Rhadamanthus on Does Delney Trigger Life of …
3 hours ago
Yes, it happens twice in this example. When Delney makes something trigger an additional time, the additional trigger is created at the same time as the original one. It doesn't wait for the original trigger to resolve first.
Irish_Bastard907 on Cyclops Gladiator and Khârn
6 hours ago
I'm pretty sure that Kharn will deal the damage back. The stack would have to resolve first and Kharn would deal damage, then once the stack is resolved Kharn's triggered ability would start a new stack.
OxygenDestroyer65 on Does Delney Trigger Life of …
14 hours ago
If I have Delney, Streetwise Lookout and at least one other creature on the battlefield when I attack with a Life of the Party, does Life of the Party's attack trigger happen twice? Or does it only happen once because Life of the Party's attack becomes greater than 2? I assume it does because Life of the Party is a 0/1 before its attack trigger resolves, but I could be wrong?
MartinEMcArthur on If an opponent and I …
1 day ago
Rhadamanthus Thanks, I’m definitely glad that’s the current rule now, even if it would put me at a disadvantage in certain scenarios haha
Rhadamanthus on If an opponent and I …
1 day ago
You found the correct current rules. Each player is allowed to have one. Your buddies are thinking of an older version of the rules that only allowed one between all players. The change to the current rules that allows each player to have one happened with the Magic 2014 core set.
MartinEMcArthur on If an opponent and I …
1 day ago
Sorry if a question like this has been asked a million times, but the other night my buddies were saying that the legendary rule keeps two of the same legendary’s from being on the battlefield at the same time regardless of who’s controlling them. I’m not sure if that’s true though. Last Sunday I was playing with coworkers and a dude made a token copy of my Avacyn, Angel of Hope and no one brought up the legendary rule. I’ve read the part of the rule that says: “If two or more legendary permanents with the same name are controlled by the same player, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners' graveyards.” I don’t see how that would keep opponents from making a copy of someone else’s legendary, or even keep two opponents from playing the same commander. If there’s a part in the rule that I’m overlooking please let me know and thanks in advance.
DemonDragonJ on Does Sylvan Library Bypass Angel …
1 day ago
Gidgetimer, that is very good; thank you, very much.
Gidgetimer on Does Sylvan Library Bypass Angel …
1 day ago
You will still have to pay life or put the card back and are still able to pay the life if you so choose. Your reasoning is correct in that you are not paying life to activate the ability and so Angel of Jubilation will not stop anything.
DemonDragonJ on Does Sylvan Library Bypass Angel …
1 day ago
I have both Sylvan Library and Angel of Jubilation in one of my decks, so does the library's ability bypass the angel's restriction? I presume that it does, since the angel prevents players from paying life to activate abilities, while the library's ability is a triggered ability.
What does everyone else say about this subject? Does Sylvan Library bypass Angel of Jubilation?
Rhadamanthus on Do suspended cards being cast …
2 days ago
Grenthox: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
I try to avoid marking my own responses when I do this but in this case it was the only option.
Gidgetimer on Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor targeting …
3 days ago
The creature will stick around. The important part is that it says "If that creature would die this turn". So the exile only happens if the creature would die. Indestructible creatures do not die from having lethal damage marked on them.
Bblackboltt on Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor targeting …
3 days ago
If I play Blitz of the Thunder-Raptor targeting an opponent's creature with indestructible with lethal damage, is the creature exiled even though it has indestructible? Or does the creature stick around?
Gidgetimer on Can you activate abilities before …
4 days ago
You can only cast spells and activate abilities when you have priority. Each time before a player receives priority state-based actions are checked and performed. If any are performed, they are checked and performed again. Only once no SBAs are performed (and no triggered abilities are waiting to be put on the stack) do players receive priority and are able to activate abilities.
TL:DR No, you can not activate abilities before SBAs are performed.
Gidgetimer on What exactly triggers Riku of …
4 days ago
Balor isn't a modal spell. It is a creature spell, and the creature represented by the card has a modal ability. It has no interaction with Riku of Many Paths
purpleballspurple on What exactly triggers Riku of …
4 days ago
So I understand how Riku of Many Paths ability works with a spell like Simic Charm but was confused if casting a permanent such as Balor would work, does it even count as a modal spell and if so do I get to pick anything for Riku?
Thank you in advance
joaka on Can you activate abilities before …
4 days ago
- Cast Twinflame targeting Etali, Primal Conqueror Flip.
