A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn't matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
It triggers when the spell is cast, which means it becomes a creature before that spell resolves.
When it turns into a creature, it is no longer an enchantment.
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This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #107 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.
Card type: Enchantment, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #30,567 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Andrew Robinson. Rarix catalogs 158 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Andrew Robinson
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It changes into a creature even if the spell is countered.
You choose whether to pay or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice the creature. You can choose to not pay if you do not control the creature on resolution.
