Questions tagged [magic-the-gathering]
Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game for 2 or more players, set in a variety of fantastical realms. Players take on the role of a powerful wizard and duel in a battle of wits, using cards that represent resources such as creatures, objects, spells and enchantments.
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Is it possible to have an Aura that's also a land?
As part of asking this question, I tried to prove the first of the two scenarios was possible by inventing a combination of cards that could turn a land into an Aura. To my surprise, I was unable to ...
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Does Equinox take replacement effects into account?
Suppose I control Umbra Mystic and a land that's also an Aura, possible through this convoluted method.
An opponent casts a spell to destroy the creature the Aura land is attached to. With totem armor,...
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Why do Aura-Creatures Immediately Die?
I found the below ruling for Encroaching Mycosynth:
Encroaching Mycosynth's ability causes Auras to become artifacts. This makes it more likely that another effect (such as that of March of the ...
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How do battles function if they are turned into a creature?
There are a number of ways to turn battles into creatures, for instance the classic Liquimetal Coating and Karn, the Great Creator's +1 ability.
Now, your battle is a creature, based on my reading of ...
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narset, parter of veils interaction with alms collector
If I have on the battlefield both Narset, Parter of Veils and Alms Collector, and my opponent have a trigger to draw 2, do alms collector make me draw 1?
and then narset will let the opponent draw one ...
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Can Equinox counter a spell that would destroy a land only because of replacement effects? [duplicate]
Suppose I control Umbra Mystic and a land that's also an Aura.
(Note that I could find no combination of cards that could actually create an Aura land, so this question may just be pie in the sky. I ...
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Do multiple Seedborn Muses untap permanents multiple times in one untap step?
If I control multiple Seedborn Muse, do I untap each permanent I control once or that many times? This makes a difference if a permanent I control has a stun counter on it, because then multiple ...
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If an "until end of turn" effect ending causes an ability to trigger, on whose turn does it trigger?
Suppose Alice owns and controls Geth, Thane of Contracts and Vraan, Executioner Thane.
It is her opponent (Bob's) turn. Bob plays Act of Treason, taking control of Geth, then plays Clackbridge Troll, ...
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Does moving counters "put" counters on destination?
I'm particularly trying to figure what interaction there is between Shalai and Hallar and Forgotten Ancient.
Specifically, Forgotten Ancient says during my upkeep I may move counters to another ...
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Multiple fight triggers on one creature
So with Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves forcing entering wolves to fight, if I make 4 2/2 wolf tokens and send all at an 8/8 I know they won't all fight it at once. But would the 8/8 still die? Was wanting ...
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Do on death triggers still function if they have been removed by an aura? [duplicate]
I have a Wurmcoil Engine. My opponent casts Reprobation on it, making it a 0/1 Coward without any abilities.
If the Wurmcoil Engine dies, do I get the tokens it would generate? The specific text on ...
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How does Tayam, Luminous Enigma interact with Phyrexian Altar?
If I have three creatures that each have a vigilance counter on them, can I activate Tayam, Luminous Enigma by removing their vigilance counters and sacrificing them to Phyrexian Altar?
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How does Celestial Dawn affect non-basic lands' abilities? [duplicate]
The part that affects lands on Celestial Dawn says
Lands you control are Plains
In my head, this takes away any other type and abilities those lands have, but the only thing I can find in the ...
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Can the game be left in an invalid state if all state-based actions are replaced?
Rule 704.3 on checking state-based actions states, in part:
[...] If any state-based actions are performed as a result of a check, the check is repeated; otherwise all triggered abilities that are ...
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How should Scheming Symmetry resolve in Judge Tower (shared library) with a Panglacial Wurm that must be cast?
Player A casts Scheming Symmetry in their turn and choses two of the other players (B and C) to have to resolve this. What is the correct way for this to happen, specifically related to Panglacial ...
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Can my creature spell be countered if I cast a split second spell after it?
Scenario:
I put 9 black mana into my mana pool
I cast Massacre Wurm
I cast Sudden Spoiling
I pass priority to my opponent
Sudden Spoiling has Split Second, which means that says players cannot cast ...
