Flickerform and Surgeon General Warning
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DementedKirby
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Is "attaching an aura" to a creature the same as "enchanting a creature"? The example I have in mind is with Flickerform. Surgeon General Commander says I draw a card whenever I enchant a creature. But some auras can be attached. Will this still trigger his ability?
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Both the comprehensive rules and Magic cards other than "silver-bordered" cards speak only of an Aura, not of a player, "enchanting" an object or player (C.R. 303.4, especially C.R. 303.4b; see also Glamer Spinners). Whether a player "attaching" a permanent to a creature (review C.R. 701.3) is the same as that player "enchanting" that creature as far as Surgeon Commander is concerned, is a matter to be agreed on by the players in the game.
In general, in a game allowing "silver-bordered" cards such as those in Unglued, Unhinged, and Unstable, the players in the game can agree on modifications to the comprehensive rules ("house rules") to accommodate situations that the comprehensive rules neither regulate nor answer and that are unique to such cards (see also C.R. 100.7). Although Mark Rosewater issues "rulings" on how certain game situations unique to such cards play out, such advice is no more or less valid than the "house rules" agreed to by the players (that is, such players can agree whether to adopt such "rulings" or not).
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Rulings as such can't apply to silver bordered cards.
However, for an Aura, "attach" and "enchant" are synonymous. Attaching an Aura to something is enchanting it.
However, for an Aura, "attach" and "enchant" are synonymous. Attaching an Aura to something is enchanting it.
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Both the comprehensive rules and Magic cards other than "silver-bordered" cards speak only of an Aura, not of a player, "enchanting" an object or player (C.R. 303.4, especially C.R. 303.4b; see also Glamer Spinners). Whether a player "attaching" a permanent to a creature (review C.R. 701.3) is the same as that player "enchanting" that creature as far as Surgeon Commander is concerned, is a matter to be agreed on by the players in the game.
In general, in a game allowing "silver-bordered" cards such as those in Unglued, Unhinged, and Unstable, the players in the game can agree on modifications to the comprehensive rules ("house rules") to accommodate situations that the comprehensive rules neither regulate nor answer and that are unique to such cards (see also C.R. 100.7). Although Mark Rosewater issues "rulings" on how certain game situations unique to such cards play out, such advice is no more or less valid than the "house rules" agreed to by the players (that is, such players can agree whether to adopt such "rulings" or not).
In general, in a game allowing "silver-bordered" cards such as those in Unglued, Unhinged, and Unstable, the players in the game can agree on modifications to the comprehensive rules ("house rules") to accommodate situations that the comprehensive rules neither regulate nor answer and that are unique to such cards (see also C.R. 100.7). Although Mark Rosewater issues "rulings" on how certain game situations unique to such cards play out, such advice is no more or less valid than the "house rules" agreed to by the players (that is, such players can agree whether to adopt such "rulings" or not).