- Make token copy of Etali, trigger Etali ETB.
Q: Can I sac one of the Etali's with Food Chain before game state action makes me remove one.
- Put -1/-1 counter on Devoted Druid to untap itself.
- Tap for Green mana, repeat step 1.
Q: Can I activate Tayam, Luminous Enigma's ability and remove Devoted Druid's 2 -1/-1 counters before it dies to game state action?
DemonDragonJ on Blood Moon versus Prismatic Omen
5 days ago
DarkKiridon, Gidgetimer, I am very sorry about using terminology improperly, so I hope that you understood the intent of my question.
Gidgetimer on Blood Moon versus Prismatic Omen
5 days ago
Prismatic Omen is an enchantment and can't be played as a response unless there is something allowing a player to play it at instant speed. Since nothing allowing it to be cast at instant speed was mentioned I will assume that you meant "later plays" instead of "responds with".
"Priority" has a meaning within the rules. Nothing here is dealing with priority. I will assume that you are using the normal English meaning of the word as a synonym for precedence instead of the rules meaning.
Neither enchantment "overrides" the other nor makes a player "safe" from anything.
When continuous effects are interacting they are applied in a system of layers and then in timestamp order within a layer. Since both Blood Moon and Prismatic Omen are type changing effects, they are applied in the same layer. In your example the Blood Moon was played first and will have an earlier timestamp, so it is applied first making all non-basic lands into mountains. Then the Prismatic Omen will apply granting all of its controller's lands all basic land types. The player(s) who don't control the Prismatic Omen will have all of their non-basics still only be mountains.
If the enchantments had entered in the opposite order Prismatic Omen will give all of its controller's lands all basic land types. Then Blood Moon would make all non-basics into mountains, and the non basics controlled by Prismatic Omen's controller would lose all other land types.
DarkKiridon on Blood Moon versus Prismatic Omen
6 days ago
Blood Moon effects all players, obviously. The player who casts (after resolving) and controls Prismatic Omen is now safe from said Blood Moon therefore it overrides it.
DemonDragonJ on Blood Moon versus Prismatic Omen
6 days ago
If a player controls a Blood Moon, and their opponent responds by casting a Prismatic Omen, which enchantment shall have priority? What types will all nonbasic lands have?
Rhadamanthus on If I control Zada, can …
6 days ago
You can make different choices. Choices like modes, targets, and a specific distribution of something, like the damage from Arc Lightning for example, are made when the spell is first cast and are locked in for all copies. Any other choices are made as the spell resolves, so that means the decisions get made separately for the original and each of the copies.
lil_cheez on If I control Zada, can …
6 days ago
Good evening everyone,
Zada, Hedron Grinder is an all star in my Feather, the Redeemed deck. I've been playtesting it and found a RW interaction I could not have a clear answer. Please help me if you can.
When I target Zada with a "protection from color" granting spell, like Shelter and Stave Off, the spell will be copied to each other creature I control.
Question: do I get to pick a color for each creature?
Zada's rulling says the following:
If the spell that's copied is modal (that is, it says "Choose one —" or the like), the copies will have the same mode. You can't choose a different one.
But these spells are not modal, as far as I know, so I'd like to know if they are the "or the like" or if they work diffently.
Thanks in advance and have a good one.
Rhadamanthus on Cyclops Gladiator and Khârn
1 week ago
This is a bit difficult to figure out, but my interpretation is that Khârn will still deal damage back to the Cyclops. The way I'm reading the rules about resolving spells and abilities (608, specifically 608.2b), they seem to indicate the last check on a target's legality is right before the spell/ability starts resolving.
There aren't any specific comments addressing what to do if one instruction in the resolving spell/ability somehow manages to change an object's characteristics in a way that seems to make it an "illegal" target before other instructions are carried out. But if the legality determination can't change during resolution then the resolving spell/ability can still continue acting on anything that was a legal target when it started. This might be something worth taking to an MtG Judge Reddit/Discord, and I'd be interested to see what their answers and reasoning are.
NTakamura on Cyclops Gladiator and Khârn
1 week ago
So if I use Cyclops Gladiator ability to target Khârn the Betrayer would kharn still deal his power to the cyclops since he is changing control? Or does khârn changing control after resolving the cyclops?
CloudKillerJay on Strionic Resonator + Search tor …
1 week ago
Sorry. I did read it but didn't tick the answered button. Sorry very rarely use any features outside of the deck builder so don't know the ins and outs very well. And thank you for the answer.
