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Myra the magnificent and attractions ruling

Hey so I have 3 questions about card interactions in a Myra deck and would appreciate and help I can get in understanding how these work.

  1. is it possible to exile inevitable betrayal onto an attraction using Myra's ability? Like would I pay 0 and tap Myra then pick an attraction or is that an illegal move?

  2. when you choose to cast a spell that has been attached to an attraction does that trigger things like archmage emeritus and electrostatic field? Since you are copying them I was curious.

  3. if I have storm-kiln artist on the field if I copy a spell attached to an attraction and choose not to cast it do I still get a treasure for copying it?

Thank you ahead of time. I appreciate the help!

Posted Dec 31, 2023, 4:00 PM UTC

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peteroupc•
  1. For purposes of Myra, Inevitable Betrayal in a graveyard has mana value 0 (C.R. 202.3a); it can be targeted with Myra's activated ability. (The ability doesn't say "X can't be 0"; compare Myra with Ruthless Technomancer.)
  2. Only when the spell is cast, not when the card is copied.
  3. No.

Casting a copy of a card (e.g., with [[Myra the Magnificent]], [[Wildfire Devils]], [[Finale of Promise]], [[Surge to Victory]], or [[God-Eternal Kefnet]])—

  • counts as casting a spell (e.g., for purposes of Storm-Kiln Artist, [[Thousand-Year Storm]], [[Birgi, God of Storytelling]], [[Deekah, Fractal Theorist]], or [[Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald]]) (C.R. 707.12, 112.1b), but
  • does not count as copying a spell (e.g., for purposes of Deekah or Storm-Kiln Artist), and
  • does not count as playing or casting a card (e.g., for purposes of [[Eye of the Storm]] or [[Prosper, Tome-Bound]]) (C.R. 108.2; review C.R. 109.1).

Neither does copying a card in exile or in a graveyard count as copying a spell (on the stack) (C.R. 707.10, 707.12, 112.1).

See also:

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MTGCardFetcher•

Myra the Magnificent - (G) (SF) (txt)
Wildfire Devils - (G) (SF) (txt)
Finale of Promise - (G) (SF) (txt)
Surge to Victory - (G) (SF) (txt)
God-Eternal Kefnet - (G) (SF) (txt)
Thousand-Year Storm - (G) (SF) (txt)
Birgi, God of Storytelling/Harnfel, Horn of Bounty - (G) (SF) (txt)
Deekah, Fractal Theorist - (G) (SF) (txt)
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald - (G) (SF) (txt)
Eye of the Storm - (G) (SF) (txt)
Prosper, Tome-Bound - (G) (SF) (txt)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

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Different-Register-5OP•

Ok I think I understand for the most part. So just for clarification once an attraction has been visited and I copy the spell if I choose to cast it it will trigger my archmage or is it that because it a copy being cast I dont get the trigger at all? Basically does archmage and things like him only trigger if I cast a physically card or not? Thank you for the help!

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peteroupc•

Archmage Emeritus's ability will trigger when "you"—

  • cast an instant or sorcery spell, even if it's a copy of a card (C.R. 707.12, 112.1b), or
  • copy an instant or sorcery spell (that's already on the stack) (C.R. 112.1).
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Different-Register-5OP•

Ok cool. Thank you. Definitely gonna pick him and a few other similar card up when I get the chance. I appreciate the help.

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