Comments on: Prototype in MTG: Rules, FAQ, and Best Cards https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/ Magic: the Gathering and MTGA News, Articles, and Draft Simulator Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Junoxx https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/#comment-53572 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 10:30:25 +0000 https://draftsim.com/?p=117215#comment-53572 In reply to Timothy Zaccagnino.

OK, that makes sense. Thank you!

]]> By: Timothy Zaccagnino https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/#comment-51242 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:13:45 +0000 https://draftsim.com/?p=117215#comment-51242 In reply to Junoxx.

So if Hulking Metamorph copies Reconstructed Thopter, it will be a 3/3 Flying or a 7/7 Flying depending on whether it was prototyped or not. It will have Unearth on the battlefield, but once it’s in the graveyard it will just be a normal Hulking Metamorph again, and will no longer be copying what it was on the battlefield. So sadly, you cannot Unearth it from the graveyard.

]]> By: Junoxx https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/#comment-51202 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:32:07 +0000 https://draftsim.com/?p=117215#comment-51202 Greetings Junoxx]]> Hello, I have a question about a specific Prototype card. The card is called
Hulking Metamorph and can copy any other card, either for its Prototype (3/3) cost and stats or its “normal” cost and stats (7/7). The situation was now as follows:
Hulking Metamorph copied Reconstructed Thopter. Now he had fly and unearth, right? Now when Hulking Metamorph is put into the graveyard does it still have unearth and flying? If you retrieve him, does he have a 7/7, flying and haste because he doesn’t come back as a prototype?

Perhaps there is an answer to this complex question here 🙂 Greetings Junoxx

]]> By: Dan Troha https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/#comment-48051 Sun, 13 Nov 2022 18:39:17 +0000 https://draftsim.com/?p=117215#comment-48051 In reply to jerodast.

Thanks, that is a very good nuance to clarify. The original BRO mechanics article even calls it “an alternate mana cost,” but I’ve updated this article to reflect the release notes.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-mechanics

]]> By: jerodast https://draftsim.com/mtg-prototype/#comment-47881 Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:26:54 +0000 https://draftsim.com/?p=117215#comment-47881 Either you or Wizards is wrong about the status as an alternate cost. https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes (“The Brothers War Release Notes”) says:

“Casting a prototyped spell isn’t the same as casting it for an alternative cost, and an alternative cost may be applied to a spell cast this way. For example, if an effect allows you to cast an artifact card without paying its mana cost, you could either cast Blitz Automaton normally, or as a prototyped spell.”

This directly contradicts your statement about casting without paying its mana cost.

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