Irresistible Faefolk
Unofficial Riftbound rulings for Irresistible Faefolk, with rules explanations, examples, and Core Rules citations.
Current card text
When I move to a battlefield, you may move an enemy unit to that battlefield.
If Irresistible Faefolk moves to an uncontested, uncontrolled battlefield outside a showdown and pulls an enemy unit there, who is the attacker?
Irresistible Faefolk's controller is the attacker. Irresistible Faefolk reaches the battlefield before its triggered ability can pull the enemy unit. It contests that battlefield for its controller because no one controls it and it was not already contested.
Its ability then pulls the enemy unit there. With opposing units now at the contested battlefield, the next cleanup marks it for combat. When that combat begins, Irresistible Faefolk's controller is the attacker and the pulled unit's controller is the defender because Irresistible Faefolk was the unit that contested the battlefield.
If I play Irresistible Faefolk directly to a battlefield, does its ability trigger?
No. A move is defined as a permanent changing its position from one location on the board to another. When you play Irresistible Faefolk, it enters the board from a non-board zone (such as your hand), which is a zone change, not a move.
If an opponent responds to my move trigger by removing Irresistible Faefolk from the battlefield, does the enemy unit still move?
Yes, the enemy unit still moves to the battlefield Irresistible Faefolk moved to. The destination comes from Irresistible Faefolk's trigger condition, so it is recorded when that condition is fulfilled. Removing Irresistible Faefolk afterward does not change that destination.
How was this page?
Written by Christian “Near” Ivicevic.
Last updated on .