Using my
Isochron Scepter, I create a copy of the imprinted instant card and cast it. On the stack, it is a spell (see e.g. CR 706.12). When it resolves, it goes to the graveyard. Does it trigger “whenever a card is put onto a graveyard” abilities (e. g. of
Quest for Ancient Secrets)?
I guess yes, as it is a spell represented by the copy of a card. Although the visible result is the same, this is different from the copy of a spell which isn't represented by anything on the stack.
However, there are clear words in the Comprehensive Rules like a copy of a spell is spell or a token is a permanent, but not so clear words about a copy of a card being a card. I can only guess from CR 704.5e: " If a copy of a card is in any zone other than the stack or the battlefield, it ceases to exist." — as state-based actions aren't checked during the casting of a spell, mentioning the stack here only makes sense when the spell continues to be also a copy of a card on the stack.
That's why I'd like to have it confirmed. If I'm missing a rule that would have answered it, I'd be glad to hear about it. Thank you.
Kind regards,
Mario Haßler
Edit: Someone pointed me to CR 109.1. Here, a “card” seems to be a different kind of object than a “copy of a card”, which contradicts my assumption…
Edited Mario Haßler (Nov. 9, 2014 02:41:04 PM)