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Undiscovered Paradise and Mesmeric Orb

Sept. 23, 2014 05:47:55 PM

Eli Meyer
Judge (Level 2 (Judge Academy))

USA - Northeast

Undiscovered Paradise and Mesmeric Orb

Will Undiscovered Paradise trigger Mesmeric Orb if it returns to a player's hand during their untap step?

Sept. 24, 2014 12:56:44 PM

Callum Milne
Forum Moderator
Judge (Uncertified)

Canada - Western Provinces

Undiscovered Paradise and Mesmeric Orb

No, it will not.

An ability that triggers when a permanent “becomes untapped” only triggers if something goes from being a permanent on the battlefield with the “tapped” status to being a permanent on the battlefield with the “untapped” status. (Things that trigger when something “becomes tapped” work similarly, just in the opposite direction.)

Undiscovered Paradise starts off as a permanent on the battlefield with the “tapped” status, but goes directly from there to being in your hand. It never exists as a permanent on the battlefield with the “untapped” status, which means it cannot trigger Mesmeric Orb.