<p>No, it cannot. <a href="http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Double-faced_cards">Rule 711.4a</a> says</p>

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  <p>While a double-faced card is outside the game, in a zone other than the battlefield, or on the battlefield with its front face up, it has only the characteristics of its front face.</p>
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2015-10-26T06:11:51.323Z
Thought I had a cool combo going... oh well. Thanks for clarifying.
Dex
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<p>Just wondering, if the <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLudevic%27s%5d%2b%5bTest%5d%2b%5bSubject%5d">Ludevic&#39;s Test Subject</a> is in the grave, can <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBody%20Double%5d">Body Double</a> enter play copying the Abomination side?</p>

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Can Body Double copy the back face of a card in the graveyard?
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# Can Body Double copy the back face of a card in the graveyard?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-10-26)

Just wondering, if the [Ludevic's Test Subject](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bLudevic%27s%5d%2b%5bTest%5d%2b%5bSubject%5d) is in the grave, can [Body Double](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bBody%20Double%5d) enter play copying the Abomination side?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-10-26. Score: 9

No, it cannot. [Rule 711.4a](http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Double-faced_cards) says

> While a double-faced card is outside the game, in a zone other than the battlefield, or on the battlefield with its front face up, it has only the characteristics of its front face.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thought I had a cool combo going... oh well. Thanks for clarifying.  

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