Interaction Manlands with Porphyry Nodes
Asked by ChaosJester 6 years ago
Hey guys short question. I could not find an understandable answer so I try it here.
How does Porphyry Nodes interact with for example Mishra's Factory? Should I pay attention when to turn this Land into a creature on my turn when Porphyry is in the game?
Thank you in advance!
VraskaTheCursed says... #3
You could definitely animate your land in response to the nodes trigger going on the stack at the beginning of your opponent's upkeep. In that case, if your manland has more power than another creature you control, then that other creature gets destroyed. If it has the least power among creatures you control, then it will get destroyed. if it's power is tied with another one of your creatures, your opponent chooses which one they want to destroy.
I don't see a scenario in which you'd want to animate your land in response to the trigger, unless you value a lower power creature more than the land. It's an interaction that could always be useful, say, when you have a Raging Ravine and would like to keep your 2/3 Tarmogoyf or Dark Confidant. or if you have a way to recur the land but not the creature.
hope this helps.
Boza says... Accepted answer #1
Do not animate your land in your upkeep as it could be killed by Porphyry Nodes. In any case, I cannot think of any way why you would want to animate it in your upkeep...
November 23, 2017 11:18 a.m.