Eternalizing a Quicksilver Gargantuan

Asked by cmbr 7 years ago

If I use The Scarab Gods ability targeting a Quicksilver Gargantuan, will the created copy be a 4/4 or a 7/7?

The reason I ask is that Quicksilver Gargantuan reads: "...except it's still 7/7." But it isn't in the first place! It's a 4/4!

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

The copy will be a 4/4.

The "except it's still (characteristic)" rules phrasing just means that the given characteristic won't be copied over from the original, and the card will instead retain its own base characteristic. The reason Quicksilver Gargantuan is written to say "except it's still 7/7" is because 99.9% of the time its base P/T will be 7/7. The card would work the same way if it said something like "except for that creature's power and toughness", but it would probably be way more confusing to the average player.

July 14, 2017 11:05 a.m.

cmbr says... #2

Thanks for your reply, much appreciated!

July 14, 2017 12:05 p.m.

chosenone124 says... #3

The Scarab God questions never end. Rhadamanthus will be very busy for a very long time

July 14, 2017 9:37 p.m.