How does Spellskite interact with counterspells?
Asked by JWiley129 11 years ago
This came up in a game last night where I had a Spellskite
on board and I cast Sphinx of the Steel Wind
. My opponent Counterlash
ed it, which was fine. My question is, since it doesn't appear to be on gatherer, can I redirect the target of a counterspell like Counterlash
to Spellskite
even though it isn't on the stack?
Ok, that's what I thought. Would it be the same thing if I were to give Spellskite
hexproof and redirect an opponent's Lightning Bolt
to Spellskite
?
January 31, 2014 8:33 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #3
Yes. You wouldn't actually be able to redirect Lightning Bolt to Spellskite if Spellskite had hexproof. The ability would just do nothing. You could, however, redirect Lightning Bolt first, then give Spellskite hexproof to counter Lightning Bolt .
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
No. You can target Counterlash with Spellskite 's ability, but the redirection effect won't do anything. You can only change a target to a legal target. Spellskite isn't a legal target for Counterlash , so you can't change the target.
January 31, 2014 8:24 p.m.