wotc
The Scythe's ability triggers even if something other than the damage dealt by the equipped creature causes the creature to be put into a graveyard that turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #239
Scythe of the Wretched
mrd·#239·rare·foil
Illus. Matt Cavotta
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Oct '03
23 yr ago
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Volatility · stable
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #13,308 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by equipped creature this turn dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control. Attach this Equipment to that creature.
Equip {4}
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 3
wotc
If the card isn't a creature when it comes back onto the battlefield, then Scythe of the Wretched won't move onto it.
wotc
Scythe of the Wretched needs to equip your creature when the other creature goes to the graveyard for the ability to trigger, but it doesn't matter whether the Scythe equipped your creature when the damage was actually dealt.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Matt Cavotta
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