Visitor from Planet Q 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
All creature cards you own with flash are instants in addition to their other types. Whenever you cast another spell with two or more card types, you may draw a card, then discard a card.
Complete guide
Welcome to a glimpse of the unknown with Visitor from Planet Q, a unique Alien that bridges the gap between creatures and instants. This card transforms how you view your deck by granting new types to cards in your hand and rewarding you for casting complex spells. Whether you are looking to cycle through your library or play creatures at a moment's notice, this visitor has you covered.
Expanding Your Hand's Potential
Visitor from Planet Q has a static ability that applies to all creature cards you own with the flash keyword while they are in any zone, specifically affecting them as they exist in your hand. These cards become instants in addition to their other types. This means they count as both creature cards and instant cards, which can trigger abilities that look for either type. Note that this does not grant flash to cards that don't have it; it only adds the 'instant' type to those that already do.
The Looting Trigger
The second ability is a triggered ability that occurs whenever you cast another spell with two or more card types. Valid types for this check include artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, planeswalker, sorcery, and kindred. Supertypes like 'Legendary' or 'Snow' do not count toward this total. When the trigger resolves, you have the option to draw a card; if you do, you must then discard a card. If you choose not to draw, you do not discard.
Strategic Timing
Because Visitor from Planet Q is an 'Instant Creature,' you can cast the Visitor itself anytime you could cast an instant. Once it is on the battlefield, it starts monitoring your spells. To maximize its value, you should aim to cast spells that naturally have multiple types, such as artifact creatures or enchantment creatures, to trigger the draw-and-discard effect consistently.
Interaction examples
Ornithopter of ParadiseWith Visitor from Planet Q on the battlefield, you cast Ornithopter of Paradise. Because Ornithopter of Paradise has two card types (Artifact and Creature), it satisfies the visitor's condition. The triggered ability goes on the stack on top of the Ornithopter. You may then draw a card and discard a card before the Ornithopter even enters the battlefield.
Foundry InspectorYou have Visitor from Planet Q in play and cast Foundry Inspector. Foundry Inspector is an Artifact Creature, which counts as two card types. This triggers the Visitor's ability, allowing you to draw and discard. Furthermore, if you were to cast another artifact creature later, the Foundry Inspector's static ability would reduce its cost, making it easier to chain multiple spells and trigger the Visitor repeatedly.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Visitor from Planet Q
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
The card types that can normally appear on spells are artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal. Legendary, basic, and snow are supertypes, not card types.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Some playtest cards have unusual type lines. To determine whether those cards have a card type not listed above, refer to that card’s rulings on Gatherer.wizards.com.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If you don’t draw a card, you don’t discard a card.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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