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Magic (The Gathering) => Rules => Topic started by: Hakuu on August 12, 2012, 02:00:26 AM

Title: Skaab Goliath
Post by: Hakuu on August 12, 2012, 02:00:26 AM
If there are no creature cards in th gy,
Can I still cast {Skaab Goliath }?
Title: Re: Skaab Goliath
Post by: Coffee Vampire on August 12, 2012, 02:01:27 AM
Nope, sorry.
Title: Re: Skaab Goliath
Post by: Jroch314 on August 12, 2012, 11:12:30 PM
If it said "when it enters the battlefield" then you could.
Title: Re: Skaab Goliath
Post by: An Angry Fatman on August 14, 2012, 05:58:21 AM
Quote from: Jroch314 on August 12, 2012, 11:12:30 PM
If it said "when it enters the battlefield" then you could.

If it said this, then you would be able to exile two non-existent creatures because it wouldn't be a part of the cost of summoning the skaab. Because you cannot meet both requirements of the cost, you would not be able to cast the skaab and it would be considered an illegal move.