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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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Who are "Johnny", "Timmy", and "Spike" and what do they do?

Often times when browsing different Magic: The Gathering sites, I will come across certain decks or cards that are said to be favoured by a Johnny, a Timmy or a Spike. Also, sometimes certain people ...
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What is the source of redirected damage?

When a card "redirects" damage, does the source of the damage change to the spell or effect causing it to be redirected, or is the original source still the source of the damage? Cards like: Reflect ...
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Can making a creature unable to attack, after it has been assigned as an attacker, remove it from combat?

Kulrath Knight has an effect that states 'Creatures your opponents control with counters on them can't attack or block.' So a creature is assigned as an attacker and subsequently gets a counter ...
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Can a creature with hexproof be targeted by spells that target all creatures? [duplicate]

examples: Blazing Volley, Fumigate, Last One Standing.
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If I simultaneously kill my opponent and deck myself at the same time, is the game drawn?

Say my opponent has 2 life left and I have 0 cards left in my library. I cast Electrolyze doing two damage to opponent. It resolves. Does he die before I deck myself, or do we simultaneously lose? ...
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Are blue/red cards blue and red, for preventing damage by protection circles?

If my opponent attacks with a Niv-Mizzet, can I prevent the damage with a Circle of Protection: Blue?
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Can I redirect a spell that targets an "opponent" back to the caster?

Scenario 1: My opponent casts Appetite for Brains, and in response I cast Redirect. Can I target him and redirect spell back at him? Scenario 2: I have a creature enchanted with Snake Umbra. My ...
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What's the probability to start a game of Vintage Dredge with Bazaar of Baghdad in your opening hand?

I want to pick up Vintage Dredge in the card game Magic - The Gathering and I want to know the probability of starting with Bazaar of Baghdad in your opening hand. We can assume that this is a 60-...
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Can I mill an opponent who has Emrakul, the Aeons Torn by comboing until opponent's deck is stacked in an exact way?

Let's say I'm running a mill deck. I have some kind of infinite mill combo ready and available (e.g. Semblance Anvil imprinting a creature, Myr Retriever and Grinding Station - this lets me sacrifice ...
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How does Humility interact with graft creatures?

Would Humility actually make my Aquastrand Spider bigger (assuming the spider was already in play when the humility was cast)? Would the same spider entering the battlefield after a humility has been ...
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Do cards not on the battlefield have their "conditional abilities"?

How do conditional abilities of creatures cards not on the battlefield work? In particular, which abilities do those creature cards have and which do they not have, for the purposes of cards that ...
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Can a player sacrifice a creature after declaring that creature as blocker while taking lethal damage?

I'm asking specifically about the lovely Magus of the Balance if that'll help. So for example, If I were to attack with a theoretical 20/20 Savageborn Hydra, and then my opponent declares block with ...
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Energy Chamber and Armageddon Clock

Can Energy Chamber be used with Armageddon Clock? I.e. are the counters on Armageddon Clock "charge counters"?
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Is it possible to have the same planeswalker from different editions in a Commander deck? [duplicate]

Is it possible to have the same card but from two different editions in Commander? For example, the planeswalker Jace Beleren.
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Words of Worship and Nefarious Lich

Suppose I have Nefarious Lich and Words of Worship in game. When I draw a card, I can pay 1 to draw 5 cards instead. But can I pay 2 and draw 9? Or, repeating this, can I pay X to draw 4X in addition ...
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Does an enchantment ability that gives -1/-1 to opponent creatures resolve before other abilities can be used on a 1/1 entering the battlefield

So I control an Ethereal Absolution that gives all opponents creatures -1/-1. On my opponents turn he sacrifices a creature to create two 1/1 white token spirits. He then wants to sacrifice these ...
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How do I find out a fair price for my Magic the Gathering cards?

Back in the day, I would check Scrye magazine to figure out how much my Magic cards should sell for, but they folded two years ago. Where's a good place to price my collection these days?
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How should I ship cards?

Is there an agreed upon standard on how cards should be packaged and shipped when they're sold online on places like Cardmarket or similar websites? I have some valuable cards I'd like to sell, but ...
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What happens if both players misunderstand the game state until it's too late?

Let's take two players, Alice and Bob. Alice has a Tarmogoyf. She asks Bob what card types are in his graveyard. Bob fans out his graveyard, they do the math, and conclude Alice's Tarmogoyf is 5/6. ...
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Overwhelming splendor ability

Does Overwhelming Splendor get rid of static abilities like flying or in cases like Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts who has protection from creatures?
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How does first strike work with multiple blockers? [closed]

I have an Edgar Markov that is currently attacking as a 10/10. My opponent assigns four creatures with a total of 20 power to block it. Does Edgar kill all of those blockers or does he only kill two ...
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If I can see the top card of the deck, does shuffling the deck change the game state?

Follow up question to Can I mill an opponent who has Emrakul, the Aeons Torn by comboing until opponent's deck is stacked in an exact way? Suppose in addition to the mill combo I also have Lantern of ...
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Under which controller does a stolen permanent come into play after being exiled?

Here's what I did on MTG Arena: Opponent exiles my The Immortal Sun with Hostage Taker, then plays it. On my turn, I cast Ixalan's Binding targeting Immortal Sun, and then Demystify my own Ixalan'...
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Does Rooftop Storm work with Arcane adaptation?

If I had Arcane Adaptation and Rooftop Storm in play, with the chosen creature type as zombie, would I be able to cast a creature such as Nemesis Of Reason for 0 mana? Or would that not work because ...
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What is the correct way to shuffle?

