Switching Power and Toughness with Strife in Play
Asked by MESS1802 5 years ago
I have a 2/8 creature on the battlefield, then cast Archangel of Strife choosing peace, making it a 2/11. If after that I cast Invert / Invent to switch its power and toughness, does the creature become an 11/2, with the state based action immediately making it a 11/5, or does it just become an 8/5? Conversely, if I had chosen war, what would happen to the then 5/8 creature upon Invert / Invent resolving?
Let me know if clarification is needed. Thanks!
Rhadamanthus says... #2
It will be 11/2. If you had chosen War instead, it would be 8/5. The different types of effects that change a creature's P/T are applied in a specific order, and P/T-switching effects are always applied last.
Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1
There's no state-based action involved here, only layers and continuous effects.
Archangel of Strife's effect applies in layer 7c, where effects that modify power and toughness go. This makes your creature 2/11.
Invert / Invent's P/T switching effect applies in layer 7e. Your creature becomes 11/2.
If you had chosen war instead, you would have an 8/5 creature because it would become a 5/8, then its power and toughness would be switched.
December 17, 2018 6:59 p.m.