Seasoned Hallowblade
Asked by AjMcGamer 3 years ago
No sure how I've gone this long without facing a Seasoned Hallowblade but I have a major problem with it.
Its text clearly states that yo gain indestructible one must, discard a card, and tap seasoned hallowblade.
How is it that my opponent was able to activate it while the hallowblade was already tapped from attacking during his turn.
Am I reading the ability wrong?
First time this happened to me (and every time I face him, actually) this infuriated me. I am no judge, and I hate that this happens, but this seems to hinge around the colon. "Discard a card" triggars the ability. The ability is then "Tap Seasoned Hallowblade" (if he's not already tapped :( ), then he becomes indestructible (anyway).
February 14, 2021 11:26 a.m.
Tapping isn't part of the cost, it's part of the effect. Since it was already tapped and attacking, with only discarding a card as the cost, the creature is still attacking
You would want to use removal pre-combat to avoid this issue. Or if you're attacking and don't want it to block, try to remove before declare blockers step
Edit: ninja'd!
February 14, 2021 11:26 a.m.
Ahh ok thanks, I did read the tapping as part of the cost, that makes sense though.
February 14, 2021 11:41 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #5
ShiltonCDXX: 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 them as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you felt best answered your question.
February 15, 2021 9:26 a.m.
Oh cool thanks man ill be sure to do that next time.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... Accepted answer #1
Easy: The tapping is part of the resolution of the ability. It's not a cost, so it doesn't matter if the creature is tapped. You can recognize by looking at the ":". Everything left from it is part of the cost, everything right from it is the ability that is put on the stack.
February 14, 2021 11:22 a.m.