Can you play cards from exile MTG?
You can play cards from exile in MTG under certain conditions, such as when a card’s ability allows it to be cast from exile or when a player is instructed to exile a card from their hand and then play it during their turn. Normally, exiled cards are not able to be played until the end of the game unless a specific ability or spell allows for their return or play from the exile zone.
Understanding Exile in MTG
Exile is a game zone where cards are sent and are typically unable to be interacted with until the end of the game or unless a specific ability or spell allows for their return. Cards in exile are placed face up unless a card instructs otherwise.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What happens when you exile a card in MTG?
Exiling a card in MTG means it is sent to a separate zone, different from the graveyard, and cannot be brought back unless a counterspell or another spell or effect is used to return it to the graveyard, hand, or directly into play.
2. Do exiled cards count as outside the game?
In sanctioned play, exiled cards are considered to be in the game but in a zone that is not the battlefield, graveyard, hand, library, or command zone. They are not considered outside the game unless they are physically removed from the game space, such as when a card is removed from the game by a spell or ability.
3. Can you bring back cards from exile MTG?
Normally, cards sent to exile are not able to come back until the end of the game unless they are returned as part of an ability’s resolution or through a specific spell or effect designed to bring cards back from exile.
4. Do cards from exile have summoning sickness?
Yes, any card that returns from exile to the battlefield will have summoning sickness and be treated as if it were just played, unless it has an ability that grants it haste.
5. Do exiled cards keep counters?
No, cards that are exiled do not retain any counters they had before being exiled, and no new counters are placed on them when they are exiled.
6. Can you exile cards from your hand in MTG?
Yes, there are abilities and spells that allow or instruct you to exile cards from your hand, sometimes as a cost or as part of the resolution of a spell or ability.
7. Does Deathtouch cancel Deathtouch?
When two creatures with Deathtouch deal damage to each other, their Deathtouch abilities cancel out, meaning that neither creature will be destroyed by the other’s Deathtouch.
8. When you cast a card from exile, where does it go?
When a card is cast from exile, it goes to the graveyard when it resolves or is countered, rather than returning to exile.
9. Does exile count as a card dying?
No, exile does not count as a card dying. A creature or planeswalker dies when it is sent to the graveyard from the battlefield, not when it is exiled.
10. Is a card exiled if I destroy it?
No, destroying a card sends it to the graveyard, which is different from exiling it. Exile is a separate game zone.
11. Is exile removed from the game MTG?
Exile and being removed from the game are often considered the same in MTG, as cards in exile are not accessible for play unless a specific ability or spell retrieves them.
12. Can you cast spells from exile MTG?
Yes, under certain conditions, such as when a card’s ability allows it, you can cast spells from exile. These conditions are usually specified by the ability or spell that allows the exile.
13. Can you play adventure cards from exile MTG?
Adventure cards can be cast from exile if they were put into exile by resolving an Adventure spell. Otherwise, they cannot be cast from exile.
14. Can you exile indestructible creatures?
Yes, indestructible creatures can be exiled. Being indestructible only prevents them from being destroyed by damage or effects that try to destroy them, not from being exiled.
15. Can I exile a commander?
Yes, a commander can be exiled like any other creature. However, the owner of the commander has the option to return it to the command zone instead of leaving it in exile.