Placing 0/0 on Battlefield in Dredge Deck

Asked by RunninWahoo 9 years ago

If I were to have a Golgari Grave-Troll or Boneyard Wurm, which has strength/toughness 0/0, / respectively, with +1/+1 based on number of creatures in the graveyard, but had no creatures in the graveyard, would they automatically be placed in the graveyard?

Didgeridooda says... #1

When state based effects check it would be placed in the graveyard. State based effects happen before, and after everything.

April 17, 2015 11:12 a.m.

Didgeridooda says... Accepted answer #2

It would hit the battlefield, then state based effects would check, then it would die.

April 17, 2015 11:13 a.m.

Epochalyptik says... #3

It's worth noting that the two cards you cited are not functionally similar.

Golgari Grave-Troll is an actual base 0/0 that has a replacement effect that causes it to enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters.

Boneyard Wurm has a Characteristic-Defining Ability that functions in all zones; this card will only be 0/0 if there are zero creature cards in your graveyard.

April 17, 2015 12:29 p.m.

RunninWahoo says... #4

But a 0/0 Golgari Grave-Troll would still go directly to the graveyard?

April 17, 2015 12:54 p.m.

Devonin says... #5

Yes.

April 17, 2015 1 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #6

It would hit the field and then die as a state-based action because it has 0/0 base P/T and no counters or buffs.

April 17, 2015 1:04 p.m.

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