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My opponent had a [[Lavabrink Venturer]] protected against even. I played a [[Dirge Bat]] on my [[Cavern Whisperer]] (an odd costed creature), but the mutate effect of the Dirge Bat could not target the Lavabrink Venturer. Is this correct?

My understanding would be that *this creature* refers to the creature on top (that is, the whisperer), so that the effect should be odd costed. The whisperer is the one mutating, and triggering all its mutate effects, right? This is even conveyed by Arena showing a whisperer picture on the stack (though I concede this is not a very strong argument). Can someone point me to the rules that would settle this?

Many thanks!

EDIT : Thank you all for your feedback and confirming that this should indeed be considered a bug. I have filed a bug report.

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over 4 years ago - /u/WotC_BenFinkel - Direct link

In your screenshot, the Lavabrink Venturer has a "badge" with 3 crystals on it. That badge means it that "odd" was chosen for its protection ability, otherwise it would be two crystals. Thanks for the report though! #wotc_staff

over 4 years ago - /u/WotC_BenFinkel - Direct link

Originally posted by Caederis

Is that so? My bad then, I was absolutely sure it was even, but admittedly the card was killed and then brought back from the graveyard and I might have been confused if the opponent made a different choice.

That being said, I remember distinctly checking the protection before choosing top or bottom, and deciding that odd was the right one...

For what it's worth, I also tried reproducing your example as described and the Venturer was a legal target. Please let me know if you encounter this again though, I'm happy to take another look. #wotc_staff