Phage and Sneak Attack

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Do you lose the game if you play Phage via a Sneak Attack?

Leon Workman

 

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<leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Do you lose the game if you play Phage via a Sneak Attack?

Very probably. An object put into play by Sneak Attack is not
considered "played."

Put Into Play
If an effect instructs a player to put an object into play, that object
is not considered "played."
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leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com <leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Do you lose the game if you play Phage via a Sneak Attack?

Well, you can't _play_ Phage via Sneak Attack; Sneak Attack doesn't let you
cast a creature spell in any way. You can _put Phage into play_ with Sneak
Attack, which is way different, and which doesn't satisfy "if you played her
from your hand", because you didn't PLAY her. So if you get Phage into play
via Sneak Attack (or via ANY other way that doesn't involve actually casting
her as a creature spell, and doing so from your hand as well), her ability
triggers and you're going to lose, yes. Unless you have a Stifle handy.

Dave
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David DeLaney wrote:

> leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com <leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>Do you lose the game if you play Phage via a Sneak Attack?
>
> Well, you can't _play_ Phage via Sneak Attack; Sneak Attack doesn't let
> you cast a creature spell in any way. You can _put Phage into play_ with
> Sneak Attack, which is way different, and which doesn't satisfy "if you
> played her from your hand", because you didn't PLAY her. So if you get
> Phage into play via Sneak Attack (or via ANY other way that doesn't
> involve actually casting her as a creature spell, and doing so from your
> hand as well), her ability triggers and you're going to lose, yes. Unless
> you have a Stifle handy.
>
Or a Platinum Angel in play.

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In <1105653123.459811.205770@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> leonworkman_2000@yahoo.com writes:

> Do you lose the game if you play Phage via a Sneak Attack?

Phage the Untouchable
{3}{B}{B}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature -- Minion
4/4
When Phage the Untouchable comes into play, if you didn't play it from
your hand, you lose the game.
Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature.
It can't be regenerated.
Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the
game.

Sneak Attack
{3}{R}
Enchantment
{R}: Put a creature card from your hand into play. That creature gains
haste until end of turn. Sacrifice the creature at end of turn.

Yes, you lose the game. It did come from your hand, but it wasn't
"played"; it was "put into play". There's a difference.

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