So if I mash up a monster with Grusilda and one half gives it undying, if that combined creature is killed does the whole creature come back with a +1 counter or just the undying half?
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Abilities that trigger when a creature dies see the creature as it existed on the battlefield, but if the ability takes an action on the card in the graveyard, at that point the card is a different game object with no relation to what it looked like on the battlefield. So a combined creature where one of the creatures had undying would only return that one creature card when the undying ability resolves.
If both creature cards have undying, then the combined creature has two instances of undying, each of which refers to the creature card it's on. So they would both trigger and return their respective cards.
Abilities that trigger when a creature dies see the creature as it existed on the battlefield, but if the ability takes an action on the card in the graveyard, at that point the card is a different game object with no relation to what it looked like on the battlefield. So a combined creature where one of the creatures had undying would only return that one creature card when the undying ability resolves.
If both creature cards have undying, then the combined creature has two instances of undying, each of which refers to the creature card it's on. So they would both trigger and return their respective cards.
Based off of the Meld rulings, I believe this is incorrect. From the EMN Release notes:
Example: False Demise is an Aura with the ability “When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control." A Chittering Host enchanted by False Demise dies. The triggered ability returns both Midnight Scavengers and Graf Rats to the battlefield.
Combine appears to treat the two cards as a single object, which will die with undying and trigger. The undying trigger will return both cards to the battlefield.
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So if I mash up a monster with Grusilda and one half gives it undying, if that combined creature is killed does the whole creature come back with a +1 counter or just the undying half?
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If both creature cards have undying, then the combined creature has two instances of undying, each of which refers to the creature card it's on. So they would both trigger and return their respective cards.
Based off of the Meld rulings, I believe this is incorrect. From the EMN Release notes:
Combine appears to treat the two cards as a single object, which will die with undying and trigger. The undying trigger will return both cards to the battlefield.
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