Redirecting damage to planes walker question (new rule??)

Asked by msmahaj722 5 years ago

If I have a Where Ancients Tread in play and I play an Omnath, Locus of Rage, would I be able to redirect the 5 damage triggered from Where ancients tread to a Jace, The Mind Sculpter instead of the player in commander??

He said he wasn’t sure if I could still do that with some sort of rule change for redirect that went into place? Is that true?

Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1

There is no redirection rule any more, the damage gets dealt to whatever it targets. For referance, Where Ancients Tread's oracle text reads (emphasis added):

Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Where Ancients Tread deal 5 damage to any target.

The phrase "any target" allows you to target a creature, planeswalker, or player. So while you cannot redirect damage, you can simply target Jace, the Mind Sculptor initially.

July 11, 2018 10:59 p.m.