Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 1

An adventurer card is a permanent card in every zone except the stack, as well as while on the stack if not cast as an Adventure. Ignore its alternative characteristics in those cases. For example, while it's in your graveyard, Giant Killer is a white creature card whose mana value is 1. It can't be the target of the triggered ability of Mystic Sanctuary.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 2

When casting a spell as an Adventure, use the alternative characteristics and ignore all of the card's normal characteristics. The spell's color, mana cost, mana value, and so on are determined by only those alternative characteristics. If the spell leaves the stack, it immediately resumes using its normal characteristics.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 3

If you cast an adventurer card as an Adventure, use only its alternative characteristics to determine whether it's legal to cast that spell. For example, if Giant Killer is exiled with the last ability of Vivien, Champion of the Wilds, you can't cast it as Chop Down.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 4

If a spell is cast as an Adventure, its controller exiles it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard as it resolves. For as long as it remains exiled, that player may cast it as a permanent spell. If an Adventure spell leaves the stack in any way other than resolving (most likely by being countered or by failing to resolve because its targets have all become illegal), that card won't be exiled and the spell's controller won't be able to cast it as a permanent later.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 5

If an adventurer card ends up in exile for any other reason than by exiling itself while resolving, it won't give you permission to cast it as a permanent spell.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 6

You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions for the permanent spell you cast from exile. Normally, you'll be able to cast it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 7

If an effect copies an Adventure spell, that copy is exiled as it resolves. It ceases to exist as a state-based action; it's not possible to cast the copy as a permanent.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off — ruling 8

If an object becomes a copy of an object that has an Adventure, the copy also has an Adventure. If it changes zones, it will either cease to exist (if it's a token) or cease to be a copy (if it's a nontoken permanent), and so you won't be able to cast it as an Adventure.

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

Official card text

Vigilance Destroy all non-Giant creatures. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Complete guide

Realm-Cloaked Giant is a powerful dual-purpose card that serves as both a massive creature and a devastating board wipe. By utilizing the Adventure mechanic, it offers versatility to control the battlefield before arriving as a finisher. Understanding how the stack and exile work with Cast Off is key to mastering this Giant.

Dual Nature: Creature and Adventure

Realm-Cloaked Giant is a creature card in your hand, library, and graveyard. However, you have the option to cast its Adventure side, Cast Off, for {3}{W}{W}. If you do, it becomes a Sorcery spell on the stack. While it is on the stack as an Adventure, ignore the creature's characteristics. Once the Sorcery resolves, the card is placed into exile instead of the graveyard, allowing you to cast the Giant later.

Resolving Cast Off Step-by-Step

When you cast Cast Off, it checks for all creatures on the battlefield that do not have the 'Giant' creature type. Upon resolution, all non-Giant creatures are destroyed simultaneously. After the destruction is complete, the spell finishes resolving by exiling itself. This special exile state grants you permission to cast the Realm-Cloaked Giant creature spell from exile during any of your future main phases when the stack is empty.

Common Pitfalls

It is important to remember that if Cast Off is countered, it goes to the graveyard, not exile, and you lose the ability to cast the creature later. Additionally, if the card is exiled by an opponent's effect (like a discard spell that exiles), you cannot cast the creature from exile because it did not exile itself as part of the Adventure's resolution.

When to Cast

Cast Off is best utilized when your opponent has established a wide board of non-Giant threats. Since the Giant itself has Vigilance, it serves as an excellent follow-up to an empty board, allowing you to attack while remaining ready to block any new threats your opponent plays.

Interaction examples

Protecting Your Own

Sun Titan

If you control Sun Titan and cast Cast Off, Sun Titan will survive the board wipe because it has the Giant creature type. All other non-Giant creatures will be destroyed, and your Realm-Cloaked Giant will move to exile, ready to be cast later to join the Sun Titan in combat.

Indestructible Defenses

Avacyn, Angel of Hope

When you cast Cast Off while an opponent controls Avacyn, Angel of Hope, her Indestructible ability prevents her (and other permanents they control) from being destroyed by the spell. Despite not being a Giant, she remains on the battlefield because 'destroy' effects do not affect Indestructible creatures.

Tracking the Journey

On an Adventure

After Cast Off resolves and exiles itself, you can use the On an Adventure helper card to track that the Giant is available to be cast. This reminds players that the card is not permanently gone, but is waiting in a special zone to return as a 7/7 creature with Vigilance.

Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.

How it works : Realm-Cloaked Giant // Cast Off

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
An adventurer card is a permanent card in every zone except the stack, as well as while on the stack if not cast as an Adventure. Ignore its alternative characteristics in those cases. For example, while it's in your graveyard, Giant Killer is a white creature card whose mana value is 1. It can't be the target of the triggered ability of Mystic Sanctuary.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
When casting a spell as an Adventure, use the alternative characteristics and ignore all of the card's normal characteristics. The spell's color, mana cost, mana value, and so on are determined by only those alternative characteristics. If the spell leaves the stack, it immediately resumes using its normal characteristics.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#3October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast an adventurer card as an Adventure, use only its alternative characteristics to determine whether it's legal to cast that spell. For example, if Giant Killer is exiled with the last ability of Vivien, Champion of the Wilds, you can't cast it as Chop Down.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#4October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If a spell is cast as an Adventure, its controller exiles it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard as it resolves. For as long as it remains exiled, that player may cast it as a permanent spell. If an Adventure spell leaves the stack in any way other than resolving (most likely by being countered or by failing to resolve because its targets have all become illegal), that card won't be exiled and the spell's controller won't be able to cast it as a permanent later.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#5October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If an adventurer card ends up in exile for any other reason than by exiling itself while resolving, it won't give you permission to cast it as a permanent spell.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#6October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions for the permanent spell you cast from exile. Normally, you'll be able to cast it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#7October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect copies an Adventure spell, that copy is exiled as it resolves. It ceases to exist as a state-based action; it's not possible to cast the copy as a permanent.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#8October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If an object becomes a copy of an object that has an Adventure, the copy also has an Adventure. If it changes zones, it will either cease to exist (if it's a token) or cease to be a copy (if it's a nontoken permanent), and so you won't be able to cast it as an Adventure.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#9October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect instructs you to choose a card name, you may choose the alternative Adventure name. Consider only the alternative characteristics to determine whether that is an appropriate name to choose.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#10October 4, 2019· Wizards of the Coast
Casting a card as an Adventure isn't casting it for an alternative cost. Effects that allow you to cast a spell for an alternative cost or without paying its mana cost may allow you to apply those to the Adventure.
No other card is named in this ruling.

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