Morph cannot be countered or responded to. If he wants to counter it as you play it face down, that is fine, but he cannot respond to the special action that turns it face up. 702.34d If you have priority, you may turn a face-down permanent you control face up.
Consequently, can morph respond to split second?
Yes you can use morph in response to a spell with split second. When a split second spell is put on the stack players can’t cast spells or activate abilities (except for mana abilities) with that spell on the stack. Morph on the other hand is a special action and only requires that a player has priority.
It doesn’t matter how a creature got turned face-down. All morph cares about is that the creature is indeed face-down.
Herein, can you morph a manifest?
If you manifest a noncreature card, it can’t be turned face up this way. If you happen to manifest a card with morph, you can turn it face up either by paying its mana cost (if it’s a creature card) or by paying its morph cost.
Can you morph from exile?
Since the (exiled) face-down card is a Creature card, you can cast it via Morph.
Can you respond to a morph ability?
A) No. You cannot respond to morph as morph does not use the stack. Morph is announced, the cost is paid, and the Skinthinner is turned face up. Once it is face up, its triggered ability goes on the stack and you will eventually get priority, at which point you can respond with Shock.
Do counters stay on morph creatures?
morph keeps the counter. it’s not a new object. blinking does that.
Do morph creatures have summoning sickness?
No, it won’t have “summoning sickness” unless it already had it. Turning the card face up (“morphing”) just changes its characteristics, just like Giant Growth does. Turning the card face up doesn’t give or take away “summoning sickness” any more than Giant Growth does.
Do morphs count as colorless spells?
The act of turning this creature face-up (morphing) is NOT a colorless spell but a special action.
Does Animar reduce morph cost?
Yes, Animar can reduce the cost for a face-down Morph spell. You announce the spell and declare your choice to pay the alternate cost of , then you calculate the total cost, which can be reduced by Animar (the same is true for Evoke costs).
How do you use a Vesuvan shapeshifter?
Card Text: As Vesuvan Shapeshifter enters the battlefield or is turned face up, you may choose another creature on the battlefield. If you do, until Vesuvan Shapeshifter is turned face down, it becomes a copy of that creature, except it has “At the beginning of your upkeep, you may turn this creature face down.”
Is playing a morph casting a spell?
You then pay its Morph cost to turn it face up. This is not casting a spell.
What happens if you blink a face down card?
Momentary Blink doesn’t say to exile it face down, so it’s exiled face up. Once it is in exile, it is just an Akroma, Angel of Fury card, with no memory of its existence on the battlefield. Then it enters the battlefield as a creature with no memory of its previous existence on the battlefield or in exile.
What happens if you flicker a morph?
That’s how it works: When you [Morph] (http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Morph) a card face down into play, you can [Flicker] (http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Flickering) it and it returns to the battlefield face up.