Hey rules gurus! I had a couple of rules questions that have been puzzling me and thought I'd post them here:
1) If I have Leyline of Anticipation out (or other similar effect in play that allows me to cast sorceries as if they had flash) with Captivating Crew, am I able to activate Captivating Crew's ability as if it had flash? A literal reading of the two cards together would suggest that I could--Captivating Crew says that I can "activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery," and with Leyline in play, that would be any time. I suppose this question would go for any sorcery-speed ability (activate Hashep Oasis, equip something).
2) If I cast Sylvan Awakening and then equip Helm of the Host to a land that has been made into a 2/2 elemental creature with reach, indestructible, and haste that is still a land, (a) what pops out of the Helm, and (b) what happens to whatever pops out on my next turn? If the land in question is a Field of Ruin, do I have a permanent 2/2 indestructible, haste Field of Ruin with reach? The wording on Sylvan Awakening card suggests that I do, but that seems pretty insane (although costly to pull off).
1. No. Leyline of Anticipation only applies to the casting of spells, not card abilities because it only mentions spells. The "any time you could cast a sorcery," is merely shorthand for "activate this ability only during your main phase when the stack is empty," and nothing else.
2. You get a regular, token copy of Field of Ruin. The only modifications that copy effects carry over from the original are other copy effects. Nothing else makes it over.
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1) If I have Leyline of Anticipation out (or other similar effect in play that allows me to cast sorceries as if they had flash) with Captivating Crew, am I able to activate Captivating Crew's ability as if it had flash? A literal reading of the two cards together would suggest that I could--Captivating Crew says that I can "activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery," and with Leyline in play, that would be any time. I suppose this question would go for any sorcery-speed ability (activate Hashep Oasis, equip something).
2) If I cast Sylvan Awakening and then equip Helm of the Host to a land that has been made into a 2/2 elemental creature with reach, indestructible, and haste that is still a land, (a) what pops out of the Helm, and (b) what happens to whatever pops out on my next turn? If the land in question is a Field of Ruin, do I have a permanent 2/2 indestructible, haste Field of Ruin with reach? The wording on Sylvan Awakening card suggests that I do, but that seems pretty insane (although costly to pull off).
Thanks!
2. You get a regular, token copy of Field of Ruin. The only modifications that copy effects carry over from the original are other copy effects. Nothing else makes it over.