Swarm Intelligence copies
Asked by Guizee 6 years ago
Hi there,
I've been playing around Swarm Intelligence on EDH and been wondering that if I cast a Mind Grind, would I be able to copy this same spell and choose 4 oppenents as targets for the copy?
Thanks a lot Rhadamanthus, milling in multiplayer EDH is painful so I need to copy my mill spells XD
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #1
The answer to what you want to do is "Yes", but let's clear up some details just to make sure we're all on the same page:
A spell or ability only has targets if it specifically says so (sometimes the word "target" is hidden inside the full rules text for a keyword ability, like Equip), and Mind Grind doesn't have targets. That's okay, because Swarm Intelligence doesn't require the spell to be targeted in order to make a copy. It just gives you the option of changing targets if the spell actually has them.
In this example you cast Mind Grind, copy it with Swarm Intelligence, and then both the copy and the original will do what they say and make each of your opponents "grind" for X (a copy of a spell will also copy over any X value chosen while casting it).
October 21, 2017 10:02 a.m.