Does Rashmi get around the timing rules?
Asked by ArrestedSnow 3 years ago
If I have out Rashmi, Eternities Crafter and I play my first spell during combat and topdeck an Avenger of Zendikar , can I play that creature right then and there? Does Rashmi give things flash?
TheVectornaut says... #2
Now you've got me curious. What on earth is the instant-speed spell you're casting in this hypothetical that successfully cascades into Avenger of Zendikar ? Dig Through Time ? Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur ?
March 29, 2021 9:37 a.m.
Omniscience_is_life says... #4
Assure ? Does that have 8 cmc on the stack, or only in hidden zones/the GY?
March 31, 2021 12:25 a.m.
Omniscience_is_life on the stack, it has the CMC of only the side you cast. The cumulative CMC in other zones was added to stop people from cascading into split cards just because they had a low cost side.
March 31, 2021 12:57 a.m.
Omniscience_is_life says... #6
Ah, thanks for answering my Q within a Q ;)
March 31, 2021 12:58 a.m.
TheVectornaut says... #7
"202.3d The converted mana cost of a split card not on the stack or of a fused split spell on the stack is determined from the combined mana costs of its halves. Otherwise, while a split card is on the stack, the converted mana cost of the spell is determined by the mana cost of the half that was chosen to be cast."
So a fused Beck / Call would work but not Assure / Assemble . Totally forgot about x spells too. I can see something like Biomass Mutation being played in token-heavy Rashmi.
March 31, 2021 1:05 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #8
ArrestedSnow: Answers to your question have been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any corrections or follow-ups to be made, I marked one as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future, you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answered your question.
Named_Tawyny says... Accepted answer #1
Yes. When you cast a spell as an effect of the resolution of an ability, timing restrictions can be ignored.
From the Gatherer ruling "If you cast the top card of your library, you do so as part of the resolution of Rashmi’s ability. You can’t wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card’s type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as “Cast [this card] only during combat”) are not."
Note too, it's the first spell you cast of EACH turn, so you would also be able to do this on an opponent's turn, even if the revealed card would otherwise have timing restrictions.
While the effect is SIMILAR to Flash, Rashmi does not give spells Flash.
March 28, 2021 6:45 p.m.