Self returning creatures and haste bug [Devs Aware]

Morphis
Morphis Posts: 975 Critical Contributor
edited December 2016 in MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
There are 2 creatures in the game that can return on their own to hand.

Startled awake
Dust stalker

If these creatures return to hand the next time those are cast they become "immune" to haste. So even with haste won't be able to attack the urn they are played.

This is particularly annoying with dust stalker since it had innately haste and the bug will make it useless if you have no other colorless creature in play.

For sure it happens when they retrain on their own.
Did not test if it happens if returned by other means also.

To be noted that the specific copy bugs, not all. A new fresh copy will attack with haste the first time.

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  • Mainloop25
    Mainloop25 Posts: 1,961 Chairperson of the Boards
    I don't know if it has anything to do with this bug in particular, but I've seen dust stalker completely disappear from the game instead of going back to the caster's hand.
  • Morphis
    Morphis Posts: 975 Critical Contributor
    Mainloop25 wrote:
    I don't know if it has anything to do with this bug in particular, but I've seen dust stalker completely disappear from the game instead of going back to the caster's hand.
    It could easily be that it returned to hand without attacking.
    This is the bug I am talking about.
    If your hand is full it gets destroyed.

    All of this is intended.
    It not attacking at all(since it has haste) is where the bug lies.
  • Delnai
    Delnai Posts: 187 Tile Toppler
    I just experienced this bug for the first time. Very annoying.
  • octal9
    octal9 Posts: 593 Critical Contributor
    Morphis wrote:
    There are 2 creatures in the game that can return on their own to hand.

    Startled awake
    Dust stalker

    If these creatures return to hand the next time those are cast they become "immune" to haste. So even with haste won't be able to attack the turn they are played.
    Can confirm:

    Turn x:
    1) Had Olivia on the battlefield
    2) Played Startled Awake, which gets buffed by Olivia.
    3) Startled Awake attacks due to Haste from Olivia buff. Startled Awake transforms to Persistent Nightmare.

    Turn x+1:
    4) Persistent Nightmare attacks & returns to hand.

    Turn x+2:
    5) Played Startled Awake that had returned to hand in step 4 & it gets buffed by Olivia.
    6) Startled Awake does not attack, despite having haste.

    Turn x+3:
    7) Startled Awake attacks, because it's no longer affected by summoning sickness. Startled Awake transforms to Persistent Nightmare.

    Turn x+3+y:
    8) Played a fresh (never returned to hand) Startled Awake which gets buffed by Olivia
    9) Startled Awake attacks & transforms to Persistent Nightmare.

    Morphis' bug report is accurate: it only affects those that have returned to hand.

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