Champion of Wits - when cast draw 2, when eternalized draw 4? [Devs Aware]

BigMattSwizzle
BigMattSwizzle Posts: 2 Just Dropped In
edited August 2017 in MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
Not sure if as intended - when cast from hand Champion of Wits is discard 1 draw 2. When brought back via eternalize (as 4/4), it's discard 1 draw 4. 

//Edited Title -Brigby

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  • Brigby
    Brigby ADMINISTRATORS Posts: 7,757 Site Admin
    Hi @BigMattSwizzle
    That is in fact not an intended functionality, and the developers are aware of this bug. There is an open bug report, and they are working on a fix for it.
  • andrewvanmarle
    andrewvanmarle Posts: 978 Critical Contributor
    That isn't a bug,  the paper card reads:

    When Champion of Wits enters the battlefield, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards.
    Eternalize 5BlueBlue (5BlueBlue, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Naga Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

    So, the eternalized copy should draw 4
  • jtwood
    jtwood Posts: 1,285 Chairperson of the Boards
    andrewvanmarle said:
    That isn't a bug,  the paper card reads:

    When Champion of Wits enters the battlefield, you may draw cards equal to its power. If you do, discard two cards.
    Eternalize 5BlueBlue (5BlueBlue, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Naga Wizard with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

    So, the eternalized copy should draw 4
    Right but the PQ version strictly says 2 cards in both cases. They don’t blanket copy every card effect. A lot of them get changed. 
  • biopower
    biopower Posts: 28 Just Dropped In
    That is true, but the text on the Eternalized infobox (the one that pops up when you tap the eternalized gem) used to say "draw 4" as well.
  • HypnoticSpecter
    HypnoticSpecter Posts: 190 Tile Toppler
    But eternalize is supposed to mimic the card's abilities exactly, right? That's how eternalize is worded.
  • andrewvanmarle
    andrewvanmarle Posts: 978 Critical Contributor
    Is there a reason to want it to be draw 1?
  • HypnoticSpecter
    HypnoticSpecter Posts: 190 Tile Toppler
    I want all cards to function as worded or else have the wording or function revised so they match. I don't care if this makes cards stronger or weaker.
  • techmarine5
    techmarine5 Posts: 57 Match Maker
    edited July 2018
    They could say "etb... Draw cards equal to this creature's base power." to fix it. This would not only be simpler, but would also stick to the original card. @brigby

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