Not A Bug Changeling does not give full party

[ProR2D2]

Play with Nalia D'Arnise as your commander. Play a changeling. Party will go to 1-2 instead of 4.

 

[ProR2D2]

I think the bug is with the party mechanic final number. It counts the number of creatures, when the number of creatures is irrelevant. What matters only is the number of creature types that have been spotted.

 

[Akaleth]

This is working as intended. The party mechanic requires one unique creature to fill each role in the party. It's well documented that playing a Changeling does not immediately give you a full party.

 

[Toxic Stench]

Party is working correctly from your description. Each creature can only count for one type in the party no matter how many types it has. Changeling does not create an instant party.

700.8b If a creature has multiple creature types for which it could be the party member, it is counted as the party member for only one of those types. If there are different ways to count such a creature that results in different numbers of creatures in a player’s party, it is counted in such a way to get the highest result.

 

[ManaDrainThis]

Yeah this isn’t a bug.

 

[ProR2D2]

This is working as intended. The party mechanic requires one unique creature to fill each role in the party. It's well documented that playing a Changeling does not immediately give you a full party.

Thanks, didn't know that. It is not well documented tho, at least not in the way the ability is described.