Can Neurok invisamancer trigger a livewire lash?
Asked by zigkid3 14 years ago
Say i have a Livewire Lash attached to a creature. I summon neurok-invisamancer. does he trigger the livewire lash if i make that creature unblockable since any card is considered a spell card until it becomes a permanent.
Here is a more detailed rules reference:
From the Comprehensive Rules:
112.3. There are four general categories of abilities:
112.3a Spell abilities are abilities that are followed as instructions while an instant or sorcery spell is resolving. Any text on an instant or sorcery spell is a spell ability unless its an activated ability, a triggered ability, or a static ability that fits the criteria described in rule 112.6.
112.3b Activated abilities have a cost and an effect. They are written as [Cost]: [Effect.] [Activation instructions (if any).] A player may activate such an ability whenever he or she has priority. Doing so puts it on the stack, where it remains until its countered, it resolves, or it otherwise leaves the stack. See rule 602, Activating Activated Abilities.
112.3c Triggered abilities have a trigger condition and an effect. They are written as [Trigger condition], [effect], and begin with the word when, whenever, or at. Whenever the trigger event occurs, the ability is put on the stack the next time a player would receive priority and stays there until its countered, it resolves, or it otherwise leaves the stack. See rule 603, Handling Triggered Abilities.
112.3d Static abilities are written as statements. Theyre simply true. Static abilities create continuous effects which are active while the permanent with the ability is on the battlefield and has the ability, or while the object with the ability is in the appropriate zone. See rule 604, Handling Static Abilities.
In short the "When Neurok Invisimancer enters the battlefield, target creature is unblockable this turn." part of Neurok Invisimancer falls under 112.3c and only those abilities that fall under 112.3a trigger the Livewire Lash .
Eyehate says... Accepted answer #1
Sorry but no =/
The ability of the Neurok Invisimancer to make something unblockable is a triggered "enters the battlefield" ability it is not actually part of the creature spell that puts it into play.
In short, anything that says "when [card] enters the battlefield [do something]" is not a spell but a triggered ability.
December 3, 2010 3:23 p.m.