<p>Soul Warden's ability will trigger.</p>

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  <p>603.6d Normally, objects that exist immediately after an event are checked to see if the event matched any trigger conditions. [...]</p>
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<p>That means it's the types the Signet has on the battlefield that are checked by Soul Warden's triggered ability.</p>

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  <p>604.1. Static abilities do something all the time rather than being activated or triggered. They are written as statements, and they’re simply true.</p>
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<p>That means there isn't a moment that a non-creature artifact on the battlefield is not affected by March of the Machine.</p>

<p>As such, the Signet is seen as a creature by Soul Warden's triggered ability, and it will trigger.</p>

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2014-01-20T14:08:10.507Z
2014-01-20T19:01:38.333Z
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ikegami
<p>If I have <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=March%20of%20the%20Machines">March of the Machines</a> and <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Warden">Soul Warden</a> on the battlefield, what happens when I cast a non-creature artifact like <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Azorius%20Signet">Azorius Signet</a>? When exactly does the card type change?</p>

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2014-01-20T15:29:40.013Z
One could call the argument irrelevant because the deck with march of the machines and soul warden will lose to just about anything but catacomb slug. :-)
corsiKa
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2014-01-21T12:31:04.000Z
The signet will come into play as a creature and trigger the wardens ability.
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Do type-changing static abilities allow triggering?
Trajan
# Do type-changing static abilities allow triggering?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-20)

If I have [March of the Machines](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=March%20of%20the%20Machines) and [Soul Warden](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20Warden) on the battlefield, what happens when I cast a non-creature artifact like [Azorius Signet](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Azorius%20Signet)? When exactly does the card type change?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: One could call the argument irrelevant because the deck with march of the machines and soul warden will lose to just about anything but catacomb slug. :-)  
> **username_2**: The signet will come into play as a creature and trigger the wardens ability.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2014-01-20. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Soul Warden's ability will trigger.

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> 603.6d Normally, objects that exist immediately after an event are checked to see if the event matched any trigger conditions. [...]

That means it's the types the Signet has on the battlefield that are checked by Soul Warden's triggered ability.

> 604.1. Static abilities do something all the time rather than being activated or triggered. They are written as statements, and they’re simply true.

That means there isn't a moment that a non-creature artifact on the battlefield is not affected by March of the Machine.

As such, the Signet is seen as a creature by Soul Warden's triggered ability, and it will trigger.


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