Magic: The Gathering is a collectible card game for 2 or more players, set in a variety of fantastical realms. The cards represent the player's resources and available spells and their interactions lead to an often high paced battle of wits.
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Wort, Boggart Auntie and Goblins with Echo
So, I've got an EDH deck featuring Wort, Boggart Auntie as my General. I really want to exploit her ability for all it's worth, so I've been looking for different goblins that have "Enters the ...
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Does an exiled Aetherling come back into play untapped?
Let's say I attack with Aetherling. After it deals damage I blink it out. When it returns at my end step, does it come back untapped and ready to block?
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First strike and bioshift
Player A's board consists of:
1/1 first strike with 4 +1/+1 counters
1/1 creature
Player B's board consists of:
2/2 lifelink creature
Player B has 5 life and has to block the creature with 4 ...
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If Koth of the Hammer's plus one ability ends at end of turn, doesn't it make it useless?
How does Koth of the Hammer's plus one ability work when it ends right after you use it and the Mountain turned into a creature has summoning sickness (part of the rulings on Gatherer)?
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Dimir Doppelganger becoming Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
I have a few clarification questions regarding what happens after I use the activated ability of Dimir Doppelganger to target a Lazav, Dimir Mastermind that's sitting in a graveyard. For simplicity, I ...
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Can an opponent destroy an Iron Maiden during their upkeep to avoid taking damage from it?
I'll lay out the situation. I have an Iron Maiden in play. My opponent begins his turn with 10 cards in his hand (including a Disenchant), and 1 life. Iron Maiden's ability triggers at the ...
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If my opponent tries to resolve a triggered ability out of order, did they miss their opportunity to do so?
My opponent controls a tapped Nettle Sentinel, and has cast 1 copy of Glimpse of Nature this turn.
They then play an Elvish Visionary, and in response I do nothing.
The stack starts to resolve and ...
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Does the first spell from Possibility Storm go on the stack before being exiled?
I'm staring at the gate Possibility Storm coming out of Dragon's Gate and thinking about cards such as Hive Mind that would add some additional chaos. The wording on Possibility Storm says
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Do Untap triggers still trigger when the creature is untapped?
I control an untapped Goblin Sharpshooter, My opponent controls a 3/3 Beast Token, I Cast Lightning Bolt on the Beast, to kill it. Do I have to tap my Sharpshooter before the beast dies to get the ...
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Storage Wars: MtG Black Lotus, others, actual worth?
Storage Wars had an episode in 2012 where Daryl Sheets finds a bunch of MtG cards, some loose, some bindered. They sell the entire lot at Frank and Sons Collectible Show for $700, basically the price ...
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How does casting a card for its miracle cost interact with cost modifying abilities?
If I reveal and cast a miracle like Temporal Mastery, Bonfire of the Damned or Entreat the Angels, When I am choosing a value for X, must it take into account effects like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben ...
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How much would it cost to get started with Magic: The Gathering?
I've heard a lot (of good things) about this game and I'm interested in exploring it; however, I'm slightly worried about the initial cash investment involved.
About how much would it cost to get ...
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How do Lazav, Dimir Mastermind and Vigor work together in Magic the Gathering?
Say I have Lazav, Dimir Mastermind and Vigor on the battlefield and Vigor dies. Lazav's ability triggers and I have him become a copy of Vigor. Does he now apply Vigor's ability to himself as well, ...
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What is the Power/Toughness of a */* when it is not on the battlefield?
If a creature has a P/T of * / *, but is not the battlefield, What is it's P/T with regards to effects that care about P/T such as Wild Pair and Varolz, the Scar-Striped.
If I used Varolz, the ...
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Glaring Spotlight anti-hexproof work on enchantments
Does the Glaring Spotlight's anti-hexproof work on enchantments? So if a creature is not hexproof but has an enchantment such as Alpha Authority, does it still cancel the hexproof?
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What are the names for Magic's different colour combinations?
For example, Esper refers to decks made up of White, Blue and Black cards.
What are the names of the other colour combinations? In particular, how do we refer to a Red-White-Black deck?
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Why is Trade Secrets banned in EDH or Commander?
Ban list for commander
I don't see any announcement for Trade Secrets. Why has it been banned? Is there any mention of this card from Wizards, a card they made specifically for Commander?
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Will Counterbalance counter storm copies?
Counterbalance allows you to reveal the top card of your library whenever a spell is played, and counter it if the revealed card has the same mana cost.
If an opponent has cast several spells to ramp ...
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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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Does Thrumming Stone ripple after ripple
The card Thrumming Stone says:
Spells you cast have ripple 4. (Whenever you cast a spell, you may reveal the top four cards of your library. You may cast any revealed cards with the same name as ...
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Can I extort Launch Party with the creature I'm sacrificing?
If I control exactly 1 Basilica Screecher, and I cast Launch Party sacrificing my Basilica Screecher, can I still use Basilica Screecher to extort on Launch Party?
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Dark Confidant and split cards
On my upkeep controlling a Dark Confidant I trigger revealing a card and losing life to it's cmc cost. What happens if I have a split card with 2 identifiable spells? Do I get to choose which one I ...
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Commander rulings on extort
If my commander is mono black and one of the creatures I have is color black and have the skill Extort which could be paid in white or black mana. Can I use this card on my commander deck?
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Sorcery supercedes instant?
If I cast a sorcery spell to force the opponent to discard two cards, and he/she then casts one of those cards as an instant, would the instant apply first or would the sorcery take precedence?
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Can you fail to find a card in someone's hand?
