MTG Salvation

Scythe of the Wretched

If I kill a face-down creature, what happened?

As the creature dies, if it is represented by a card, then it must be revealed. This happens anyway as it goes into the graveyard. If Scythe's ability triggers and "that card" is still in the graveyard to which it died to trigger that ability, then Scythe's controller puts it onto the battlefield under their control and then attaches Scythe to it.

Putting a card onto the battlefield means to put it so the card face is up. There's no reason not to do the general thing here.

Note, that only a permanent card will be returned, instant cards and sorcery cards stay in the graveyard (those could be face down on the field through being manifested). And only if the permanent the card becomes is a creature at the time will the equipment get attached to it.

I didn't mind not to specify what an instant or sorcery card would do, but forgetting that Scythe won't attach to a noncreature permanent was a genuine mistake. Thank you.

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I didn't mind not to specify what an instant or sorcery card would do, but forgetting that Scythe won't attach to a noncreature permanent was a genuine mistake. Thank you.

Thank you both. Even if the equipment cannot be attached, I still gained control of that permanent, aye? Win-Win