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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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Does the game check how many creatures you have before a boardwide effect changes those creatures toughness? (MTG)

Say I have Kaervek, the Spiteful and Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder on the battlefield and I cast Sibsig Muckdraggers, creating 9 1/1 thrulls that immediately die to Kaervek's effect. Would the game ...
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What are budget options for decks competitive in local standard tournaments? [closed]

With Wizards of the Coast pushing the format again, building budget-friendly decks to compete in the local scene becomes relevant. How can one approach the construction of budget decks for competitive ...
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How is Riddlemaster Sphinx's identifier greater than the number of cards in the set?

I was indexing my Magic: The Gathering inventory recently and I found a card from M19 that's identifier is 287/280. As far as I know, the second number is the amount of cards in a set, and the first ...
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Copying object and continuous type-changing effects

Have a question about how cards like Mirage Mirror interact with continuous type-changing effects like that of ex. Enraging Licid. Want to make sure I understand layers correctly. Let's say I activate ...
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What happens if you cast a modal spell but choose illegal modes?

For example, Izzet Charm is a spell with three modes, one of which is "counter target noncreature spell unless opponent pays {2}". Suppose I cast Grizzly Bears and opponent responds with ...
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Will Righteous Cause trigger with tapped and attacking tokens [duplicate]

Will i gain life if someone is attacking and they create a tapped and attack token
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How does Persist and Finality interact with each other?

A player in my pod played Admiral Brass, Unsinkable which puts a finality counter on his pirate when they enter the battlefield from their graveyard during combat. I had a Cauldron of Souls which lets ...
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What's the smallest starting library you can have in commander?

My understanding is, your commander deck is 100 cards. And you take commander/companions etc. out of your deck before you start and put them in the command zone. The smallest library I can come up ...
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Does trample damage trigger the ingest ability?

I have an Eldrazi deck that has creatures with the ingest ability: Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library Would trample damage ...
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Paying mana cost, Targeting, Sacrifice, and Ward

My opponent has Kykar, Wind's Fury, a 1/1 Spirit Token, and 5 lands (that produce any mana.) The only creature I control is a 6/6 Trample, Ward {1}. Opponent has a Switcheroo in hand and their ...
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Copying Éomer, Marshal of Rohan trigger on the stack

I somehow managed to trigger Éomer, Marshal of Rohan's ability and copied it 10x on the stack. Do I get 10 combat phases? Does the triggers resolve one after another or does it empty the stack ...
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Can a creature with hexproof be targeted in a graveyard?

I am constructing a commander deck with Meren of Clan Nel Toth. Can it target creature in graveyard that has hexproof or shroud to return to hand/battlefield? The specific card in my hand is one I ...
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What cards discount Ninjutsu?

Thinking about making a Satoru Umezawa deck, wondering what are some good discount options for ninjutsu ability. I know about Silver-Fur Master, but I was wondering if Cloud Key will work too?
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What is the best way to ship cards? [closed]

I have about 25 cards I want to sell on Star City Games buy list. What would be the best way to ship them? I need them to arrive in the same order I sent them.
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Path of Mettle and Aragorn, Hornburg Hero

I was wondering, if Path of Mettle transformed into the "Tower-side" if I controlled Aragorn, Hornburg Hero and attacked with at least two creatures. Walking this through step by step is ...
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In MTG, what does it mean for a card to be “transformed”?

I have this card I recently got called Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal. I understand it for the most part, except for the last line: When Aclazotz dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed ...
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Do role tokens trigger celebration?

Do role tokens like young hero count as a nonland permanent entering the battlefield for Celebration triggering?
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What is the full collector number of the MTG card "Aesthetic Consultation" from Unhinged Foil-only Booster card

What is the full collector number of the MTG card "Aesthetic Consultation" from Unhinged Foil-only Booster card? It reads something like '48/140 Disrobing'. I am particularly curious about ...
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Can the combo of Smothering Tithe + Faerie Mastermind + Training Grounds be interrupted by removing the Faerie?

My opponent controls Smothering Tithe, Faerie Mastermind, and Training Grounds, and they are activating Faerie Mastermind's ability repeatedly to draw their whole deck I Deadly Rollick'd their Faerie ...
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Anowon, the Ruin Thief and Dauthi Voidwalker interaction

If I have Anowon, the Ruin Thief and Dauthi Voidwalker both on my battlefield and I deal combat damage to an opponent with a Rogue, Anowon will trigger and my opponent mills X cards. However, due to ...
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Can I play a land on my opponent's turn?

So I was playing MtG Commander with a group of 4 and I was 3rd in turn order. We were wondering about casting a land that would enter tapped on an enemies endstep or second main phase, so it could ...
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Does Feywild Caretaker's 2nd ability trigger only once if you have copies of it?

I don't know if I get a Faerie Dragon from each copy of Feywild Caretaker I control if I have the initiative, or if I only get one regardless of how many I have.
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Would Westvale Abbey be tutorable with Mausoleum Secrets?

Okay so I understand that the black color indicator makes Ormendahl, Profane Prince black and thus the color identity for commander is black, but I want to make it clear that I'm wondering ...
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Does blinking Pantlaza, Sun-Favored reset the once per turn?

I know that usually a blink will reset a once per turn effect, but Pantlaza, Sun-Favored is worded a little different than I'm used to. Here's the scenario: I cast Pantlaza, Sun-Favored , and resolve ...
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Does Tail Swipe trigger Legolas, Master Archer?

Tail Swipe says "choose target creature". Usually when there is a choice it goes around hexproof and does not target. Does Tail Swipe target creatures and trigger Legolas, Master Archer? Why ...
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Can a creature with Ninjutsu attack a different target as the creature it replaces?

