Instill Energy haste? or just attack as if it had haste?
Asked by Shyachi33 13 years ago
In the original print of Instill Energy it states it can attack on the turn it comes into play, later on to say it can attack as if it had haste, and in fifth edition, creature is not affected of summoning sickness. but in masters edition IV (i guess reprint?) it goes back to "can attack as if it had haste" and on this website it just says it has "haste"
so when i was playing this card the other day my friend accused me of cheating for tapping a Priest of Titania the turn it came in when i attached instill energy on it and said no it can only attack not use activated abilities, so i just wanted to clarify which is the right answer, was i mistaken and i have been cheating this whole time i've had this deck? or is my friend wrong?
Your friend is incorrect. You are not cheating.
702.10c If a creature has haste, its controller can activate its activated abilities whose cost includes the tap symbol or the untap symbol even if that creature hasnt been controlled by that player continuously since his or her most recent turn began. (See rule 302.6.)
October 19, 2011 6:40 a.m.
Bah. Never mind, I'm wrong. Sometimes I wish there was a delete post button on here to prevent my idiocy being public. >.>
October 19, 2011 6:42 a.m.
As an aside, you may use activated abilities of creatures suffering summoning sickness if it does not use the tap symbol.
October 19, 2011 6:42 a.m.
Maft, I'm loving how all our comments occur on the same minute. Haha.
October 19, 2011 6:44 a.m.
that sucks, cause i own the fifth edition. so why does it even exist if it doesn't even follow the oracle? it's a card that lies D:<
October 19, 2011 6:48 a.m.
The language of Magic evolves. I am unsure of the proper timeline, but I am lead to believe that the term summoning sickness was introduced in the fifth edition. Thus, WotC attached the term to Instill Energy . However, the term had further implications, and thus the errata to can attack as though it had haste was made as the language of Magic evolved.
October 19, 2011 7:11 a.m.
KorApprentice says... #8
I would like to note that the oracle text here on Tappedout (http://tappedout.net/mtg-card/instill-energy/) is incorrect, mafteechr has posted the correct oracle ruling.
October 19, 2011 11:19 a.m.
Weird stuff like this happens.. For example the card Nether Shadow In its original Alpha form the card demands you pay its casting cost, in every version after that..i think. The card says you can use its ability for free.
mafteechr says... Accepted answer #1
Your friend is correct.
The current Oracle ruling is what must be followed, and it reads:
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can attack as though it had haste.
0: Untap enchanted creature. Activate this ability only during your turn and only once each turn.
Note that the creature does not actually have haste, it can only attack as if it had haste. Thus, you can not activate any abilities that involve a tap symbol on a creature with summoning sickness enchanted by Instill Energy .
Fact: the current Oracle errata more accurately resembles the original wording of Instill Energy :
You may untap target creature both during your untap phase and one additional time during your turn. Target creature may also attack the turn it comes into play.
October 19, 2011 6:40 a.m.