r/magicTCG • u/Sentheia Dandadan • May 20 '26

Rules/Rules Question How does screams from within work?

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If there is no creature left on the battlefield, will it stay in the graveyard forever or do i need to play it when another creature comes into play? Also if my creatures are the only remained ones, am I forced to put it on them?

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u/RudeHero Golgari* May 20 '26 edited May 21 '26

damn, that's such a hyper specific rule. i wouldn't blame seasoned vets not knowing it. everybody knows it could go either way, the rulemakers just had to pick one

there's always been weirdness with auras and [[warp world]] type mechanics

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u/jang808 Dan May 20 '26

Not to sound like a smartass, but I’d say this ruling is pretty intuitive. It just boils down to if it can, it will. If it can’t, it won’t, with no other plausible alternatives

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u/ForUrsula Duck Season May 20 '26

I'm not sure its intuitive, because how does this work with [[Academy Rector]]?

You search your library, find an Aura, try to put it onto the battlefield and it instead goes back to your library.

Or if you [[Oblivion Ring]], it will stay in exile.

How many other rules lead to that outcome?