Sorcery Speed?
Asked by essbie 13 years ago
I have a Gideon Jura in play, can i use the 6/6 creature ability during the main phase of my opponent to have it as a blocker that turn? Planeswalkers are not treated as creatures but players however players can play abilities or cast spells such as instants during an opponents turn. Planeswalkers' abilities are treated to be sorcery-speed was it also treated as sorcery spells?
BrightGreenLine says... Accepted answer #1
The phrase "sorcery speed" means "only when you could normally cast sorcery spells." You wouldn't be able to activate Gideon's abilities on your opponent's turn because you cannot normally cast sorceries during their turn, and this is true even if you have effects in play that currently do let you cast sorceries during your opponent's turn, such as Leyline of Anticipation .
More specifically, the term "sorcery speed" specifically means these 2 conditions have to be met:
When it is your opponent's main phase, it fails the #1 check because it's not your turn or main phase.
307.5. If a spell, ability, or effect states that a player can do something only "any time he or she could cast a sorcery," it means only that the player must have priority, it must be during the main phase of his or her turn, and the stack must be empty. The player doesn't need to have a sorcery he or she could actually cast. Effects that would prevent that player from casting a spell or casting a sorcery don't affect the player's capability to perform that action (unless the action is actually casting a spell or casting a sorcery).
June 27, 2011 7:18 p.m.