Head Games + Diversion

Asked by AjaxSlumbering 4 years ago

If I cast Head Games , and then cast Swerve , can I change the target to myself or does it still have to be an opponent?

Raging_Squiggle says... Accepted answer #1

The new target must still be legal. Since you are not an opponent to yourself, you cannot Swerve it to you.

10/1/2008 You don’t choose the new target for the spell until Swerve resolves. You must change the target if possible. However, you can’t change the target to an illegal target. If there are no legal targets, the target isn’t changed. It doesn’t matter if the original target of that spell has somehow become illegal.

January 1, 2020 9:41 p.m.

AjaxSlumbering says... #2

Well then, that's sad. I guess I'll have to settle for taking an opponents Banefire .

January 2, 2020 1:57 a.m.