Pyxis of Pandemonium
So my question is this, I am 90% sure it doesn't work this way but I just want a clarification (and explantion why because I hate saying my gut says so) is look at this card Ponyback Brigade says when it is turned face up get 3 goblins, so if I use Pyxis and Ponyback is a facedown does that mean I get 6 goblins?
Then by extension do the cards Smoke Teller and Lens of Clarity allow me to look at Facedown cards exiled by Pyxis?
That is, Ponyback Brigade's "when [this] ... is turned face up, ..." trigger only functions on the battlefield. Turning it face up in exile won't trigger it. You'll only get the one trigger from it entering the battlefield.
Neither Smoke Teller nor Lens of Clarity will allow you to look at any cards exiled by the Pyxis. For one thing, you'll have no idea whether any of them are actually creatures. For another, "creature" in the text of a spell or ability only refers to a creature permanent on the battlefield.
Edit: On further consideration, my first point for the second question isn't actually important (as to the identity of the face down card), since a face down permanent on the battlefield is always a creature even if it's something like Zoetic Cavern. In any case, the point has merit insofar as face down cards in exile have no relation to the face down status on the battlefield and are not considered to have the creature type (which is, granted, technically a somewhat different point).
So my question is this, I am 90% sure it doesn't work this way but I just want a clarification (and explantion why because I hate saying my gut says so) is look at this card
Ponyback Brigade says when it is turned face up get 3 goblins, so if I use Pyxis and Ponyback is a facedown does that mean I get 6 goblins?
Then by extension do the cards Smoke Teller and Lens of Clarity allow me to look at Facedown cards exiled by Pyxis?
CerberusJund (Modern)GRB
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant Morphentress (Commander) GUB
I also play YGO (DragunFusion) and Hearthstone (Dragon Control Warrior)
That is, Ponyback Brigade's "when [this] ... is turned face up, ..." trigger only functions on the battlefield. Turning it face up in exile won't trigger it. You'll only get the one trigger from it entering the battlefield.
Neither Smoke Teller nor Lens of Clarity will allow you to look at any cards exiled by the Pyxis. For one thing, you'll have no idea whether any of them are actually creatures. For another, "creature" in the text of a spell or ability only refers to a creature permanent on the battlefield.
Edit: On further consideration, my first point for the second question isn't actually important (as to the identity of the face down card), since a face down permanent on the battlefield is always a creature even if it's something like Zoetic Cavern. In any case, the point has merit insofar as face down cards in exile have no relation to the face down status on the battlefield and are not considered to have the creature type (which is, granted, technically a somewhat different point).
CerberusJund (Modern)GRB
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant Morphentress (Commander) GUB
I also play YGO (DragunFusion) and Hearthstone (Dragon Control Warrior)