this situation came up earlier tonight. I had a goyf on the board and my opponent 'evoked' his shriekmaw. I didnt know if evoke was an activated ability and I could stifle it. or if it was actually being cast, in which case I would force it. I thought that it was being cast and I could force it, though I had stifle in my hand too. I was up at the front of the shop, so we asked one of the owners. he looked it up and said it was a static ability, so I couldnt do either.
Helps to read your cards, and/or the rules. Note the word "play".
There's a couple of "when"s, too, which is a trigger if you prefer that. I suggest Stifling the one that kills your guy rather than the one that sacrifices the Shriekmaw.
Evoke: Evoke is a keyword ability that represents two abilities: a static ability that functions in any zone from which the card can be played and a triggered ability that functions in play. "Evoke [cost]" means "You may play this card by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "When this permanent comes into play, if its evoke cost was paid, its controller sacrifices it." Paying a card's evoke cost follows the rules for paying alternative costs in rules 409.1b and 409.1f-h. See rule 502.74, "Evoke."
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yeah, I did read it, it just wasnt making any sense at the time. I see the word "play", so does that mean that I can cast force of will to counter an evoked shriekmaw ?Originally Posted by cdr
Helps to read your cards, and/or the rules. Note the word "play".
There's a couple of "when"s, too, which is a trigger if you prefer that. I suggest Stifling the one that kills your guy rather than the one that sacrifices the Shriekmaw.
Yes, since they are playing it. You can also Stifle the creature removal part of it also since it is a triggered ability.
Evoking a creature is still playing it. The ONLY difference between evoking and playing is that you pay an alternate cost and that it gains the "When THIS comes into play, sacrifice it" triggered ability.
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Evoke is an alternative cost, chat gpt. It's casting a spell
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