does warstorm surge count for only base power when they enter or does it count any power boosts?
Asked by RipleyMorrison 7 years ago
I was wondering if i had a http://tappedout.net/mtg-card/warstorm-surge/ on the field as well as a http://tappedout.net/mtg-card/ogre-battledriver/. and i laid down a 2/2 creature would it just do 2 damage to something or would it do 4 because of the orge's +2 power when creatures enter??
Warstorm Surge causes the creature that enters to deal damage equal to it's power when the ability resolves. That means that it cares about it's power as it resolves, rather than as it enters.
If you have a static effect boosting power, such as Flowstone Surge, that will always be counted for Warstorm Surge.
If you have a triggered ability like Ogre Battledriver, you choose the order that they go on the stack. If you want the extra 2 damage, you would put Warstorm Surge on the stack first and the battledriver's ability on second so it resolves with the +2/0, then the damage. If you don't want the extra damage for whatever reason, you reverse that.
If you have a one shot boost, like Brute Strength or an activated ability like Captive Flame, you can use them in response to the entry trigger to deal extra damage.
If you're opponent decides to kill your creature in response to the entry trigger (after targeting), it uses the creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield. So if you have an Ogre Battledriver enter and they respond with Doom Blade, you'll still deal 3 damage. If they respond with Grasp of Darkness, you'll deal 0 damage.
December 6, 2016 3:33 a.m.
Raging_Squiggle says... #3
As a side note, you can link cards by putting double brackets before and after the name of the card.
[[warstorm surge]] and [[ogre battledriver]]
becomes Warstorm Surge and Ogre Battledriver.
legendofa says... #1
Warstorm Surge Ogre Battledriver
You can stack the triggers so Ogre Battledriver resolves first, giving you the additional 2 damage off Warstorm Surge.
December 6, 2016 2:04 a.m.