Can my opponent use buyback with my card to put it in their hand?
Asked by anonymousweirdo 2 months ago
My opponent played Praetor's Grasp and grabbed Demonic Collision with it. When my opponent casts Demonic Collision, is buyback able to be used to put it into their hands?
To expand on what Caerwyn said regarding adding someone else's card to your hand, the game rules explicitly prohibit this even if a card accidentally did say you could:
400.3. If an object would go to any library, graveyard, or hand other than its owner's, it goes to its owner's corresponding zone.
Elixir of Immortality was originally printed to shuffle into your library, but thanks to this rule it would only ever shuffle into it's owner's library. It was quickly received errata to state that it shuffles into it's owners library instead, as can be seen on more recent printings.
Caerwyn says... Accepted answer #1
Please remember to link cards with double brackets:
Praetor's Grasp
Demonic Collusion
Per Rule 702.27a, Buyback means "“If the buyback cost was paid, put this spell into its owner’s hand instead of into that player’s graveyard as it resolves". Emphasis added.
Accordingly, if they pay the Buyback cost, it goes into your hand as the card's owner.
It should also be noted, there is not a single legal card in the game which permits you to put another's card in your hand.
March 4, 2024 8:58 p.m. Edited.