Deadeye navigator and manifest?

Asked by MarloweH 5 years ago

Playing with the manifest machinic is not usually my style so I don’t know how I completely works.

How would manifest work in this situation?

Assuming you have a creature card come into play as a manifest creature with something like Ghastly Conscription while having Deadeye Navigator already in play

Would you be able to use the flicker ability?

If so, would the manifest come back as a manifest creature, comeback as the creature card it is, or something else?

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

Yes, you would be able to use the flicker ability.

What happens is that first the flicker ability on Deadeye Navigator's soulbond partner (the manifested creature) moves that permanent to exile. Because cards are exiled face-up unless specifically instructed not to, and the flicker ability doesn't say "exile face-down," the manifested card is face-up in exile. The flicker ability then goes to move that card (still face-up) back to the battlefield.

So if it's a creature that was manifested (which it would be since Ghastly Conscription only affects creature cards), it would return to the battlefield face-up. You could then pair it up with the Navigator again if you so chose (especially if you want to flicker the Navigator so you can pair it with another manifested creature).

If it's a different card that was manifested, it depends on whether or not that type of card can "enter the battlefield." Other permanent cards, like planeswalkers and enchantments, have no trouble entering the battlefield, though they couldn't pair with the Navigator anymore since soulbond only works for creatures. Planeswalkers get their starting loyalty counters when entering the battlefield, so you don't even lose them due to this, and auras entering the battlefield can be attached to creatures with hexproof or shroud.

Sorceries and Instants, however, can't enter the battlefield, and thus remain in their previous zone (exile) instead. So don't do this with a manifested instant or sorcery.

September 12, 2018 8:23 p.m.