Which power and toughness does eldrazi mimic copy?
Asked by doodkyle 4 years ago
If I have Eldrazi Mimic in play and I play Walker of the Wastes and I have 2 Wastes in play, does the mimic become a 4/4 or a 6/6?
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #2
It becomes a 6/6.
Eldrazi Mimic has a triggered ability. This ability goes on the stack and waits to resolve. It uses the P/T of the creature that entered when the trigger resolves in order to determine what Eldrazi Mimic 's P/T (potentially) becomes. Walker of the Wastes has a static ability that simply applies at any time that it is on the battlefield. There is never a moment that Walker of the Wastes is not a 6/6 with you controlling two wastes and no other effects.
June 30, 2019 12:20 a.m.
dragonstryke58 says... #3
Eldrazi Mimic 's triggered ability changes its base power and toughness to the entering creature's base power and toughness. Even though there's never a time that Walker of the Wastes is not a 6/6 in the scenario, it doesn't change that the base power and toughness of Walker of the Wastes is 4/4 and is modified by a continuous effect provided by the static ability.
June 30, 2019 1:36 a.m. Edited.
dragonstryke58 says... #4
Sorry, I just re-read the card carefully. The base P/T of Eldrazi Mimic is the new creature's P/T not base P/T. sigh RTFC me...
Gidgetimer is correct.
June 30, 2019 1:46 a.m. Edited.
Thanks guys. That exact argument was everything I was thinking when I decided to ask the question lol
dragonstryke58 says... #1
Eldrazi Mimic will be a 4/4. The base power and toughness of a creature is the values printed on the card without any modifiers.
302.4c To determine a creature’s power and toughness, start with the numbers printed in its lower right corner, then apply any applicable continuous effects. (See rule 613, “Interaction of Continuous Effects.”)
The base power and toughness is what you start with when determining a creature’s power and toughness. In this case Walker of the Wastes has a base power and toughness of 4/4, then it is modified by the number of Wastes you control.
June 30, 2019 12:12 a.m. Edited.