Reezug, the BonecobblerHow it works & interactions with other cards

What It Does

Reezug's ability targets a creature card in your graveyard and gives it a 'perpetual' modification. The card becomes an artifact and loses all other card types, meaning it is no longer a creature. Once this change happens, you are granted permission to cast that card from your graveyard for the rest of the turn.

How It Resolves

When you activate Reezug, the Bonecobbler's ability, you choose a creature card in your graveyard. As the ability resolves, that card becomes an artifact. Crucially, the 'perpetual' status means even if the card changes zones (like going from the graveyard to the stack, then to the battlefield), it remains an artifact and does not regain its creature type. You must still pay the mana cost of the card to cast it.

Common Mistakes

A frequent error is assuming the card retains its creature stats. Because it is no longer a creature, it does not have power or toughness and cannot attack or block, even if the original card had those values. Additionally, since the card is no longer a creature, it won't trigger 'whenever a creature enters the battlefield' abilities, nor can it be targeted by spells that specifically target creatures.

When to Play It

Use Reezug to bring back creatures with powerful static or triggered abilities that don't rely on combat. Since the resulting artifact is often harder to remove than a creature, you can protect your key engines from creature-only board wipes like Wrath of God while continuing to generate value from your graveyard.

Interaction examples

Siphoning Life Mechanically

Blood Artist

If you use Reezug's ability on Blood Artist, you can cast it as a non-creature artifact. While it can no longer attack, its ability still functions: whenever a creature dies, you still drain 1 life. Because it is an artifact, it won't die to creature destruction spells, keeping your life-drain engine safe.

The Infinite Battery

Ornithopter of Paradise

Targeting Ornithopter of Paradise with Reezug turns it into a simple artifact. You lose the Flying keyword and the ability to block, but you retain the ability to tap it for mana. This effectively transforms your mana dork into a mana rock, making it immune to 'Destroy all creatures' effects.