Can you copy a creature spell on the stack?
John Kim
Yes. You can copy them. In addition, since you are copying a spell on the stack, you can copy things that a creature-copy normally can’t. Like the value chosen for X (so your Lightning Serpent token gets counters) and kicker (so your Desolation Giant token won’t have to destroy itself).
Do copied spells count for Guttersnipe?
Only once – Pyromancer doesn’t cast the spell, it only puts a copy on the stack. As such, Guttersnipe doesn’t trigger. (Note that a handful of cards have you copy a card and cast the copy – Isochron Scepter is an example – and those copies will trigger Guttersnipe.)
What happens when you cast a copy of a spell?
Once cast, the copy is a spell on the stack, and just like any other spell it can resolve or be countered. When activating the ability of Isochron Scepter with an imprinted Wax // Wane, you may cast any half of the card. The copy of a card with Cipher is cast.
What does it mean to copy a spell in RuneScape?
To copy a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability means to put a copy of it onto the stack; a copy of a spell isn’t cast and a copy of an activated ability isn’t activated. A copy of a spell or ability copies both the characteristics of the spell or ability and all decisions made for it, including modes, targets,…
When does a spell count as a cast?
In general a spell counts as being “cast” only when it is cast from your hand or the spell or ability allowing you to utilize it specifically uses the terminology “cast”. In those examples yes, but it is because of the explicit text on those cards that specifies “cast”.
Who is the owner of a copy of a spell?
A copy of a spell is owned by the player under whose control it was put on the stack. A copy of a spell or ability is controlled by the player under whose control it was put on the stack. A copy of a spell is itself a spell, even though it has no spell card associated with it.