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How are the replacement effects of lands such as Breeding Pool applied?
I am not sure how many replacement effects the rules text of lands such as Breeding Pool apply, and what options are available for applying them.
Suppose the active player controls an untapped ...
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What happens when two creatures are giving lifelink to my spells?
I play Firesong and Sunspeaker
Red instant and sorcery spells you control have lifelink.
and use Helm of the Host to make a copy of it. If I then use a spell like Lightning Bolt, will that trigger ...
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Why does playing Rancor on Gossamer Phantasm send Rancor to the graveyard?
I was playing Magic 2014 (the videogame) and I played the enchantment Rancor
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has trample. When Rancor is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Rancor to ...
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Does a maximally clumped deck or a mana woven deck require require more shuffling to sufficiently randomize?
I've been under the impression that a mana woven deck (i.e., nonland nonland land nonland nonland land...) reaches a state of randomization after fewer riffle shuffles than the same deck with all ...
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How does The Mimeoplasm and Reflections of Littjara interact
If I have The Mimeoplasm exile a horror for the copy ability and Reflections of Littjara has chosen horrors, do I get a copy of Mimeoplasm (choosing 2 new creatures), the copied creature (without the ...
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Does Crossway Troublemakers have to be on the battlefield during the beginning of combat to affect other vampires?
My commander is Strefan, Maurer Progenitor. If I use his ability to bring Crossway Troublemakers onto the battlefield, would any declared attacking vampires I control still get the keywords? Would ...
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How will Backup interact with Mutate?
Conclave Sledge-Captain has backup, which says simply "the following abilities". How will this interact with Mutate? (The mutating spell might need flash.)
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How does Blood Sun and Ashaya, Soul of the Wild interact?
Related to This question. what happens when there is a Blood Sun and Ashaya, Soul of the Wild in play? How is it different from a Blood Moon?
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If my opponent sacrifices a creature in response to me attempting to attach an aura to it, does the aura fizzle, or can I choose a new target?
The specific board state I have is as follows: I am attempting to attach a Lignify to my opponents Conspicuous Snoop, and in response, with Skirk Prospector on top of his library, he sacrifices ...
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How are triggered abilities from permanents you own, but do not control, handled when you lose the game?
I was playing a game of Commander, having control of The Beamtown Bullies. With its ability, I gave an opponent a Hellcarver Demon. He then attacked someone with the hellcarver, and attacked with ...
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Do I have to reveal the order of cards when I reveal multiple cards simultaneously?
If instructed to reveal the top multiple cards from my library, do I have to reveal the order they occupied in the library as well?
If not, can I look at the cards in the order they occupied in the ...
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Spell proposal and hidden information
Forgive me if this has been asked elsewhere - if it has, my google-fu has failed me.
CR 601. Casting Spells handles the process of moving a card from the player's hand, a hidden zone, to the stack, a ...
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Can Titania, Voice of Gaea be melded on the same turn that she is brought into play with Oath of Druids?
If Oath of Druids brings Titania, Voice of Gaea into play under control of a player with Argoth, Sanctum of Nature in play and 4 lands in their graveyard, will Argoth and Titania meld into Titania, ...
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Does a land with Landfall trigger itself?
If I already have Ashaya, Soul of the Wild in play, and I play a creature that has a landfall ability, such as Lotus Cobra, does the creature "see" itself and trigger its own landfall ...
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Can I play instants between taps due to Hidden Strings?
I've resolved a Hidden Strings spell. It says "You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent. Cipher". I tap the first permanent. Now, do I have a ...
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Duress at instant speed in response to Counterspell
So when playing MTG I had down Vedalken Orrery, and I was playing a creature and my opponent counters my creature. In response I play Duress, as Vedalken allows you to cast spells as if they have ...
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How does Lurrus' graveyard ability work with morph creatures?
I am working on a commander deck with Lurrus of the Dream-Den as my commander, and I am trying to make sure I understand all the edge cases for what Lurrus allows you to play from the graveyard. The ...
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How does Repercussion interact with Solphim, Mayhem Dominus?
