omen machine vs eternal dominion

Asked by lordwrath 4 years ago

omen machine forcibly makes me play cards but eternal dominion says i can't. what i want to know is if omen machine still works or if its cancelled out? this is for commander as well

Omniscience_is_life says... Accepted answer #1

You can link to cards by doing something like this:

[[Omen Machine]]

That becomes Omen Machine .

So the cards in question are Eternal Dominion and Omen Machine .

As to your question, if an effect would prevent you from completing an action, that action can't be completed. It doesn't matter that Omen Machine isn't a "may" ability, because it is an action that you cannot take.

May 31, 2021 12:22 p.m.

Yesterday says... #2

The answer above is correct.

In general, "can't" always trumps "can".

May 31, 2021 8:48 p.m.

Named_Tawyny says... #3

Note though, that you would still exile a card, and still (if it's a land card) put it on to the battlefield. You just wouldn't be able to cast those exiled spells.

(If you happen to flip a Torrent Elemental , for example, you're in luck!)

June 1, 2021 7:39 p.m.

Caerwyn says... #4

In the future, please remember to hit the green "Mark as Answer" button to indicate your question has been resolved. Since this question has been answered for several days, I have gone ahead and marked an answer on your behalf.

June 4, 2021 3:04 p.m.

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