If I bounce Skyclave Cleric with Livio, Oathsworn Sentinel, can I choose to return it to the battlefield land-side up?
I'm using the logic that "returning" is the same as "playing" when compared to casting.
When a double face card enters the battlefield it will always enter face side up. The only exception is the new double face cards from zendikar rising with a land on the back. These are able to be played as a land, but only following normal land drop rules (once per turn, sorcery speed, etc). When a card enters the battlefield from exile as with an effect like Livio you cannot choose to 'play' that land it just automatically enters as the face up side of the card.
OK, so the language of the land side still says "You may play this with the land face up?"
Yes, but it refers to the specific game action 'play' a land. When something is entering the battlefield from exile like with Livio you cannot choose to 'play' it. It just enters the battlefield face up.
Ah, alright. I scoured the rules section (711.9, etc.) Hoping that MDFCs were treated differently. It would have been cool to bounce a man into a land if needed. Thank you.
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I'm using the logic that "returning" is the same as "playing" when compared to casting.
Yes, but it refers to the specific game action 'play' a land. When something is entering the battlefield from exile like with Livio you cannot choose to 'play' it. It just enters the battlefield face up.