Can Dromoka's Command target itself?
Asked by Korombos 9 years ago
In a field with only land and a Banishing Light can I cast Dromoka's Command naming itself with its first mode and my opponent (whose only enchantment is banishing light0 with its second mode?
(This may have cost me a game yesterday if the answer is 'yes.' I only just thought of it.)
filledelanuit says... Accepted answer #2
BlueScope That's not quite right. The spell is put onto the stack before targets are declared and before anything happens. However there is a rule that says that a spell cannot target itself. So Dromoka's Command cannot target itself, sorry.
April 20, 2015 4:20 p.m.
You would be correct... had it in my head the other way round for some reason :)
BlueScope says... #1
You can't have any spell target itself, because you need to announce targets while casting the spell, at which time it's not yet on the stack to be announced as a target.
April 20, 2015 4:11 p.m.