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Feb
12
comment Can I use Elbrus as my Commander?
@AlexP Deckbuilding isn't the issue. The issue is the Command Zone, which counts as a zone other than the battlefield. The back face doesn't show in the Command Zone, so you can't cast it as a commander.
Feb
12
comment A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect
@user4889 It's a bummer that evidently you missed that ebay auction by about two weeks.
Feb
11
comment A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect
@ire_and_curses Why thank you sir! I am very proud of my google-fu. flexes, breaks a rack of blade servers in half
Feb
11
revised A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect
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Feb
11
answered A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect
Feb
11
comment A board game called PALM BEACH or something to that effect
I guess it's not this then, since you say you played it 20 years ago.
Feb
8
reviewed Edit suggested edit on bridge tag wiki excerpt
Feb
8
revised bridge wiki excerpt
tidied up
Feb
7
comment Can I activate a bloodrush ability at instant speed?
@Installero What Sam I am means is the only way bloodrush can work is Instant speed, since it targets an attacking creature. Sorceries can only be played during the Main Phase. Creatures can only be attacking during the Combat Phase.
Feb
6
comment What are the different rarities of tokens in Magic: The Gathering?
This sounds like it should be the way it works, but anecdotally at the prerelease I ended up with many Horror tokens (generated by an Uncommon cipher card,) and only one Frog Lizard (generated by a common instant.) Perhaps in that case they upped the number of Horror tokens printed because the effect is repeatable?
Feb
6
comment Do card sleeves contain BPA?
Related skeptics question: skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2202/…
Feb
6
comment Do card sleeves contain BPA?
Agree that BPA hasn't been shown to be a concern for just casual contact (BPA degrades rapidly in air.) It has been banned in baby bottles in many jurisdictions because it has been shown to leech faster out of plastic into hot water compared to cold water (and persists in liquids, it doesn't degrade;) infants are getting warm milk and are more sensitive to low doses of such things.
Feb
5
comment Can I give a creature First Strike in order to prevent it dealing any damage that combat?
@StrixVaria I think combat damage using the stack was one of the most unintuitive rules in early MtG and poor design. Creatures should not be able to swing at something yet disappear and still have the swing land.
Feb
5
comment Can I give a creature First Strike in order to prevent it dealing any damage that combat?
@StrixVaria if you think wonky rules interactions are rarer to come by now simply because combat damage doesn't use the stack, then you aren't looking hard enough. ;)
Feb
5
revised Does Fateful Hour apply in this combat?
Grizzly bear gets +1/+4
Feb
4
comment Can extort be triggered for countered spells?
@user4861 Read the last ruling on that card's gatherer page. :)
Feb
4
revised Can extort be triggered for countered spells?
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Feb
4
comment Can extort be triggered for countered spells?
@user4861 countering a spell does not prevent the spell from being cast, it only prevents the spell from resolving; and yes, the same holds true for Talrand, Sky Summoner, countered instants and sorceries will still trigger Talrand's ability. (As is clearly stated in the last ruling on that gatherer link…)
Feb
4
comment Can extort be triggered for countered spells?
Very good point Alex P. The smart counterspell-er will wait for the player's extort trigger to resolve.
Feb
4
answered Can extort be triggered for countered spells?