what does transform actually do

Asked by withoutdoubtlongestusernamever 13 years ago

when it says "transform this creature" what the heck does that do?

daveyjone5 says... Accepted answer #1

It means you flip the card over to reveal the other face, this is for the double-faced cards in Innistrad, particularly the werewolves.

September 3, 2011 5:38 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #2

You take the card and flip it so the normal face is down. On the back of the card, where the traditional back design would normally be, there is another face to the card. That represents the card form of what the original face has "transformed" to.

September 3, 2011 5:46 p.m.

Penumbra says... #3

Ive wondered, doesn't this kinda announce a couple of the cards you have to your opponent? i mean yea you can fold the cards together but still.

September 3, 2011 6:47 p.m.

torgu says... #4

I've thought about the same thing!! That and you'll always know when your about to draw one of them

September 3, 2011 7:02 p.m.

Penumbra says... #5

O yeap, that too. hmm. seems like a annoying thing.

September 3, 2011 7:07 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #6

That's why you sleeve them. Wizards has amended the rules to state that an unsleeved transform card being visible in the hand, library, etc. does not constitute a violation for revealing excess information or looking at hidden information.

If you do not play without sleeves, your transform cards will likely be visible to your opponent at some point. If you play with sleeves, you can use the checklist or remove the card from the sleeve to indicate transformations and show what form is currently on the battlefield.

September 3, 2011 7:15 p.m.

Jaffar says... #7

To remedy that, you can either use sleeves that conceal the back of the card, or you can you their new checklist cards which come in some Innistrad packs. You can read about it here: http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/innistrad/dfcrules

September 3, 2011 7:16 p.m.

Penumbra says... #8

Alright cool, kinda forgot about sleeves.. feel dumb now.

September 3, 2011 7:43 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #9

@Epochalyptik, the new rule making double-faced cards open information only applies to drafting. When a double-faced card is in a deck, it has to be either sleeved or represented with a properly filled out checklist card.

Complete double-faced card rules

September 3, 2011 11:54 p.m.

xxxxxxCronoxxxxxx says... #10

when ever somthing tells you to transform a card you flip a double-faced card to its other side

transform only aplyes to double-faced cards

September 4, 2011 3:41 a.m.