Dredging When Drawing Multiple Cards
Asked by Skalle_the_Reckless 3 years ago
When playing a spell or ability that allows you to draw multiple cards, is the ability to use a Dredge effect determined on a case-by-case basis?
Example: I cast Cathartic Reunion. Upon resolution, I have a Stinkweed Imp in my graveyard and use its Dredge effect for the first drawn card. After milling five cards, there is now a Dakmor Salvage and Life from the Loam in my graveyard. Can I Dredge the aforementioned for the second and third cards drawn from Reunion?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
Skalle_the_Reckless: Answers to your question have been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections to be made, I marked one of them as the "Accepted answer" so that this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. Please remember to take care of this yourself in the future.
Tylord2894 says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, after your first Dredge while attempting to draw multiple cards you can continue to Dredge.
Drawing multiple cards is unlike most actions in the Magic. For instance, when you are targeted with Mind Rot, you discard both cards at the same time. When you draw multiple cards, you are actually drawing a single card multiple times. This is a very small, but clearly important, distinction.
So when you Dredge with Stinkweed Imp, you are only replacing the first draw. If you Dredge away more Dredge cards, you can replace the next draw with one of these new Dredge replacement effects.
Hope this helps!!
August 6, 2020 12:19 a.m.