What does the enchantment whenever you cast an instant or sorcery do?
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The enchantment Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you gain life equal to that spell’s converted mana cost is a straightforward and simple effect that rewards players for casting instants and sorceries by gaining life equal to the converted mana cost of the spell. This enchantment has the least impact on the state of the game and thus has the least color-heavy mana cost of all the enchantments, making it easily accessible to players of various deck builds.
Understanding Instants and Sorceries
Instants and sorceries are two types of spells in Magic: The Gathering that differ primarily in when they can be cast. Instants can be played at any time, including during other players’ turns and while another spell or ability is waiting to resolve, because they can be cast anytime you have priority. On the other hand, sorceries may only be cast during the player’s own main phases and only when the stack is empty.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is an enchantment an instant or sorcery?
An enchantment is neither an instant nor a sorcery. Enchantments are a separate type of permanent that remains on the battlefield until an effect, such as disenchant, removes it.
2. Do you draw a card when you cast an instant or sorcery?
There is an enchantment that allows you to draw a card whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, but you must then discard a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
3. Can you cast a sorcery on an instant?
You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash, meaning you can cast them at any time you could cast an instant.
4. What is the difference between an instant and a sorcery?
The primary difference between instants and sorceries is when they can be cast. Sorceries are limited to being cast during the player’s main phases when the stack is empty, whereas instants can be cast at any time.
5. Is an instant or sorcery a permanent?
Neither instants nor sorceries are permanents. Permanents are cards that remain on the battlefield, such as enchantments, creatures, and lands.
6. Does instant or sorcery gain flashback?
Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard can gain flashback until the end of the turn, allowing you to cast it from your graveyard for its flashback cost and then exile it.
7. When you copy an instant or sorcery spell?
There are enchantments that allow you to copy an instant or sorcery spell when you cast it, and you may choose new targets for the copy.
8. Can equip be cast as an instant?
The equip ability is done at sorcery speed but can be done at instant speed if the equipment has an ability that allows it to be attached at instant speed.
9. Is a sorcery a permanent?
A sorcery is not a permanent because it does not remain on the battlefield after it resolves.
10. Is a sorcery with flash an instant?
No, a sorcery with flash is still a sorcery, not an instant. Flash is a static ability that allows a card to be cast at any time you could cast an instant, but it does not change the card’s type.
11. When can you not cast an instant MTG?
There is no time when you cannot cast an instant in MTG, as instants have no timing restrictions and can be played at any time you have priority.
12. Can you target yourself with a sorcery?
You can target yourself with a sorcery if the sorcery allows you to choose a target and does not specify that the target must be a different player or permanent.
13. What is telekinesis enchantment?
Telekinesis is not a traditional MTG enchantment but rather an ability or effect from other games that allows items or blocks destroyed with a tool to go straight to your inventory.
14. What is mystic enchantment?
Mystic Enchant is a system from other games where Mystic Stones can be embedded into weapons to give them a random additional stat.
15. Is Enchant World an enchantment?
Enchant World is a retired type of enchantment that was a global enchantment, not a local enchantment, and had the World supertype, which is only found on enchantments.