<blockquote>
  <p>When/whenever this/a creature enters the battlefield [...]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>... triggers when it enters the battlefield. It wasn't on the battlefield, and then it was. Moving things from the graveyard to the battlefield with Liliana counts.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When/whenever you cast [...]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>... triggers when you cast a spell. Moving things around with Liliana doesn't count as casting a spell.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>When/whenever you play [...]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>... triggers when you play. Playing means casting a spell or playing a land. Moving things around with Liliana doesn't count as playing.</p>

<p>If you haven't controlled a creature since the beginning of your turn, then it has summoning sickness. If Liliana moves a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, then it hasn't been under your control since the beginning of the turn, and so it has summoning sickness.</p>

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Rainbolt
<p>It is distinct from casting or summoning. It is placing the creature onto the battlefield without casting. Normally creatures enter the battlefield by casting, but it's not the only way. </p>

<p>So:</p>

<ul>
<li>It doesn't trigger any "when you cast" abilities</li>
<li>The creatures enter the battlefield, so they trigger "When this creature enters the battlefield" abilities</li>
<li>The creature wasn't under your control since the beginning of the turn, so they have summoning sickness. </li>
</ul>

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JonTheMon
<p>For instance, the <em>-8 ability</em> for <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=383300" rel="nofollow">Liliana Vess</a> says,</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under
  your control.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This <em>sounds</em> distinct from casting/summoning, and there's no casting cost paid, which might imply (to me) that there's no summoning sickness. But, these creatures are also technically <em>entering</em> the battlefield, which implies that those abilities would trigger. Is that correct?</p>

<ul>
<li>Do the creatures enter without summoning sickness?</li>
<li>Do "when this card enters the battlefield" abilities activate?</li>
<li>Are there other potential "casting" or "playing" abilities that could trigger?</li>
</ul>

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2015-07-02T19:24:02.590Z
The question about summoning sickness is a duplicate of [Do the Elf creatures put into the battlefield by Planeswalker Nissa Revane suffer from summoning sickness?](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/2992/6692)
Rainbolt
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@Rainbolt Since the other two bullets aren't answered there, do you think this question needs to just be edited?
svidgen
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I would just leave it alone for now, and in the future strive to ask one question per post. It's not a big deal unless *all* of the questions are duplicates.
Rainbolt
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What state and trigger events apply when you "put creatures onto the battlefield?"
svidgen
# What state and trigger events apply when you "put creatures onto the battlefield?"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-02)

For instance, the *-8 ability* for [Liliana Vess](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=383300) says,

> Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under
> your control.

This *sounds* distinct from casting/summoning, and there's no casting cost paid, which might imply (to me) that there's no summoning sickness. But, these creatures are also technically *entering* the battlefield, which implies that those abilities would trigger. Is that correct?

* Do the creatures enter without summoning sickness?
* Do "when this card enters the battlefield" abilities activate?
* Are there other potential "casting" or "playing" abilities that could trigger?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The question about summoning sickness is a duplicate of [Do the Elf creatures put into the battlefield by Planeswalker Nissa Revane suffer from summoning sickness?](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/q/2992/6692)  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Since the other two bullets aren't answered there, do you think this question needs to just be edited?  
> **username_1**: I would just leave it alone for now, and in the future strive to ask one question per post. It's not a big deal unless *all* of the questions are duplicates.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> When/whenever this/a creature enters the battlefield [...]

... triggers when it enters the battlefield. It wasn't on the battlefield, and then it was. Moving things from the graveyard to the battlefield with Liliana counts.

> When/whenever you cast [...]

... triggers when you cast a spell. Moving things around with Liliana doesn't count as casting a spell.

> When/whenever you play [...]

... triggers when you play. Playing means casting a spell or playing a land. Moving things around with Liliana doesn't count as playing.

If you haven't controlled a creature since the beginning of your turn, then it has summoning sickness. If Liliana moves a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, then it hasn't been under your control since the beginning of the turn, and so it has summoning sickness.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2015-07-02. Score: 2

It is distinct from casting or summoning. It is placing the creature onto the battlefield without casting. Normally creatures enter the battlefield by casting, but it's not the only way.

So:

* It doesn't trigger any "when you cast" abilities
* The creatures enter the battlefield, so they trigger "When this creature enters the battlefield" abilities
* The creature wasn't under your control since the beginning of the turn, so they have summoning sickness.


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