Does flipping a card count as playing it?
Asked by braxattacks47 1 year ago
So I am new to the flipping card mechanic, but love the Arcane/Spirit Ki counter cards (Such as my favorite Callow Jushi Flip for reference), but I was slightly confused on a specific interaction. Lets say I have a Blademane Baku in play and the Callow Jushi Flip on the battlefield as well, now when I get enough Ki counters to flip Jushi, when she flips do I get to put another Ki counter on Blademane because Jushi is flipping into Jaraku the Interloper which is a spirit? or since it was put into play already does flipping it not count as playing a spirit?
Sorry this is so long but any help is appreciated!!!
braxattacks47 says... #2
Appreciate the clarification! I assumed that was the case but wanted to check just to make sure I was not missing some extra counters (:, thanks for the help!
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
No, it doesn't count. Blademane Baku triggers when you cast a Spirit/Arcane spell (the use of the word "play" here is from an older templating standard for rules text). When Callow Jushi Flip flips, you're not casting a new spell. The card is just changing over to a different set of characteristics.
June 28, 2022 5 p.m.