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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:06AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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If i play a Gyre Sage  , then play a Elvish Archdruid  , does the sage evolve, or does it become a 2/3 from the Archdruid and not evolve? Thanks!
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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:08AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 16, 2010
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The moment the Archdruid enters the battlefield the gyre sage will become a 2/3. Since that makes he evolve trigger condition false it will not trigger and the sage will not gain a counter.
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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:10AM
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Mar 12, 2011
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Evolve won't trigger. Trigger conditions are checked right after an event happened, so the Archdruid is on the field and its ability applies already, making the Sage a 2/3 in that check.
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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:17AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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Ok so state based effects like the elf pump from Archdruid get checked before any ETB triggers like evolve then, that's the rule of thumb to remember...
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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:18AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 12, 2012
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The pump from Archdruid is a static ability, not a state based action.
It's not checked, just "always on."
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4 months ago ::
Feb 08, 2013 - 7:37AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 21, 2010
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The pump from Archdruid is a static ability, not a state based action.
It's not checked, just "always on."
Right, i gotta get my terminology down...
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