Consider the following situation: It is player A's turn. Player A has 3 1/1 creatures. Player B has 1 1/1 blocker and a planeswalker at 2 loyalty. Player A has all of their creatures attack the ...
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Neheb, the Eternal and lifelink

Let's say I control a Neheb, the Eternal and attack my opponent with two 2/2 creatures. My opponent blocks one of those creatures with a 2/2 that has lifelink. When my postcombat main phase begins, ...
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When Kardur, Doomscourge is active, do myriad-empowered creatures create tokens and deal damage to the Kardur player upon attacking?

In an EDH game, when an opponent controls Kardur, Doomscourge with its enters-the-battlefield (ETB) ability activated, if I attack another opponent with my creatures that have myriad (courtesy of ...
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Casting Benefits even if spell is countered

Playing Sauron, Lord of the Rings. When cast you amass Orc 5 and return a creature from your graveyard. Since that triggers when cast will you get the two other creatures even if the spell is counted?
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Does Archon of Coronation prevent life loss in two-headed giant if my teammate is the defending player?

I'm the monarch, with an Archon of Coronation on the board. My teammate gets attacked with a Changeling Outcast. Do we lose life? Archon of Coronation says "...damage doesn't cause you to lose ...
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Can I lose the game by flickering Platinum Angel

Suppose that I have 10 poison counters but can't lose because I have Platinum Angel in play. If I cast Cloudshift on Platinum Angel, do I lose the game, or does it return to play before state based ...
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What is the mana value of Smelt//Herd//Saw?

The card Smelt//Herd//Saw from Magic: the Gathering has the cost of R/5G/1B. What is its mana value? Possibilities I see include: 1: the mana value on the face of the card 6: the highest mana value ...
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Instant theft vs activated ability [closed]

My opponent had a creature with an activated ability. He activated it to change his life total and in response I cast an instant taking control of the creature. He said the ability still resolved in ...
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Does the term "ramp" derive from the card "Rampant Growth?"

Many terms used in the context of Magic derive their names from individual cards. The usual example is to mill, which is derived from the effect of the card Millstone. Another common example is ...
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Wayta Trainer Prodigy & Non-straight forward damaging effects

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy is a pretty easy card to understand. If something being dealt damage would cause an ability to trigger it happens twice. So effects like Polyraptor would create two copies from ...
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Can you blitz adventure cards? [duplicate]

This question is related to this one. If I destroyed an artifact with the sorcery part of Stormkeld Vanguard can I then blitz it with Henzie "Toolbox" Torre from exile?
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Auras, Equipment and Eater of Virtue

Do attachments on a creature being exiled with Eater of Virtue get exiled as well and does that creature keep the abilities from the any attachments that were on the creature when it was exiled?
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Trigger order Elesh Norn and Coercive Recruiter

There was card played that moved all creatures from the graveyard back to the battlefield under their owners control. In my graveyard was Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite and the opponent had Coercive ...
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Would equipping Skullclamp cause Polyraptor to trigger?

Would adding a +1/-1 token to Polyraptor with Skullclamp count as “damage” and trigger Polyraptor? I am guessing the answer is “no”. That this is just an adjustment to toughness, not damage.
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Deeproot Pilgrimage and convoke

I have a Deeproot Pilgrimage in play, and I cast a convoke spell, tapping two nontoken Merfolks. Do I get one or two Merfolk tokens? Deeproot Pilgrimage Whenever one or more nontoken Merfolk you ...
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Can you tap a card whenever you want?

If I have a colorless 1/1 untapped creature that has no abilities, can I just tap this card whenever I want? Or let's say I have a artifact/enchantment/planeswalker with no abilities. Can I just tap ...
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If 2 triggered abilities occur at the same time, can I play an instant before the 2nd trigger resolves?

I have a Derevi Blink deck... I had Spark Double copy Derevi and have Skyward Eye Prophets on the field. The when nothing as summoning sickness, I tap Skyward to have my draw or play a land. When I go ...
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Which Magic cards have format-specific errata?

The Scryfall page for Chaos Orb has a note: If you are playing Chaos Orb in the Old School format, the card's text is “{1}, {T}: Choose a nontoken permanent on the battlefield. If Chaos Orb is on the ...
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Can tapping for another card, also activate that card ability? [duplicate]

If I have in play a Selesnya Evangel and tap Tolsimir Wolfblood to create a Saproling, can I create the 2/2 green/white Voja too? Thank you.
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After completing the Undercity how to order Sefris completion and enter the battlefield triggers

I am currently in the Undercity and have Sefris of the Hidden Ways on the battlefield. If I venture into the last room of the Undercity, Throne of the Dead Three, I resolve the ability by putting a ...
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Danny Pink and "enters the battlefield with"

In this recent installment of "too specific" on EDHREC.com the author argues that Metallic Mimic wouldn't be that good with Danny Pink since creatures of the chosen type enter the ...
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If I copy a clone of a double-faced card, can the copy transform?

From the rule change in MOM tokens can now transform. A clone of a double-faced card however cannot transform since it isn't doubled-faced. What happens then if I copy the clone? Will the token copy ...
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Are these MTG cards from Cardmarket fake?

I recently bought cards from cardmarket and I suspect that some of them might be fake. The two fact that make me suspect are the unusual corners and the less rigid, more paper-like touching they have (...
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Ovika, Enigma Goliath: do free spells cause goblins?

Suppose Ovika, Enigma Goliath is on the battlefield, an opponent casts some form of targeted removal(Path to exile) at it, in response the ovika player casts Fierce Guardianship for free. question is: ...
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Morritte of the Frost copying Dark Depths

Moritte of the Frost may enter the battlefield as a copy of a permanent you control. Dark Depths enters the battlefield with 10 ice counters on it. If I have Moritte enter as a copy of my Dark ...
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