Yes. It always has the creature type when on the stack (though that makes it a creature spell or a creature card, not simply a creature).
Do gods trigger creature ETB effects?
So they will not trigger anything that triggers on creatures etb. Note if when you add their devotion they would be a creature (say you have 4 devo to blue and then play thassa putting you up to 5) it will enter as a creature and trigger relevant abilities.
Do you control a creature before it enters the battlefield?
Or: Do I control creatures entering the battlefield, or only after they have entered? If creatures enter the battlefield under your control, you control those creatures as they enter the battlefield, for the purposes of effects.
Does Purphoros ETB as a creature?
Does Purphoros, God of the forge enters as a creature when your devotion is less than five? No. It enters as an enchantment, and won’t trigger any abilities or benefit from any replacement effects that care about it being a creature as it enters.
Are God’s creatures on the stack?
Even though the god is a creature spell on the stack and will be a creature AFTER it enters, the game doesn’t treat it as a creature entering the battlefield.
Can a god enter the battlefield as a creature?
In other words, Purphoros’s ability checks if the God entering the battlefield is a creature as it exists on the battlefield, and that depends on the your devotion to the God’s color. If it’s low, it won’t be a creature and your ability won’t trigger. 604.3.
Can a God be treated as a creature?
12 Yes. It always has the creature type when on the stack (though that makes it a creature spell or a creature card, not simply a creature). No. ETB abilities check the appearance of the object as it exists on the battlefield.
Can a God be in all zones other than the battlefield?
Both or neither effects of Authority of the Consuls will depend on devotion. Yes your gods are creatures in all zones other than the battlefield at all times, so Æther Rift will work. These are all covered by the Gatherer rulings (also repeated on magiccards.info where you linked to).
When does Purphoros’s triggered ability inspect the god?
First of all, it’s not casting a creature spell that triggers Purphoros’s ability; it’s a creature entering the battlefield. We know the God is always a creature card on the stack, but it might not be on the battlefield, so the second question boils down to when does the triggered ability inspect the God’s types.
