Questions tagged [mtg-double-faced-cards]
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In EDH/Commander, what is the 'color identity' of a double-faced card?
The official deck construction rules for Commander (nee EDH) at http://mtgcommander.net/rules.php say that 'A card's colour identity is its colour plus the colour of any mana symbols in the card's ...
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Why do double-faced planeswalkers from Origins get exiled before being transformed?
In Magic the Gathering Origins set, there is a cycle of 5 creatures, each that are double-sided and have a planeswalker on the back side. Previously when double-sided cards were used, the cards had a ...
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What happens if a double-faced card that is copying a different double-faced card transforms?
We are getting Metamorphic Alteration in M19. What if I enchant my Delver of Secrets, copying my opponents Nicol Bolas, the Ravager. Then I pay the cost on my Bolas (previously a Delver) to activate ...
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Can a card copying a double-sided planeswalker transform? [duplicate]
If I have a Dack's Duplicate copying Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, can it transform into Jace, Telepath Unbound?
I imagine it would not — it would be similar to the rules for tokens right, it doesn'...
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What happens if you use a Clone Effect on a Double Faced Card that's Transformed?
Say someone has Ludevic's Test Subject, which is a 0/3 Defender, and after some mechanics, transforms into a 13/13 Lizard Horror with Trample.
Say this someone managed to transform said card into its ...
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Can a clone of a double-sided planeswalker transform?
Suppose my opponent has Nicol Bolas, the Ravager on the battlefield, and has not yet transformed it into a Planewalker.
I cast Clone, making my own copy of Nicol Bolas.
What happens if I activate my ...
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What happens if a double-faced card that is copying a different double-faced card that is part of a melded creature tries to meld?
We already have a similar question about double faced cards transforming, however, this covers a single card transforming. Meld exiles a pair of cards and returns them "transformed" into a single card....
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