Twilight's Call — ruling 1

All the creature cards enter simultaneously.

Twilight's Call — ruling 2

For purposes of ordering any continuous effects of the creatures, the current player (not the controller of this spell) decides the ordering regardless of which player is putting the creatures onto the battlefield.

Twilight's Call : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Twilight's Call 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

You may cast this spell as though it had flash if you pay more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.) Each player returns all creature cards from their graveyard to the battlefield.

Complete guide

Twilight's Call is a powerful mass-reanimation sorcery that can turn the tide of a game in a single moment. While it normally requires a heavy investment during your turn, its unique ability allows you to surprise your opponents by raising the dead at a moment's notice. This card is a staple for graveyard strategies that want to overwhelm the board in one fell swoop.

What it Does

Twilight's Call has two main components: its casting flexibility and its symmetrical reanimation effect. By paying an additional {2}, you can cast it as though it had flash, meaning you can respond to an opponent's end step or a declaration of attackers. When it resolves, every player returns every creature card currently in their graveyard directly to the battlefield simultaneously.

How it Resolves Step by Step

First, the spell checks if it was cast for its normal cost or its flash cost. Upon resolution, all creature cards in all graveyards are identified. All these creatures enter the battlefield at the exact same time. If any of these creatures have 'enters the battlefield' triggers, those triggers will wait until the spell has finished resolving to be put onto the stack. If there are continuous effects that need ordering, the player whose turn it is (the active player) chooses the order, regardless of who cast Twilight's Call.

Common Mistakes

A common error is forgetting that this spell is symmetrical; your opponents benefit from it just as much as you do. Additionally, remember that it only returns 'creature cards.' Non-creature cards that could become creatures or Auras in the graveyard stay put. Finally, paying the extra {2} to cast it with flash does not change the spell's mana value; it remains 6 throughout the process.

When to Play it

The best time to cast Twilight's Call is often at the end of your opponent's turn using the flash option. This allows your new army to lose summoning sickness by the time your turn begins, giving your opponents very little time to react with a board wipe. It is also an excellent response to graveyard hate spells, allowing you to save your creatures before they are exiled.

Interaction examples

Comparison with Living Death

Living Death

Unlike Living Death, which swaps the creatures on the battlefield with those in the graveyard, Twilight's Call only adds creatures to the board. If you have a large army already, Twilight's Call will simply bolster it, whereas Living Death would force you to sacrifice your current creatures first.

Recovering from Mass Sacrifice

Blasphemous Edict

If an opponent casts Blasphemous Edict and wipes out thirteen of your creatures, you can respond by paying {6}{B}{B} to cast Twilight's Call with flash. Because Twilight's Call will resolve first, your creatures return to the battlefield just in time to be sacrificed to the Edict, which is usually not ideal. However, if you wait for the Edict to resolve first, you can cast Twilight's Call afterward to bring back everything that was just lost.

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

How it works : Twilight's Call

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 4, 2004· Wizards of the Coast
All the creature cards enter simultaneously.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 4, 2004· Wizards of the Coast
For purposes of ordering any continuous effects of the creatures, the current player (not the controller of this spell) decides the ordering regardless of which player is putting the creatures onto the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.