its ETB ability is what actually exiles the creature, which goes definitely on the stack and requires targets, regardless of how the creature entered the battlefield.

April 9, 2018 11:37 a.m.