My opponent casts Murder targeting my Storm Crow. In response, I cast Bolt Bend, changing the target to his Mirrorwing Dragon. Does this copy the spell for his other creatures?
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2Anyone know why [mtg:storm crow] doesn't work, but all the other links on this question do? Is it because there's a card crow storm?– JohnCommented Aug 28, 2019 at 21:22
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5I think the problem is Mindstorm Crown, because "storm crow" is a substring of that name. I think we've seen somewhat similar problems with Sun Titan and Sundering Titan.– murgatroid99 ♦Commented Aug 28, 2019 at 21:58
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1@John thanks for catching that. Cards with an apostrophe in their name also fail. The solution is to revert to plain old links...– Glorfindel ♦Commented Aug 29, 2019 at 5:43
1 Answer
No, it doesn't.
Mirrorwing Dragon says
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Mirrorwing Dragon
(emphasis mine)
By the time you successfully redirect the Murder with Bolt Blend, it's already cast, so it's too late for Mirrorwing Dragon's ability to trigger.
601.2. To cast a spell is to take it from where it is (usually the hand), put it on the stack, and pay its costs, so that it will eventually resolve and have its effect. Casting a spell includes proposal of the spell (rules 601.2a–d) and determination and payment of costs (rules 601.2f–h). To cast a spell, a player follows the steps listed below, in order. A player must be legally allowed to cast the spell to begin this process (see rule 601.3). If a player is unable to comply with the requirements of a step listed below while performing that step, the casting of the spell is illegal ; the game returns to the moment before the casting of that spell was proposed (see rule 721, “Handling Illegal Actions”).
601.2i Once the steps described in 601.2a–h are completed, effects that modify the characteristics of the spell as it’s cast are applied, then the spell becomes cast. Any abilities that trigger when a spell is cast or put onto the stack trigger at this time. If the spell’s controller had priority before casting it, they get priority.
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Changing target to an Ink-Treader Nephilim would work though. Pair it up with a Nivmagus Elemental for best result.– FaxCommented Aug 29, 2019 at 9:48