Magic the Gathering(MTG), Questions regarding Cascade. Kathari Remnant, Stormcaller's Boon.?

Question

I am a bit confused as to when and what exactly triggers the Cascade ability.

With Kathari Remnant http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=185060 , I at first I thought it would just trigger when I cast the summoning spell to bring the KR into play, but I noticed the cascade ability was right below it's Regeneration ability.

So do I only cascade when I summon the creature, or do I actually activate it every time I cast regenerate, or both?

I am guessing it is the first one since the latter sound kinda broken.


Same with other cards such as Stormcaller's Boom http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Discussion.aspx?multiverseid=179534

Is it when it comes into play, when it gets sacrificed, or both.



Also, when Cascade is used, do you have to stop removing cards as soon as you reach the first card that costs less mana than the card with cascade or could you decide to keep removing until you find one you would like to use?
It says you MAY play it without paying it's mana cost, so i choose to not play it, do i put it in my hand or keep removing cards?

Answer 1

Okay, people are misinforming you here. I may be young but I've been playing this game online for 6 years and the online version of the game forces you to go through every little rule and detail of play, so I'm very familiar with this. So here goes.



Cascade is not a comes-into-play ability. It triggers when you PLAY the spell (when you pay mana for it and put it on the stack), before it even resolves (and only then. It does not trigger when you regenerate Kathari Remnant, or if you put the card into play without actually playing it, such as with Zombify, or if you sacrifice the card, or play Momentary Blink on it, or any other such event). Cascade will trigger even if the spell with Cascade is countered. You reveal cards until the first card with a lower casting cost comes up, and then you can play that card for free. You don't have to (if you are the only one with creatures and you reveal terminate, for example, you wouldn't want to kill your own creature). If you choose not to play the revealed card, it goes back to your deck with the rest of the cards. It does not go to your hand, and you cannot choose to keep looking for a better card.



All of the Cascade cards work with the same rules. But you should know that if the first card you reveal with a lower casting cost also has cascade, when you play that card the Cascade ability will trigger for that one too, and you go for a card with a lower casting cost than the second card. I have seen Enigma Sphinx cascade into Bituminous Blast, which cascaded into Bloodbraid Elf, which finally cascaded into Terminate.

Answer 2

For the first question, the cascade only triggers when the card comes into play. When you regenerate the card, the cascade will not trigger again. This is because when you regenerate a creature you do not remove it from the game and bring it back into play. According to Crystal Keep:



G18.7a - Regeneration is a destruction-replacement effect. "Regenerate [permanent]" means "The next time [permanent] would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage from it and tap it. If it's an attacking or blocking creature, remove it from combat."



As for the second part of your question, cards such as Stormcaller's Boon would only cascade when you summon it, and not when you sacrifice it. Sacrificing is not a 'come into play' effect, and thus does not trigger cascade.



As for the third question, you can only Cascade until you find the card with the lesser mana cost. The 'may' means only that you do not have to play the card in question. However, it does not give you the ability to to continue looking afterwards.



If you have any more questions with Cascade, as you seem to be building a deck with the function, check out the second Crystal Keep link below. It's fairly in depth and covers a lot of varying trigger timing.

Answer 3

Cascade Mtg

Answer 4

when you remove the cards your opponent can see them. You don't have to play the card. Technically, you could put it on bottom library with all of the others instead, but that's a gross misuse of card advantage. You can't keep going because you go until you hit a card with a lower cost. otherwise, its a god-tier tutor. Cascade is purely determined by chance. However, it is very possible to simply optimize your deck for Cascade by making sure none of your cards are wasted when you hit them. Decks like this are either Reg/Green aggro or the very popular 5CB (5 color blood, a ridiculous deck that abuses what is arguably the best cascade card, Bloodbraid Elf)

I hope that helps!

Answer 5

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