Re: coming into play as something different

War_Pig5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Thank you for clarification. I think I figured out the underlying rules,
>too, and now it seems simple and consistent. The key thing I was missing
>was:
>
>419.1c Continuous effects that read “[This permanent] comes into play . . .”
>or “[Objects] come into play . . .” are replacement effects.

Yep. Also summarized in the Glossary, if you just want to look at the order.

>So it happens in this order:
>
>Replacement happens, telling me to put the AO into play tapped, or sac a
>land and put the KO into play (or not).
>
>Continuous effects are applied.
>
>The triggered ability

triggers, then

>goes on the stack (EV's ability for instance).

>I apparently mistakenly put "comes into play tapped" in the "triggered
>ability" category instead of in the replacement category because I thought
>that the words "comes into play" always indicate a triggered ability, when
>in fact their meaning depends on the context.

Right. Triggered abilities' Magic Words are "when", "whenever", or "at".

Dave
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