Myrkul, Lord of Bones, and "This Creature" templating
Until recently (2 years ago?), permanents with effects referred to themselves by their own cardname, but nowadays they tend to refer to themselves as "This creature" / "This artifact" etc.
For example, Elvish Visionary's printed text from Foundations Jumpstart says, "When Elvish Visionary enters, draw a card." However, its errata'd Oracle text now reads, "When this creature enters, draw a card."
This change in wording seems to cause ambiguities with cards like [[Myrkul, Lord of Bones]], which copies creature cards but retypes them as enchantments. Under the old templating, a player who uses Myrkul to 'revive' an Elvish Visionary as an enchantment clearly gets Visionary's ETB card draw effect.
But is that still the case? Visionary refers to itself as "this creature" but, once copied, is not a creature anymore. So it seems its controller might not get the card...?
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC