does gaining control of a creature count as summoning sickness?

Asked by permhole96 13 years ago

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Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1

"Summoning sickness" is a property of a creature that is relevant only when the creature has not been under its current controller's, well, control since the beginning of his or her most recent turn. If a player gains control of a creature, that creature is affected by summoning sickness until that player begins his or her next turn.

This is why cards like Act of TreasonMTG Card: Act of Treason give the creatures they steal haste. They'd be useless otherwise.

March 13, 2012 12:01 a.m.

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