How Does Pure Reflection Work?
Asked by darkmage2003 2 years ago
Does Pure Reflection work when creatures ETB or when creatures are cast?
For instance: I cast a Rattleblaze Scarecrow (and create a 6/6 Reflection token), then sac Rattleblaze to Ashnod's Altar. Due to its persist ability, Rattleblaze dies and immediately returns with a -1/-1 counter. Would I then destroy the previously made 6/6 reflection token and create a new one or does it only work on cast?
Rhadamanthus says... #2
darkmage2003: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
It only works on cast. The current oracle text of Pure Reflection is:
"Whenever a player casts a creature spell, destroy all Reflections. Then that player creates an X/X white Reflection creature token, where X is the mana value of that spell."
They used to refer to casting a spell as "playing a spell".
April 14, 2022 8:08 a.m.