Release to the Wind mechanics--exile?
Asked by 9-lives 4 years ago
Nowhere in the card does it state that the permanent must be on the battlefield when exiled. Also, wouldn't this card mean that I can basically cast any card in exile? It doesn't state otherwise. The reason for me asking this question is that I can use Sentinel Totem for exiling all graveyards, and then I can use Release to the Wind to cast any exiled card I have.
Do you know of any cards that will let me cast my ELdrazi high mana cost cards without paying their mana cost? Mystic Forge requires that we have a mana cost for the card being cast, instead of a free casting without paying mana cost, correct?
March 12, 2020 5:52 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #3
Correct, you still have to pay the mana cost while using Mystic Forge. You only get to skip the mana cost if the effect specifically says you cast the spell "without paying its mana cost".
Cards that let you easily avoid paying large mana costs are purposefully few and far between, as the mana system is a core part of what makes the game work properly. Some classic examples include Sneak Attack, Through the Breach, Reanimate, Goryo's Vengeance, Show and Tell, Mind's Desire, etc. One of the "Deck Help" forums would be a better place to go to ask for card suggestions.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
Please double square brackets around a card's name to create a reference link: Release to the Wind, Sentinel Totem. It's the easiest way to make sure everyone understands what's going on with your question.
A card is only considered a "permanent" when it's on the battlefield. If the game needs to talk about permanent cards in any other zone, it will specifically call them "permanent cards". Release to the Wind can only target permanents on the battlefield.
As it says in its text, Release to the Wind only gives you permission to cast "that card", meaning the one it exiled. It doesn't allow you to cast cards exiled by any other effect. Also, once the card moves out of exile the game starts treating it as a new object so if it gets exiled again for some reason you won't still have special permission to cast it.
March 12, 2020 5:44 p.m.