Dead Weight your own creatures?

Asked by fitzjmm 13 years ago

Can you Dead Weight your own creatures? Can you Go for the Throat your own? Some friends I play with are doing this all the time to trigger things that say "when a creature dies" and then they are stacking counters.

Just wondering....too new to know. Just doesn't seem right. Especially with undying creatures....or it's brilliant LOL.

Emrakool says... Accepted answer #1

Yes. Spells our abilities that target a player or creature can be used on any legal target even if it's the player casting the spell or a creature they control. The same applies for any permanent.

April 20, 2012 8:31 p.m.

Rhadamanthus says... #2

That's right. Unless an effect specifically says it can only target or affect something under a certain player's control, it can be used on things belonging to anyone. Making your own creatures die usually isn't a great idea, but sometimes... coughGrave Pactcough

April 20, 2012 8:41 p.m.

The OBjection says... #3

Don't you mean kothGrave Pactkoth?

April 20, 2012 10:08 p.m.

Emrakool says... #4

Or kothSavra, Queen of the Golgarikoth?

April 20, 2012 10:22 p.m.

Emrakool says... #5

Or kothSavra, Queen of the Golgarikoth?

April 20, 2012 10:22 p.m.

djgunn says... #6

emrakool, Savra requires you to sacrifice. Things like [Dead Weight]] and Go for the Throat don't cause things to be sacrificed, but destroyed.

April 21, 2012 5:41 p.m.

Emrakool says... #7

I know I was adding another reason to make your creatures die on purpose in response to the Grave Pact comment.

April 21, 2012 5:45 p.m.