Is transform an ETB?

Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Transforming a card doesn't cause enter the battlefield effects to trigger. Transforming a card is explained in the comprehensive rules under rule 701.26.

What is transform MTG?

Transform is a keyword action introduced in Innistrad and means to turn a double-faced card on the back side, changing the card face that is visible.

Do transform cards have summoning sickness?

Transforming doesn't give a creature “summoning sickness,” so if a creature has been under your control continuously since the beginning of your turn, it can still attack even if it transforms—assuming it transforms into a creature!

Do cards untap when they transform?

when you tap a creature for an ability and then use his transform ability and he changes into the other creature, does he become untappped? No. Transforming doesn't change the other statuses of the permanent such as tapped/untapped. It doesn't end effects that were affecting the permanent, either.

Can a token transform MTG?

The only objects that can transform are cards that physically have two faces. If a token or a card with a regular Magic back is instructed to transform, instead nothing will happen. Even if a token or non-double-faced card is a copy of one face of a double-faced card, it can't transform.

How Hough Transform works

Does transform count as entering the battlefield?

When a card transforms it doesn't usually count as entering the battlefield. But some cards say that you exile the card and return it to the battlefield transformed, like Jace, Vryn's Prodigy. In this case it counts as entering the battlefield when it comes back.

Can you mutate over a token?

Yes, tokens can mutate just like nontoken permanents can. For any merged creature, if a token is on top, the creature is a token. If a card is on top, the creature is a nontoken permanent.

Does phasing cause ETB MTG?

Does phasing trigger ETB or LTB effects? No, it doesn't. For the same reason that auras and equipments don't fall off during phasing, ETB (enter the battlefield) and LTB (leave the battlefield) triggers don't go off. Because the permanent didn't change zones, nothing left or entered the battlefield.

What happens if you flicker a transformed card?

When he is flickered, he returns to his default state: untapped. unphased. un-transformed.

Can you morph a tapped card?

You can morph a creature regardless of what state it's currently in. But morphing it doesn't cause it to become tapped or untapped unless there's another effect that does so. You can attack with your face-down creature, wait for a block, and then morph it face-up after blocks have been declared.

Can 2 creatures block 1 attacker?

For each attacking creature you can choose one or more of your creatures to block it. A creature can't block more than one attacking creature at a time outside of some very particular circumstances.

Can vigilance block flying?

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) As long as you've drawn two or more cards this turn, Gnarled Sage gets +0/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.) Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 4/4 black Zombie Warrior creature token with vigilance.

Can menace block menace?

A creature with menace can't be blocked by just one creature during combat. This means that if you swing at your opponent with a creature with menace, they'll have to block using two or more creatures to deal with the incoming attack.

Does transform change your stats?

Broadly, Transform copies the target's appearance, types, Ability, stats, and moves; the user retains its HP and level.

How does transform work?

Transform allows the user to become a copy of other or opposing Pokémon. By becoming a copy of that Pokémon, the user attains their type and moves as well. However, the copied moves will only have a PP of 5. In a Double Battle, the user can become copy of any Pokémon around them.

Do transformed cards keep counters?

Yes, they would stay on. A flipped card is still the same permanent, it hasn't left the battlefield or anything.

Does flickering trigger ETB effects?

“Flickering” is the best way to reuse an ETB effect by just having a creature enter the battlefield again. You can also use flicker effects to permanently remove tokens from the battlefield, save a creature from a removal spell, reset +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters… the list goes on.

Why is flickerwisp good?

Flickerwisp lets you double up on ETB abilities while also being a flying threat and is one of the best cards to use with Aether Vial.

Can you transform disturb cards?

It won't transform while on the battlefield except in some very unusual circumstances (or as they're called on Innistrad, circumstances). The back faces of cards with disturb have an ability that exiles them instead if they would be put into a graveyard from anywhere.

Does copying count as ETB?

No. The creatures are already on the battlefield and merely change by copying the original, so they don't enter the battlefield. Save this answer.

Does destroying a creature stop an ETB?

The answer to both questions is yes you can destroy the creature/permanent before the ETB resolves.

Does Hexproof stop ETB?

Accepted answer #1. No, you can't. Hexproof says it can't be targeted by an opponent's spell or ability, and Fiend Hunter 's ETB is an ability.

Can you keep mutating MTG?

Mutate works by merging two creatures into one, with the power and toughness being equal to that of the top creature. That top creature has all abilities of the creatures underneath it, plus its own abilities. This means you can continuously mutate creatures to create more powerful creatures with stacking abilities.

Can you proliferate creature tokens?

Can You Proliferate Tokens? No, you can't proliferate tokens. Proliferate works exclusively on counters that are placed on players or permanents on the battlefield, but it doesn't affect anything else. Creature tokens aren't counters.

Can you mutate a commander?

Animar, Soul Of Elements is a fantastic mutate commander as it offers free protection for itself. Since it's a non-Human, you can mutate Animar, Soul Of Elements, and give the creature protection from white and black, two of the colors with the most removal spells.