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Tag: Whip of Erebos

Activated Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Priority, Turn Structure

Quicken doesn’t change when you can activate Whip of Erebos.

January 22, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

"Any time you could cast a sorcery" has a bit more rules meaning than the printed text. We explain what it really means and why it's worded this way!

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Tagged Quicken, Whip of Erebos
Characteristics, Triggered Abilities

If you Whip out an Adephage and get a token, it sticks around.

December 13, 2013February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Whip of Erebos's "exile that thing" trigger isn't copiable, so if you get a token copy of a resurrected Giant Adephage, for example, the token has no obligation to go away at end of turn. Value!

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Tagged Giant Adephage, Whip of Erebos
Prevention and Replacement Effects, Triggered Abilities

Whip of Erebos + Aetherling & Obzedat

October 18, 2013February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Whip of Erebos's exile effect only matters if the card would be going anywhere other than exile. If a Whipped card is moving to exile already from its own ability, it can return normally.

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Tagged Aetherling, Obedat Ghost Council, Whip of Erebos

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    • Activated Abilities (216)
    • Mana Abilities (27)
    • Static Abilities (243)
    • Triggered Abilities (512)
  • Casting / playing a spell or ability (378)
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