Necrotic Ooze and Enclave Cryptologist, do i get any/all the activated abilities?
Asked by Hungrybob360 14 years ago
Given that the only activated abilities on the card are level up and tap draw a card discard a card and tap draw a card, is all the necrotic ooze 'sees' those three abilities? If this is the case any non activated abilities or text, i.e. the requirement of level counters, are not registered therefore can he skip straight to the last ability. The rules text says "if a creature becomes a copy of a level up creature" it gains all the level up abilities that are tied to level up, but given that the ooze does not actually copy the entire creature is this still the case?
xeratheenigma says... #2
if you scroll down to the question (About Necrotic Ooze.) this same question has been answered and has the rules for level up as well
hope this helps
October 22, 2010 11:49 a.m.
xeratheenigma says... #3
but the short answer is the only ability necrotic ooze receives (or "sees") from a "leveler" is its level up ability nothing else.
October 22, 2010 11:56 a.m.
guitarhero says... #4
yes. an ooze cannot gain abilities granted by levelling up.
October 22, 2010 5 p.m.
xeratheenigma says... #5
the necrotic ooze will NOT gain the cryptologist's (tap): draw a card, then discard a card ability or its (tap): draw a card ability.
but the ooze will get the cryptologist's level up ability. also it doesnt matter how many level counters the ooze has it will NOT be able to use any of the cryptologist's abilities (except level up) because it does not have the required static abilities to use them.
(the little box on the left that says "level 1-2" and "level 3+" are static abilities that are nessecary to use the cryptologist's "draw" abilities)
sporkife says... Accepted answer #1
You gain the level-up ability, but you have to level the Necrotic Ooze up in order to use abilities that would require the Enclave Cryptologist to have level counters. Presumably if you somehow had, say, a Transcendent Master and an Enclave Cryptologist in the graveyard you could level it up for 1 and then play the activated ability.
October 22, 2010 10:20 a.m.