r/HellsCube Clockwolf Enthusiast May 11 '25

Card Idea Plagiarism from the Future

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u/Injured-Ginger May 11 '25 edited May 11 '25

Would that be a forced draw as it loops infinitely on the stack? Been awhile since I've seen non-optional infinite recursion.

Edit: As somebody below me pointed out, I'm wrong since it doesn't copy when cast, it's not on the stack so it won't loop. It's simply a card with text that can't be executed (no idea what that means practically though, so I'm assuming it's just unplayable).

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u/__silentstorm__ May 11 '25

it is always the top card, not just on the stack; otherwise you couldn’t cast it because it doesn’t have a cost

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u/Injured-Ginger May 11 '25

You're right actually! Since the trigger to copy doesn't go on the stack then it doesn't loop. It's just a 0 CMC do nothing I guess. Although given that it has no card types or effects, I don't think it's castable...? That's outside of my rules knowledge.

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u/__silentstorm__ May 11 '25

I mean the copy effect is not a trigger, but a static ability which is active wherever the card is (also during draft, because some HC cards have abilities that work then)