what would happen if i were to Ricochet Trap redirecting my opponents Pact of Negation to target itself?

Asked by tyforthevenom 8 years ago

i'm just wondering if they'd still have to pay or if it would count as it was countered

Slycne says... Accepted answer #1

Well you simply can't change Pact of Negation to target itself. Spells on the stack are illegal targets for themselves.

• 114.4. A spell or ability on the stack is an illegal target for itself.

• If you cast Ricochet Trap targeting a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can't change that spell's target to itself. You can, however, change that spell's target to Ricochet Trap. If you do, that spell will be countered when it tries to resolve because Ricochet Trap will have left the stack by then.

In this case, Pact of Negation will have been countered by the rules thus they won't have to pay for the pact.

June 19, 2015 12:19 p.m. Edited.