Muskelkater on How do activated abilities interact …
1 week ago
Follow up question with the following setup:
Player 1 activates Heartless Hidetsugu who has lifelink (because of an earlier effect like the triggered ability of Atraxa's Skitterfang). After the ability of hidetsugu is on the stack player 2 responds with Word of Seizing taking control of Hidetsugu before the ability resolves.
Who will gain the life from Hidetsugos lifelink?
Rhadamanthus on Strionic Resonator + Search tor …
1 week ago
CloudKillerJay: Since it's clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question and there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
Rhadamanthus on Do suspended cards being cast …
1 week ago
Yes, that works. In the detailed rules for suspend, "play" means "play it if it's a land and cast it if it's a spell". Since you're casting the spell, Caetus gives it convoke and Kasla will trigger from that. Just in case this is also a question: you don't actually need to tap any creatures for convoke to get a trigger from Kasla. The fact that a spell has the convoke ability is enough.
Grenthox on Do suspended cards being cast …
1 week ago
Say I'm suspending instants with Gandalf of the Secret Fire and I have a Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia Flip and a Kasla, the Broken Halo in play. Does the suspended card gain Convoke from Caetus and trigger Kasla when cast?
CloudKillerJay on Strionic Resonator + Search tor …
1 week ago
Ok super thanks. If I hadn't been walked through how to play over 25yrs ago I would never be able to learn now lol. I wanted to check coz Strionic Resonator is a tricky card to get your head around when you struggle with wording. Thanks again.
wallisface on Would Encroaching Mycosynth make Aura …
1 week ago
Yes you would be able to, as Encroaching Mycosynth makes them artifacts, and Dance of the Manse allows you to return artifacts.
303.4f If an Aura is entering the battlefield under a player’s control by any means other than by resolving as an Aura spell, and the effect putting it onto the battlefield doesn’t specify the object or player the Aura will enchant, that player chooses what it will enchant as the Aura enters the battlefield. The player must choose a legal object or player according to the Aura’s enchant ability and any other applicable effects.
If there’s nothing legal for those auras to enchant, they’s remain in the grave. I believe is us true even if Dance of the Manse would have them additionally be creatures.
Actually - just never let the aura also be a creature, or you’ll kill it:
An Aura that's also a creature can't enchant anything. If this occurs somehow, the Aura becomes unattached, then is put into its owner's graveyard. (These are state-based actions. See rule 704.)
MartinEMcArthur on Would Encroaching Mycosynth make Aura …
1 week ago
Since Encroaching turns all nonland permanents into artifacts including aura enchantments in the graveyard, would you be able to then bring auras back with Dance of the Manse? I’m assuming no, but I’m still curious how the interaction works.
Crow_Umbra on Does hissing miasma target?
1 week ago
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor looks specifically at triggers involving combat damage.
Hissing Miasma would trigger an additional time from Isshin, Two Heavens as One, since he looks at Attack triggers from any permanents you control.
Rhadamanthus on Does hissing miasma target?
1 week ago
No, Hissing Miasma won't trigger Gonti, Canny Acquisitor. Hissing Miasma doesn't cause any creatures to deal combat damage to anyone. The Miasma, itself, causes a player to lose life.
Swebb87 on Does hissing miasma target?
1 week ago
Thanks. I meant would the miasma trigger the gonti. Apologies if it was oddly worded, long Monday. Thanks as always
Rhadamanthus on Uncle Istvan
1 week ago
indieinside: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel is the most helpful answer to your question.
Rhadamanthus on Strionic Resonator + Search tor …
1 week ago
Creative thought, but no, this doesn't work. To "cast" something is to move it from wherever it is to the stack, make all the necessary choices, pay all the costs etc. In this example the copy of the "when the last counter is removed, cast this" trigger will resolve first and will cast Search for Tomorrow. However, when the original trigger starts to resolve, the object it's trying to act on (the suspended card in exile) is gone and it won't be able to do anything.
Rhadamanthus on Does hissing miasma target?
1 week ago
No, Hissing Miasma doesn't target. An effect only has a target if it specifically uses the word "target", either in the text on the card or packed into the full rules for a keyword ability (e.g. Equip).
Are these the cards you meant to ask about? I'm just getting a funny feeling since you ask about an "interaction" but they don't seem to have anything to do with each other.
