Can I keep Karona False God from moving by playing Control Magic on her?
Asked by FatFreddiesCat 2 years ago
I'm using Karona as Commander and would like to keep her to myself.
FatFreddiesCat says... #2
Yeah, sorry if I wasn't clear. At the beginning of a player's upkeep, that player gains control of Karona. If I have a Control Magic on her, which text takes precedent, the Control Magic or the Karona text? Who gets control?
July 22, 2021 11:44 a.m.
RaidenShogun69 says... #3
link cards in your question.
clarify what you mean by "control magic". if the spell you use says the opponent can't gain control of her or it counters her effect, then you keep control of her. you do what the spell says.
July 22, 2021 11:55 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... Accepted answer #4
You can use double square brackets around a card's name to create a reference link. It's the best way to make sure everyone understands what's going on with your question: Karona, False God , Control Magic
No, that won't work. If a new control-changing effect starts to apply to an object, it will take precedence over any other control-changing effect that was already applying to it. If you enchant Karona, False God with your own Control Magic , every upkeep Karona will create a new effect that changes control to the player whose turn it is. The Control Magic won't give it back to you.
July 22, 2021 2:10 p.m.
If you're looking to hold onto Karona, your best bet is probably Homeward Path , which will let you take her back once per turn cycle (though your opponent will control her long enough for instant speed shenanigans). However, there's no way to permanently supersede her swap ability short of just removing it with Kenrith's Transformation or similar, which kind of defeats the purpose of playing Karona in the first place.
If you're looking to mitigate her drawback, consider cards like Vow of Flight to prevent her from attacking you and Clout of the Dominus to make her untargetable, which will at least make it harder for players to use her against you or otherwise mess with her.
July 22, 2021 3:36 p.m.
RaidenShogun69 says... #6
You could use the “vow” cycle of enchantments like Vow of Flight . To ensure they can’t attack you with karona.
July 22, 2021 7:30 p.m.
FatFreddiesCat says... #7
Thanks to all of you. That dilemma had me stumped.
This was the first time I used this format. I'm a quick learner, so any future questions will be clearer and have backup.
July 22, 2021 9:43 p.m.
RaidenShogun69 says... #8
if you don't need further clarification, please select an answer so this can move to the "answered" section of the Q&A
July 28, 2021 12:08 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #9
FatFreddiesCat: Since it's clear you got a satisfactory answer to your question and there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections to be made, I marked one of the responses as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. I try to avoid choosing my own responses when I do this but in this case it seemed like the most appropriate choice. In the future, you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
RaidenShogun69 says... #1
What exactly are you asking? If you can stop the opponent from taking control of your creature? Then yes if you use the right spells
July 22, 2021 11:38 a.m.