What is the correct way in terms of damage to the card/have a deck well shuffled for competitive tournaments, since you can make piles; I personally consider that the best way, just one for the game.
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Update to partial fizzle

I'd like to have a more precise answer to when a spell fizzles. The rule seems to have changed to when not all targets are invalid. For example: If an opponent casts Essence Capture to counter my ...
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What happens when creature has two mutually exclusive restrictions on what can block them?

What happens if I equip my Juggernaut Juggernaut can't be blocked by Walls. with a Prowler's Helm Equipped creature can't be blocked except by Walls. or if I enchant my Charging Rhino ...
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What Happens if I Manifest a Double-Faced Card?

If I put a double-faced card onto the battlefield with Manifest (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it’s a creature card), what ...
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Blocking creatures with menace and an equipment giving 'can only be blocked by one creature' [duplicate]

I ran into an interesting interaction tonight when I played Magic. So here's the setting: I have a Pyreheart Wolf out and the equipment known as Vorrac Battlehorns. Pyreheart Wolf's ability says: ...
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Can't find the specific price for MTG japanese cards

Hello so I have a few Japanese MTG cards from the year 2000. Among them is a Mountain #344 (from Invasion) illustrated by Jeff Miracola in foil. The English version's value is 1.49$ and I've read that ...
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Bloodlord of Vaasgoth plus Warstorm Surge, then casting a vampire creature spell

I run vampire tribal and have a stack related question. I have a Bloodlord of Vaasgoth and Warstorm Surge in play, my main phase I cast a Vampire Nighthawk from my hand, here is my issue, how does the ...
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If I can't win, but can stop my opponent from winning, is the game drawn? [duplicate]

Here's an article published on Hipsters of the Coast about a 107-minute MTG Arena game. The core idea is, one player was playing a deck that had no win condition except 4 Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. ...
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Do the prices of cards drop when they leave Standard?

I'm looking to build a Commander deck with a number of cards from Kaladesh through Hour of Devastation, which are still Standard legal as of this writing but will drop out soon. I would expect that ...
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What happens in the case of multiple land animation effects?

Suppose I have Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper, and I cast an instant and use the trigger to put 3 counters on a Celestial Colonnade, turning it into a 3/3 colorless Elemental with haste. Now suppose I ...
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How does commander damage interact with cards that prevent you from losing the game?

If you have take the last 21 commander damage from a single commander and play a card that prevents you from losing, what happens when that card stops protecting you? Example being Angel's Grace ...
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What does Counterbalance counter, when revealing a split card?

Split cards have 2 Converted Mana Costs everywhere except the stack. I saw a similar question relating to Dark Confidant explaining that you lose life for each converted mana cost, however the way it ...
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When is a creature a Target? [duplicate]

For a Fleecemane Lion when you pay and place a +1/+1 on it making it monstrous. Is the counter targeting Fleecemane Lion. If someone casts an effect or activates an ability to change the target does ...
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Sundial of the Infinite and end of turn effects

If I use Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker first ability, and before the end of my turn use Sundial of the Infinite. Does he stay a 4/4 indestructible dragon until my next turn? And if yes does that mean he ...
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Can I make a planeswalker harder to attack by making it a creature with flying?

So a weird combo popped into my head. If I use Memnarch to turn Nicol Bolas, the Arisen into an artifact, then use March of the Machines to turn him into Artifact Creature Planeswalker and tap Dragon ...
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Void Winnower against Sunforger

Does the use of Sunforger's unattach ability negate the ability of Void Winnower and let me use spells with an even converted mana cost?
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Examples of Magic Cards that use rule 115.2c

What are some examples of cards in Magic the Gather that use the rule 115.2c? 115.2c Some effects allow a player to take an action at a later time, usually to end a continuous effect or to stop a ...
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How to build / ideas for a multiplayer lifegain control deck?

I'm more of the dueler type, but sometimes I play multiplayer with my friends. At this point my decks are just not viable. I want to build a multiplayer deck for this purpose. When I check online ...
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When does Myr Superion check the source?

Myr Superion is a 2 mana 5/6 that comes with the following casting restriction: Spend only mana produced by creatures to cast Myr Superion. Under most circumstances this wouldn't be ambiguous, but ...
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Can I ask for Wastes like basic lands in Limited?

My question is about limited tournaments like draft or sealed. Can I ask for Wastes for my decks like basic lands?
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Perplexing Chimera and control changing enchantments

Perplexing Chimera can steal spells but gives control of itself to that player. But if I enchanted with an enchantment that says "You control enchanted creature" (such as Hypnotic Siren) would that ...
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How does Phasing work with Phyrexian Unlife?

I have the card Phyrexian Unlife on the battlefield, and I have less than 0 life. If I cast Teferi's Protection, what happens? Do I lose the game because Phyrexian Unlife is phased out? Or does it ...
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Is exchanging life the same as losing life?

So say I'm playing a Rakdos, Lord of Riots deck and I tap Tree of Perdition exchanging a life total of 40 from one of my opponents with Tree of Perdition's toughness of 13. Do the opponents count as ...
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Does this combo for my Rakdos EDH deck work?

I have Rakdos, Lord of Riots, Razaketh, the Foulblooded and Kozilek, Butcher of Truth in play. I have done at least 10 damage so Kozilek would be free to cast. Can I sacrifice Kozilek to Razaketh, and ...
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Why/how was Ajani's Pridemate ability made mandatory?

I just viewed this question where Ajani's Pridemate was mentioned. I noticed a small but significant difference; on all printings, including the recent Core 2019 set, its card text says ...
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Do cards that say "all creatures" affect creatures with hexproof? [duplicate]

When a creature or player has hexproof and a player casts a card such as Cleansing Nova: Choose one — Destroy all creatures. Destroy all artifacts and enchantments. Do creatures with ...

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