Wishclaw Talisman, Player Dying

Asked by builderboy7 4 months ago

I'm asking this since this interaction came into my head, but in a game of commander, if Player A kills Player B who controls Player A's Wishclaw Talisman, does it return under Player A's control or does it go into exile when that Player B dies? I also assume it works the same way if Player C kills Player B in this scenario where it would return to Player A. I've looked generally at what happens to stolen permanents but I want to ensure I understand what happens in this interaction.

Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1

It will return to whoever had it before player B.

When a player leaves the game, any control-changing effects that are giving them control of things end, and then if there are still some things they somehow control but don't own (like if they got something onto the battlefield from another player's graveyard) then those things get exiled.

In your example the control-changing effect that is giving player B control of the Wishclaw Talisman will end, so now its controller will be based on the next most recent control-changing effect that it was subject to, if any. This distinction can matter if it's a game with more than 2 players and something has been passed around between more than 2 people, which can definitely happen with the Talisman.

June 25, 2024 3:12 p.m.