Taigam and Alternate Casting Costs
Asked by Idoneity 1 week ago
So, if I am to warp a Quantum Riddler and copy it as my second spell for turn with Taigam, Master Opportunist, would the token copy be exiled on the end step? Does the warp cost carry over to the copy?
Same thing for evoke creatures. Will it get sacrificed if it's the second spell?
I'll need you to explain to me why those are different in this case. Wouldn't it be the same outcome for both?
March 21, 2026 12:56 p.m.
DragonMaster420 says... #3
evoke is a delayed triggered ability after it hits the field, and the copy wasn't "cast". warp is not a delayed triggered ability.
March 21, 2026 2:20 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #4
A copy of a warped spell is also warped and a copy of an evoked spell is also evoked. In both cases, you will lose the copy to the additional warp/evoke effects.
The important thing to know here is a copy of a spell copies all the decisions made during the casting process, including the use of any alternative costs (CR 707.10). Part of warp's effect says "If this spell's warp cost was paid, exile the permanent this spell becomes at the beginning of the next end step" (CR 702.185), and evoke has something similar saying "When this permanent enters, if its evoke cost was paid, its controller sacrifices it" (CR 702.74). The copy of the spell will copy the fact that the alternative warp/evoke cost was applied and the permanent that enters the battlefield will be subject to the additional effects.
March 23, 2026 9:52 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #5
Idoneity: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since it doesn't look like there are any more follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
I try to avoid marking my own responses when I do this but in this case it was the most accurate option.
March 27, 2026 1:54 p.m.
Rhadamanthus — Oop! I missed the notification for that. Thanks for confirming the interaction.
DragonMaster420 says... #1
copies of a warped spell gain the "warped" status, but the evoke trigger is not considered a copiable characteristic.
March 21, 2026 8:14 a.m.