what is the cmc of a x card and of a flipped card
Asked by permhole96 13 years ago
whats the cmc of a x card and a flipped card
permhole96 says... #2
ok, then i have another question. if i flip like to a and not flip him? or will they both still die
February 21, 2012 2:44 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
They both die. The Planeswalker Uniqueness Rule is NOT the same as the Legend Rule.
The Legend Rule relies on the names of the cards whereas the Planeswalker Uniqueness Rule relies on their subtypes. If any two planeswalkers with the same subtype are in play at the same time, they are both put into their owner's graveyards as a state-based action.
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
Spells with X in their costs are handled differently in different zones. On the stack, X is whatever was paid for it. In all other zones, X is 0.
For example, you cast Banefire
with X=5. On the stack, the spell's converted mana cost is 6. When it resolves and goes to your graveyard, its CMC is 1.
A transformed card has no converted mana cost, so it is treated as CMC=0. That's why Ratchet Bomb
is so useful against werewolf decks - you can leave it on 0 charge counters and destroy all transformed werewolves.
February 21, 2012 2:40 p.m.