Duel sided card question concerning Westvale Abbey Flip
Asked by Bantha1342 6 years ago
I have a question concerning duel sided cards, specifically Westvale Abbey Flip.If I transform Westvale Abbey Flip into Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip and he is sent to my graveyard, if I return him from the graveyard, do I bring the card back as Westvale Abbey Flip requiring me to pay the cost again to transform the card or can I bring him back as the creature Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip? Thanks for any direction....
Bantha1342 says... #2
Thanks Epochalyptik. I'm afraid spelling is not one of my stronger points. So then I also assume I would need a card that specifically targets land and not creatures to return the card from the graveyard?
July 20, 2017 12:45 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Correct. Only Westvale Abbey Flip exists in the graveyard; Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip does not.
Note, however, that if Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip dies, it leaves the battlefield as a creature. Therefore, you can pull off some recursion interactions with cards like Cauldron of Souls or Mikaeus, the Unhallowed. Things like undying and persist trigger when a creature dies, but they don't care if the card they return is still a creature while in the graveyard. They'll return the card with a counter of the appropriate kind; just note that they'll return Westvale Abbey Flip and not Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
It'll be Westvale Abbey Flip.
A double-faced card has only the characteristics of its front face in any zone excerpt the battlefield. While on the battlefield, a DFC has the characteristics of the face that's currently up.
When Ormendahl, Profane Prince Flip dies, it'll go to the graveyard as a creature and then immediately revert to a land.
Couple English nitpicks:
Duel is a face-off between two parties.
Dual means having two parts.
Cards like Westvale Abbey Flip are double-faced cards.
July 20, 2017 12:25 p.m.