Chimeric Egg
{3}
Artifact
Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts a nonartifact spell, put a charge counter on this artifact.
Remove three charge counters from this artifact: This artifact becomes a 6/6 Construct artifact creature with trample until end of turn.
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Cast trigger fires even if counteredWatch Out
This triggers when the spell is cast, before it resolves. Even if the spell is countered, the cast trigger still resolves. Copies of spells are not cast, so they won't trigger this.
Layer ordering affects the final resultWatch Out
This card involves continuous effects applied in layer order. Type changes (layer 4) are applied before ability changes (layer 6) and P/T changes (layer 7). The order matters — a creature that loses abilities in layer 6 can still get new abilities from effects applied later in the same layer.