Genesis wave and x cost creatures
Asked by Quantillus 14 years ago
If i play genesis wave with 7 mana (leaving any cards with 5 or less cmc) and reveal Primordial Hydra , does it enter with 3 counters on it or none?
I have wondered this with x cost creatures and it has left me baffled.
Please help!
xxxxxxCronoxxxxxx says... #2
only die as a sba if there was nothing to give it +0+1 or more when it entered the battlefield
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
Genesis Wave , Primordial Hydra
The Hydra will enter with 0 counters on it. It has a CMC of 2, so it meets Genesis Wave's check and can be put onto the battlefield. However, since you aren't casting it, you cannot pay the X cost that would normally give it counters. It will enter as a 0/0 with 0 counters and die as a state-based action.
June 28, 2011 5:51 p.m.