Deathspeaker
Your Avatar turns death into dominion
Tap → Play or draw a site. You may cast one dead minion each turn, and for (0) if you’re on Death’s Door. Whenever you summon a minion this way, banish it.
Tony Szczudlo
FAQs
Q: At Death’s Door, does the Deathspeaker need to meet the threshold requirements?
Yes. Only the casting cost is reduced to 0.
Q: When using the Deathspeaker’s ability, do I trigger Deathrite effects (perhaps because the minion is on The Geistwood)?
No, because Deathrite effects only trigger when the minion dies, and the Deathspeaker's ability banishes the minion. It was already dead, and doesn't die again!
Q: What happens if I try to insert a kill effect (e.g. Bottomless Pit) between the Genesis effect and the Banish effect?
The intent is that the Deathspeaker can speak to the dead, invoke their abilities, and then release them into the afterlife (whatever that may be). In the end, the minion will be banished, and technically you can treat this as: You may banish one dead minion each turn to cast a token copy of it, and for (0) if you’re on Death’s Door. Whenever you summon a minion this way, banish it.
Q: Can I cast minions from my opponent’s cemetery?
Yes. You control it when it enters the realm, and then it gets banished.
Q: When using the Deathspeaker’s ability, do Genesis abilities trigger before the banishing effect?
They trigger at the same time (when the minion enters the realm), so you choose the order they resolve.
FAQs
Q: At Death’s Door, does the Deathspeaker need to meet the threshold requirements?
Yes. Only the casting cost is reduced to 0.
Q: When using the Deathspeaker’s ability, do I trigger Deathrite effects (perhaps because the minion is on The Geistwood)?
No, because Deathrite effects only trigger when the minion dies, and the Deathspeaker's ability banishes the minion. It was already dead, and doesn't die again!
Q: What happens if I try to insert a kill effect (e.g. Bottomless Pit) between the Genesis effect and the Banish effect?
The intent is that the Deathspeaker can speak to the dead, invoke their abilities, and then release them into the afterlife (whatever that may be). In the end, the minion will be banished, and technically you can treat this as: You may banish one dead minion each turn to cast a token copy of it, and for (0) if you’re on Death’s Door. Whenever you summon a minion this way, banish it.
Q: Can I cast minions from my opponent’s cemetery?
Yes. You control it when it enters the realm, and then it gets banished.
Q: When using the Deathspeaker’s ability, do Genesis abilities trigger before the banishing effect?
They trigger at the same time (when the minion enters the realm), so you choose the order they resolve.