Soul Sculptor

[Michael Kastberg]

During a tournament, I was asked if it was possible to respond to a
creature "turning back into normale", after having been "sculptured(?)".
My initial response was, "is there a trigger condition?". The response
was:"yes, a creature being played". "Well, there you have it...".
Later, when I saw the card, I saw that the wording was:

>Text(US+errata): 1/1. ; {1}{W},{Tap}: Target creature becomes an
enchantment
and loses all abilities until a player plays a creature spell.<

The "until a player" is not a trigger condition (its not a whenever,
when or at), so the guy misunderstood (and I was sloven). My question
is: why is it not a trigger? Shouldn't it be?

Personally, I think an effect like this should go on the stack, but, as
I read it, it doesn't. Anybody have an idea about why the wording is
like that?

Take care all,

-Mic

[Ingo Warnke]

Michael Kastberg (kast...@vip.cybercity.dk) wrote:

: >Text(US+errata): 1/1. ; {1}{W},{Tap}: Target creature becomes an

: enchantment
: and loses all abilities until a player plays a creature spell.<

: The "until a player" is not a trigger condition (its not a whenever,
: when or at), so the guy misunderstood (and I was sloven). My question
: is: why is it not a trigger? Shouldn't it be?

No. This kind of effect you see here is quite normal, it just happens that
the usual time span is 'until end of turn'.

: Personally, I think an effect like this should go on the stack, but, as

: I read it, it doesn't. Anybody have an idea about why the wording is
: like that?

Because it precisely what they want the card to do. It has en effect (make
an enchantment out of a creature) and this effect stays until a certain time.

Ingo Warnke