Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

Asked by hiddengibbons 2 years ago

This has two parts: Part 1: If I cast Purphoros, God of the Forge when I have Ruric Thar, the Unbowed on the battlefield, do I take the 6 damage if Purphoros isn’t a creature because of a lack of devotion or does Purphoros’ card type prevent that? I assume that the devotion condition is state based, but the card type is still creature. So Ruric Thar’s ability would check the card type?

Part 2: if my opponent is forced to cast a spell with no legal target (such as Counterspell) due to Omen Machine, would the spell trigger Ruric Thar’s ability and then remain in exile or would it simply not be cast?

Polaris says... Accepted answer #1

1) You're fine. Purphoros, God of the Forge being or not being a "creature" is a property of the permanent, not the card. Regardless of your devotion count, Purphoros is a legendary red enchantment creature spell when you cast it and will not trigger Ruric Thar, the Unbowed.

2) It won't be cast. Part of the reason Omen Machine is such a great anti-blue tool when it gets online is that you can't cast a targeted spell without targets. Counterspell goes to exile, they try and fail to cast it, and then it just stays exiled.

March 12, 2022 7:57 a.m.