Vesuva
Asked by onthestack 12 years ago
Vesuva says it comes into play tapped, but if the owner chooses to copy a Hallowed Fountain , can he/she pay the 2 life to have it come into play untapped?
If you choose to copy a land with Vesuva , it will have an "enters the battlefield tapped" effect.Upon copying Hallowed Fountain , it will have an additional "enters the battlefield tapped unless you pay 2 life" effect, therefore having 2 instances of an "ETB tapped" effect on it.
So, even if you paid 2 life to have it come into play untapped via Hallowed Fountain 's effect, its own "comes into play tapped" effect will still apply, so it'd still enter tapped.
Therefore, to understand it clearly, you could try to picture the following in the copied Vesuva 's description box after copying Hallowed Fountain :
"Comes into play tapped.
Comes into play tapped unless you pay 2 life."
So you might be able to fulfill the second condition by paying 2 life, but unless you could somehow override the first condition too, it will still come into play tapped as a copy.
Shane says... #1
U have the option to pay the 2 life but the land will stay tapped whether u pay the life or dont.
August 9, 2012 9:51 p.m.