Kaya, the Inexorable +1 on Esika's Charriot
Asked by MrGeor 3 years ago
The situation is the following. I have a Kaya, the Inexorable, an Esika's Chariot, and 2x 2/2 cat tokens (from Esika's Chariot) on the board. I crew the Chariot to make it a 4/4 creature. Since the Chariot is a legal target now for Kaya's +1 ability (targets only creatures), I proceed to apply Kaya's +1 effect on the Chariot. I then end my turn. My opponent uses an artifact destruction spell on my Chariot, destroying it. What happens to the Chariot in terms of Kaya's +1 ability that targeted it as a creature previously?
Gidgetimer says... #2
Please link all cards in your question using double brackets.
March 19, 2021 1:22 p.m.
dragonstryke58 says... #3
Just adding the relevant ruling for Neotrup:
700.7. If an ability of an object uses a phrase such as “this [something]” to identify an object, where [something] is a characteristic, it is referring to that particular object, even if it isn’t the appropriate characteristic at the time.
March 19, 2021 7:55 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #4
MrGeor: 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.
Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1
Although Kaya the Inexorable grants the ability "When this creature dies or is put into exile, return it to its owner's hand and create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying." what it really means is "When this object is put into the graveyard or into exile [...]" so it will still trigger if the object is no longer a creature when it leaves the battlefield.
March 19, 2021 12:29 p.m.