Does a copied cipher card copy the cipher effect?
Asked by Sweet-Nightmare 12 years ago
Not copied with the cipher mechanic itself, copied with something like Reverberate , Chandra, the Firebrand , or dualcasting. So, to make it clear:
I -2 Chandra, then cast Hands of Binding , tapping two creatures for a turn and choosing to cipher onto Invisible Stalker . Would the real copy and the chandra copy both cipher onto Stalker, or just the real copy? I know the cipher mechanic's copy doesn't copy cipher, but I really need to know about copying it with other means, as I'm not certain why cipher doesn't copy cipher.
Sweet-Nightmare says... #2
Alright, that's what I wanted to know! Thanks a bunch!
February 6, 2013 8:03 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Actually, cipher does copy the spell verbatim, and the copy will have cipher. It's just that the copy can't be encoded for the reason Greatsword gave.
February 6, 2013 8:33 p.m.
GoTeamJosh says... #5
There for a second, I thought the card itself answered the question :P
GreatSword says... Accepted answer #1
The first line of Cipher's reminder text explains it: "Then you may exile this spell card....". The copied cipher isn't a card, it's just a copy. Therefore you can't cipher it onto a creature.
February 6, 2013 7:49 p.m.