Phasing and "Enters the battlefield" effects... am I understanding this correctly?
Asked by Joshuawesome 12 years ago
I'm not even sure how to word the question, and I feel kinda stupid asking it. Basically, let's say you have a creature that does something when it "enters the battlefield" (i.e. Abyssal Horror , and you give phasing (let's say with Cloak of Invisibility )... does it's "enter" effect trigger each time it phases back onto the battlefield?
aavb132 says... Accepted answer #1
Lets check the comp. rules, eh?
702.24. Phasing
702.24d The phasing event doesnt actually cause a permanent to change zones or control, even though its treated as though its not on the battlefield and not under its controllers control while its phased out. Zone-change triggers dont trigger when a permanent phases in or out. Counters remain on a permanent while its phased out. Effects that check a phased-in permanents history wont treat the phasing event as having caused the permanent to leave or enter the battlefield or its controllers control.
So, no. Phasing doesn't trigger ETB or LTB effects.
April 12, 2013 5:40 p.m.