Deadeye Navigator question

Asked by abenz419 9 years ago

I wasn't around when Deadeye Navigator was in standard so I didn't really see how all the interactions with the soulbond really work. I was just looking over the card and something occurred to me, can I pair this with a creature my opponent controls as it enters the battlefield and use it's blink effect to exile it and return it under my control?

Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

No.

The reminder text right on Deadeye Navigator states "They remain paired for as long as you control both of them." You don't control your opponent's creature.

Soulbond's full rules text states that you must control both of the creatures since the beginning of the process.

702.94a Soulbond is a keyword that represents two triggered abilities. "Soulbond" means "When this creature enters the battlefield, if you control both this creature and another creature and both are unpaired, you may pair this creature with another unpaired creature you control for as long as both remain creatures on the battlefield under your control" and "Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, if you control both that creature and this one and both are unpaired, you may pair that creature with this creature for as long as both remain creatures on the battlefield under your control."

June 10, 2014 7:01 p.m.

abenz419 says... #2

ok.. yeah I must have just gotten my self excited and only read the first part of the reminder text when I realized the other ability said under my control.

June 10, 2014 7:50 p.m.

abenz419 says... #3

one other question. If i have a Deadeye Navigator paired with a Perplexing Chimera , when my opponent cast a spell and the chimera's ability triggers can I blink the chimera in response in order to gain control of their spell without giving up the chimera since it's now a new instance of the creature?

June 10, 2014 7:52 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

No. An exchange only happens if all of each half of the exchange is still present. If any of the objects involved in the exchange leave, then the exchange doesn't take place.

June 10, 2014 8:02 p.m.