Gods and mechanics

[rarehuntertay]

I want to make sure I have this right. A God card is considered a creature in all zones, including the stack, except one the battlefield when their devotion is too low. If I have 2  {Lord of Atlantis} in play and cast  {Thassa, God of the Sea}, does she enter play as an enchantment first, then checks devotion and become a creature, since before summoning devotion was 4? How would it work if my devotion to blue was already above 5?

[Kaleo42]

When she would enter the battlefield she checks for devotion and then enters as a creature if devotion is sufficient.

[Butch1977]

That's a great question. So while on the stack could I play, let's say,  {Bone to Ash} if their devotion is too low.

[Kaleo42]

On the stack it will always be a creature. Only when it enters play (including the moment of entry) does devotion apply.

[Pleeb]

That's a great question. So while on the stack could I play, let's say,  {Bone to Ash} if their devotion is too low.

Bone to ash will counter the god no matter what their devotion is.

[rarehuntertay]

I read an article on star city a few weeks ago, that if your devotion is 4, that a god will trigger some ETB effects, but not all. The example given was that you have devotion 4 blue on field, opponent has  {Imposing Sovereign} in play, that due to the nature of the devotion mechanic, Thassa would enter untapped. That still confuses the heck out of me...

[Giggle the Draco Genius]

This happens since it it always checking before and after it does things. Here it doesn't enter as a creature since devotion is 4. It hits the battlefield checks again, counts its own devotion and becomes a creature thus not triggering any creature etb effects

[particle]

if you look at the 11th ruling on thassa on gatherer it seems like it explains this. it says when determining if a creature entered the battlefield, count the god's mana symbol when checking devotion for etb triggers.