With Repercussion and Solphim, Mayhem Dominus, if I deal 3 damage to a creature with Lightning Bolt and Dominus doubles that, does it get doubled again when Repercussion deals 6 damage to the creature'...
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Does the discount from Mindsplice Apparatus apply to flashback costs?
If I target a Time Warp with Snapcaster Mage and there is a Mindsplice Apparatus with 3 oil counters in play on my side, can I cast Time Warp for {U}{U}?
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What is the name of this 90's Planechase-like Magic format?
I have a vague memory of an unofficial Magic format from the 90's, that was similar in some ways to Planechase or Vanguard. In addition to the players' regular decks, there were cards that applied ...
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Does High Ground let creatures that are not able to block, like Skrelv, Defector Mite, block?
I am thinking of including High Ground in my mono-white deck. The deck has a lot of creatures and tokens that cannot block, like Skrelv, Defector Mite and the tokens created by White Sun's Twilight.
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Can I steal a commander and return it to my hand?
I was in a commander game with some friends and I was playing rogues. I popped the saga The Trickster-God's Heist stealing their commander, then I wanted to return that card to my hand with say ...
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Can mana from The Seedcore be used to cast Greven, Predator Captain
I have a copy of Greven, Predator Captain that says his creature type is Human Warrior. I know that he is a Phyrexian in-lore, and the link says his creature type is Phyrexian Human Warrior. Does this ...
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Jhoira, Ageless Innovator and Prototype Artifacts
So I read about her and I read about prototype artifacts and new rulings about them. Yet not sure if this will work
You have Jhoira, Ageless Innovator on the battlefield, say with 4 counters on her. ...
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How does Scheming Fence work if the chosen permanent is removed or modified?
If my opponent has an Elvish Mystic and I play a Scheming Fence choosing that Elvish Mystic with its first ability, what happens if that Elvish Mystic is later killed? Can Scheming Fence still tap for ...
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Why do Unfinity basic lands have a holofoil stamp?
My understanding is that holofoil stamps are used as an anti-counterfeit measure on rare and mythic rare cards: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/directors-chair-2013-2014-01-06
I noticed ...
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Can Riveteers Overlook go in a red and black Commander deck?
Can I include Riveteers Overlook (or other similar cards) in a Commander deck with a red and black Commander? I know the rules regarding color identity, but Riveteers Overlook specifically names ...
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Can I tap a tri-fetch land for mana with Chromatic Lantern before it sacrifices itself?
Suppose I have Chromatic Lantern in play, and play Brokers Hideout.
When Broker's Hideout enters the battlefield, it sacrifices itself for its ability.
While that ability is on the stack, can I tap it ...
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How do Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines and Spark Double interact?
When Spark Double enters the battlefield and wants to copy a planeswalker, but the trigger triggers an additional time (e.g. because of Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines), does the first copy of a ...
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Resolving Geier Reach Sanitarium with Notion Thief in Play
In a game of commander, if I have both Geier Reach Sanitarium and Notion Thief in play then activate Geier Reach's ability, my assumption is that the simplified explanation of the outcome would be: &...
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Token Copies VS From Anywhere Triggered Abilities
Worldspine Wurm is copied by the token-creating effect of Sublime Epiphany. Later, the token dies. Will the triggered ability, "When Worldspine Wurm is put into a graveyard from anywhere, ...
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Can mana generated by Rosheen Meanderer be used to pay for non-X components of costs that contain X?
The mana from the giant Rosheen Meanderer can only be used for spells with X, but it does not have to only pay the X cost. So, for instance, you can tap an island and the giant and cast Stroke of ...
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Myrkul, Lord of Bones and Afterlife - will I get an Enchantment AND a Spirit Token?
If a creature I control with Afterlife dies while Myrkul, Lord of Bones, is on my battlefield, will both the Afterlife as well as his second ability trigger, e.g. will I get a Spirit as well as an ...
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Looking to protect enchantment in Mono Black
I recently aquired the Necron precon commander deck. Played it a couple of times, works pretty great out of the box. One of the better cards in the deck is Out of the Tombs. Really gives a great edge ...