CloudKillerJay on Strionic Resonator + Search tor …
1 week ago
So can Strionic Resonator copy the removal of a counter and when the last counter is removed to copy the spell? The way I read it "when the last counter is removed cast it for no mana", so I should be able to do it twice, yeah? Sorry, I'm dyslexic, so struggle with the wording sometimes.
Thanks
Swebb87 on Does hissing miasma target?
1 week ago
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor is the commander I am interested to see if this interacts or not
Rhadamanthus on Can I regenerate a creature …
1 week ago
The change to regeneration was part of the 6th Edition rules update in 1999 (so yeah, 25 years ago). It was part of the streamlining of the timing system from using batches, series and damage prevention / regeneration windows to only using the stack instead. Using the stack for damage prevention and regeneration effects meant they had to be in-place before the damage / destruction event actually happened instead of being applied afterward. Making prevention / regeneration work this way also meant they could use rules already established for replacement effects instead of having to use their own separate rules, which streamlined the rules further.
Rhadamanthus on Tetsuko Umezawa and Prosthetic Injector
1 week ago
Those abilities don't have anything written into their targeting requirements that restricts them to "nonland permanents" or "permanents you control", so yes, you can target an opponent's lands with them. This could be useful for locking up Counterspell mana that you don't want to deal with during your second main phase, but pretty much any other kind of Instant-speed thing they could do during your second main could also be done in response to these triggers during combat, so the general usefulness there could be limited.
It's better to start a new topic for a new question rather than append it to a resolved topic, especially if they aren't related. It makes it easier for people with a similar question to find later and makes it easier for people with answers to notice the new activity (I got a notification because I posted here, but otherwise people might not look at all since the thread is marked as resolved).
sergiodelrio on Gempalm incinerator
1 week ago
Small edit: of course Gempalm Incinerator's damage ability is triggered... my bad. Still it remains a creature CARD and the interactions don't work.
sergiodelrio on Gempalm incinerator
1 week ago
No and no.
Throne and Violence look for a "creature you control", which specifically means a creature on your side of the battlefield.
Gempalm Incinerator is a "creature card" in your hand (and every other zone except the battlefield) when you activate the cycle ability, so the other cards you mentioned won't "see" it as a creature.
Also, Roaming Throne looks for a "triggered ability" - those are always templated with either "when" or "whenever" - cycling abilities are "activated abilities" and you can identify them by the colon ":" ... they are templated as COST : EFFECT.
That being said, if you have Roaming Throne enter as a Goblin, Gempalm Incinerator will count it as one when you determine X for its ability.
vic on Can I regenerate a creature …
1 week ago
It hasn't. I started playing in 1994. It used to be that you used it on a creature that was on its way to the graveyard. If a creature took lethal damage or got hit with straight kill spell, THAT'S when you activated a Regeneration effect. Intuitively, it made sense to everyone. I can't remember when they changed it. I think was the last large rules shake-up, of which, I believe there are considered to be two. The first was when 6th edition came out. It seems like about 10 years ago for the second one, but I can't remember. I can't remember their reasoning either. I read it and thought it was dumb.
proterran98 on Gempalm incinerator
1 week ago
I cycle Gempalm Incinerator with a Roaming Throne and Gratuitous Violence in play.
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Does gempalm damage trigger twice from roaming throne?
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Would damage from gempalm be considered damage from a creature and double from gratuitous violence?
Gidgetimer on Trigger ability resolve after source …
1 week ago
Two damage.
113.7a Once activated or triggered, an ability exists on the stack independently of its source. Destruction or removal of the source after that time won’t affect the ability. Note that some abilities cause a source to do something (for example, “Prodigal Pyromancer deals 1 damage to any target”) rather than the ability doing anything directly. In these cases, any activated or triggered ability that references information about the source for use while announcing an activated ability or putting a triggered ability on the stack checks that information when the ability is put onto the stack. Otherwise, it will check that information when it resolves. In both instances, if the source is no longer in the zone it’s expected to be in at that time, its last known information is used. The source can still perform the action even though it no longer exists.
TehGrief on Trigger ability resolve after source …
1 week ago
Player A's Storm Crow is equipped with Mage Slayer and attacks, on the attack trigger, Player A casts Unleash Fury on the Storm Crow. Horrified of the consequences, Player B casts Unexpectedly Absent targetting the Storm Crow after the Unleash Fury resolves.
With the Storm Crow no longer on the battlefield, how much damage (if any) does the Mage Slayer trigger cause?