How does Phyrexian Ingester work when fired multiple times?

Asked by Sledjer 4 years ago

If I cast Phyrexian Ingester once, its rules are pretty straightforward. However, what if it is paired with a card like Panharmonicon? Does it only have the power and toughness of the card exiled last? Or does it have the power and toughness of the sum of both cards? If it is the latter, what happens if I flicker Phyrexian Ingester? Does it only have the stats of the cards most recently exiled? Or does it sum the stats of every card ever exiled by it?

Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1

The sum of two cards exiled by copying the imprint ability are used.

607.3. If, within a pair of linked abilities, one ability refers to a single object as “the exiled card,” “a card exiled with [this card],” or a similar phrase, and the other ability has exiled multiple cards (usually because it was copied), the ability refers to each of the exiled cards. If that ability asks for any information about the exiled card, such as a characteristic or converted mana cost, it gets multiple answers. If these answers are used to determine the value of a variable, the sum of the answers is used. If that ability performs any actions on the exiled card, it performs that action on each exiled card.

If you flicker Phyrexian Ingester it is a new game permanent with no memory of it's old existence. Therefore it does not recognize the "old" exiled card as being exiled by the same ingester.

400.7. An object that moves from one zone to another becomes a new object with no memory of, or relation to, its previous existence.

February 27, 2020 10:32 p.m.