If I cast Inquisition of Kozilek, and my only target is a Loxodon Smiter, do I have to make my opponent discard the Loxodon Smiter, or can I "fail to find" just as I would if i were searching my ...
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What is the fastest MTG Mill deck that can be made?
I have been working on putting together a Mill deck and it occurred to me that there are likely much faster Milling decks out there. So, what is the fastest Milling win condition that can be achieved?
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How do two Notion Thieves interact with each other?
Notion Thief's text reads:
If an opponent would draw a card except the first one he or she draws
in each of his or her draw steps, instead that player skips that draw
and you draw a card.
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Can someone Bioshift counters off a creature after combat damage has been assigned?
A friend has a Primordial Hydra with 10 +1/+1 counters on it, giving it trample. I block it with a Vampire Nighthawk, causing it to die. My friend then uses Bioshift to take the counters off "in ...
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At regular REL can players rewind the game state?
Suppose that at a regular REL event, you have an experienced player, and an in-experienced player, and the in-experienced player has a gideon's lawkeeper on the battlefield.
The experienced ...
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What happens when you flicker a double-faced card?
If I were to cast Restoration Angel targeting Ravager of the Fells, What side would Ravager of the Fells be on when he came back into the battlefield?
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When should I activate Man Lands and Keyrunes in order to attack with them?
Some lands and artifacts have abilities which allow them to be animated, and turned into creatures until end of turn. Examples include Inkmoth Nexus, Blinkmoth Nexus, Azorious Keyrune, Treetop Village ...
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How does Valakut trigger with a card like Harrow or Scapeshift putting multiple mountains into play?
Valakut, The Molten Pinnacle has an effect that triggers when mountains enter the battlefield.
When a mountain enters the battlefield, if you control 5 or more other mountains, Valakut deals 3 ...
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Does Goblin Electromancer reduce both sides of a fused split card?
Does Goblin Electromancer reduce the cost of a fuse spell on both sides of the card? Would Turn // Burn be {1}{U}{R} to cast both sides?
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How do Isochron Sceptre and the Fuse mechanic interact?
The split cards in the expansion set Dragon's Maze contain a new mechanic "Fuse". This mechanic allows you to cast both sides of the spell, a new option for cards of this type.
Isochron Sceptre ...
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How can I used double-faced cards in casual play w/out checklist cards?
I recently bought a "deck builders" kit that included, among other things, a Dark Ascension booster with Scorned Villager (a double-sided card) in it. It did not include a checklist card for me to ...
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Can I have multiple copies of a creature with Cipher?
As far as I understand, Cipher works like so: when a card that contains Cipher is cast, you encode it onto a spell on the battlefield, like a creature for example. Every time that creature attacks and ...
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Does transforming keyrunes count towards Evolve?
Suppose I animate my Simic Keyrune into a 2/3 artifact creature. Will it evolve my 1/1 Fathom Mage?
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Can regeneration save my creatures from Turn // Burn?
I have a creature with regeneration. My opponent responds to me activating regeneration with the Turn side of Turn // Burn.
Can I then activate regeneration again to make it a 0/1 weird with ...
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Varolz, the Scar-Striped rulings with double-faced/flip cards
Varolz, the Scar-Striped says
Each creature card in you graveyard has scavenge. Their scavenge cost is equal to its mana cost.
My question is simple: do I get to choose which side I can ...
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What happens if Ravager of the Fells can't target an opponent?
Ravager of the Fells (the flip-side of Huntmaster of the Fells) says,
Whenever this creature transforms into Ravager of the Fells, it deals 2 damage to target opponent and 2 damage to up to one ...
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Does activating Sensei's Divining Top make me miss my counterbalance trigger?
I have Sensei's Divining Top and Counterbalance on the table, with plenty of mana. My opponent casts a spell (for the sake of argument, lets say they cast Naturalize).
I say "In response, spin the ...
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Where can I find reviews of a set once it's established?
The only set reviews I can find are when the set first comes out. Does anybody know of a reputable site that reviews the cards after a few months when the cards are more established? I am more ...
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Infractions/Player Communication - Infernal Tutor and Lion's Eye Diamond
In a Competitive REL tournament with an opponent, a player casts Lion Eye Diamond, Lion's Eye Diamond, Infernal Tutor, making a note of storm count after each spell is cast. If the active player has ...
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Can split second be used to block damage prevention effects?
My friend plays a stupid amount of prevent all damage instants. If I attack, and use something with split second, can he still use his prevent all damage? Or with split second ending the stack, is he ...
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Sensei's Divining Top activations
A player in a competitive REL tournament pays 1 mana to activate Sensei's Divining Top's ability to look at the top 3 cards of his library, looks at the 3 cards, changes the order and put them back.
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Hypergenesis and Triggered abilities
If an opponent casts (or cascades into) Hypergenesis, starting with the caster each player takes it in turns to put a Creature, Artifact, Land or Enchantment onto the Battlefield. This can be repeated ...
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Humility and +1/+1 counters
If I play a kicked Quag Vampires, and my opponent has a Humility on the battlefield, will the Quag Vampires still get his counters and be larger than a 1/1?
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Is there a term for: “Doesn't untap during next untap step”?
There are a lot of cards that have the effect
Target permanent does not untap during next untap step
For example:Kashi-Tribe Elite and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger.
Is there a term for this? ...
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Can I flicker Aurelia to get more than two attack phases?
Whenever Aurelia, the Warleader attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
If I attack with Aurelia once, ...
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What happens when you blink a cipher-ed creature?
if I have a cipher ability encoded on a creature, and I cast a Restoration Angel, thus exiling and returning the creature to play, does the creature still have the cipher ability?
How about creatures ...
