Dredge + Cycling

Asked by BruhYouFarted 2 years ago

Let's say I cycle a Miscalculation. Off of that draw, can I choose to dredge a creature? Furthermore, if I have no cards in my library, could I dredge a creature since I can't mill any cards?

Polaris says... Accepted answer #1

Dredge is a replacement effect you can apply any time you would draw a card, so an ordinary cycling effect like Miscalculation will count. Instead of drawing the card as part of the cycle, you dredge one from your graveyard.

To answer your second question, no. If you can't take the action of milling N cards, the dredge action can't be completed and you'll just draw a card. This is probably to prevent people from doing exactly what you're proposing here and just never decking themselves. See Rule 702.52 (Dredge):

    702.52a Dredge is a static ability that functions only while the card with dredge is in a player’s graveyard. “Dredge N” means “As long as you have at least N cards in your library, if you would draw a card, you may instead mill N cards and return this card from your graveyard to your hand.”
    702.52b A player with fewer cards in their library than the number required by a dredge ability can’t mill any of them this way.

February 28, 2022 11:57 p.m.