Questions tagged [magic-the-gathering]
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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Creating copies of lands that are animated by Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir
I have 5 cards in my hand and control Jolrael, Voice of Zhalfir.
At the beginning of combat, I make a land into a 5/5 Bird with flying and haste.
In second main phase I cast a Cackling Counterpart on ...
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Can you cast adventures if you're able to cast creatures off the top of your library?
For example let's say I have Elven Chorus in play and the top card of my library is Bonecrusher Giant. Can I cast Stomp (the adventure side of Bonecrusher Giant)?
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Tracking Down Cards Printed in a Specific Style
Where can I find a complete list of cards which have been printed in the Mystical Archive style? Right now, I am aware of the following cards:
the original 63 cards from the Mystical Archive. [...
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Can you sacrifice Fleshbag Marauder to Ashnod's Altar, when it comes into play, if you have no other creatures?
Can you sacrifice Fleshbag Marauder to Ashnod's Altar, when it comes into play, if you have no other creatures? Would other players still be forced to sacrifice a creature?
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How does Lavinia, Azorius Renegade interact with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth?
So my question is how would Lavinia, Azorius Renegade interact with K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth if someone used K'rrik's abilities to just pay the life to cast a spell instead of paying mana? e.g. ...
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Identify a pre-8th edition black creature card [closed]
I'm looking for a Magic The Gathering card that was very sought for back in high school. It was certainly not later than 8th edition era, black colored creature. I remember the art was something ...
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Does Éomer of the Riddermark trigger if there are two creatures with equal power?
Card in question: Éomer of the Riddermark
Whenever Éomer of the Riddermark attacks, if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Human ...
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MTG: Blocking with multiple units [closed]
New MTG player here and this is driving me nuts. How does the following work in magic the gathering?
Scenario 1: A player attacks with a 2/2 creature. The opposing player blocks with 3, 1/1 units. Do ...
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In what order are cost reductions applied?
Suppose I control a Blossoming Tortoise, Agatha of the Vile Cauldron, and a land creature with an activated ability that costs {2} (e.g. an animated Witch's Clinic). If Agatha applies before ...
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What makes a good alternative to flipping a coin for 50/50 randomness?
I'm building a coin-flip themed Commander deck, and I realise I'm going to be flipping potentially dozens of coins every turn deeper into a match.
What would be a good alternative to flipping an ...
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What is better than fire and brimstone?
One of the worst cards in the game is Fire and Brimstone: for 5 mana, you can deal 4 damage to yourself and target player. Except that this would clearly have been too powerful, so it’s restricted to ...
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Why would a Historic Gates deck run Yorion as a companion?
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My understanding of Historic Gates is that they win by getting 9 different Gates into play and then activating Maze's End. There is a secondary plan of direct beatdown with big ...
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Who taps my opponent's creatures if I control my opponent?
Solitary Sanctuary is a new card from Wilds of Eldraine that reads, in part:
Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
(The set ...
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Transformers and double strike
If I was attacking with a Transformers card that, on combat damage to a player transforms but said creature has double strike, will the creature deal first strike damage, convert and then deal regular ...
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How (if at all) do Lorcana's ink play styles correspond to those of Magic the Gathering?
Lorcana's resources are called inks, and come in 6 colours:
Amber
Amethyst
Emerald
Ruby
Sapphire
Steel
I saw in a dicebreaker video that cards requiring these resources fit a certain play style.
I ...
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What permanent cards give creatures -X/-1?
I'm looking for cards that give my opponent's creatures at least a static -1 to toughness. (I don't really care if it also gives my creatures -1 to toughness.) The effects needs to last until removed, ...
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How would Jon Irenicus, Shattered One work with Blood Pet's ability?
I'm building a Jon Irenicus, Shattered One deck and wanted to know how his ability to give a creature "this creature can't be sacrificed" would work with something like Blood Pet or even ...
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Is mana required to put card on table?
I'm starting MTG today, first time ever I'll play the game. I was looking at the rules online but one thing I couldn't find a good answer. Some guys I see playing do one way and others do other way.
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How do Panharmonicon effects work with replacement effects?
If I have Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet and Drivnod, Carnage Dominus in play at the same time, and a creature controlled by an opponent dies, do I get 2 zombies off of Kalitas or only 1?
At first I thought ...
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Why do people play mana dorks instead of mana enchantments?
As I write this question, Orcish Bowmasters (and to a lesser extent Wrenn and Six) is strongly suppressing mana dorks. These two cards trade extremely favorably against the likes of Birds of Paradise ...
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Chains of Mephistopheles versus ancestral recall
There are four Chains of Mephistopheles in play. I have 5 cards in hand. I cast Ancestral Recall targeting myself.
What happens?
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How to define “Design Space”?
Mark Rosewater, Head Designer for Magic the Gathering, frequently writes about “Design Space” by which he means something like the amount of scope for detailed creative output which is enabled by some ...
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Gyome, Master Chef, Idol of Oblivion, and End Step Timing
Gyome, Master Chef creates food tokens during your end step based on the number of creatues you had enter the battlefield during your turn.
Idol of Oblivion has the ability to tap it and draw a card. ...
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how do Enters the Battlefield abilities resolve?
If there are two "Enters the Battlefield" triggers, what decides how they resolve?
Particularly, if I had both a Tolsimir, Friend to Wolves, and a Cathars' Crusade. If I put a wolf on ...
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Can Henzie blitz cards exiled with Atsushi?
I play a Henzie "Toolbox" Torre commander deck. I blitz Atsushi, the Blazing Sky. When it dies I decide to use its first ability to exile the top two cards of my library.
If those two cards ...
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Are there examples where Arena has implemented the rules incorrectly?
I've seen numerous off hand comments claiming that Arena doesn't implement the rules of Magic the Gathering correctly. (Here's a single example on a comment to my answer: Does a phased-out Ring-...
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Does a phased-out Ring-bearer stop being the Ring-bearer when the Ring tempts you?
When the Ring tempts you, a creature you control becomes the Ring-bearer and the previous Ring-bearer, if any, stops being it.
701.52a Certain spells and abilities have the text “the Ring tempts you.”...
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If you steal opponent's Ring-bearer until end of turn, does it stop being Ring-bearer even at end of turn?
Say my opponent has a 1/1 Ring-bearer and I target it with Act of Treason. According to rule 701.52a, the creature ceases to be a ring-bearer.
701.52a Certain spells and abilities have the text “the ...
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Once-each-turn Abilities with Controller Changes
Quirion Ranger has an ability with the restriction :"Activate only once each turn".
If the ability is activated, then later on the same turn control of the Ranger changes, can the new ...
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Can a creature that "loses indestructible until end of turn" gain indestructible later that turn?
I attacked with a 4/4 creature. The opponent blocked with a 1/1. Before combat damage was assigned, they cast Smite the Deathless on my 4/4, dealing it 3 damage, and causing it to lose indestructible ...
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Does Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale go on stack?
I have Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale in play. My opponent has a Serendib Efreet and a Serra Angel in play. I cast Mana Short in his upkeep to tap all his lands and empty his manapool. He has no other ...
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Does Ent's Fury have any effect when targeting a creature with less than 4 power?
The first part of Ent's Fury's specifies
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control if its power is 4 or greater.
but then it continues
Then that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn and ...
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Can I trigger an end of turn effect with another end of turn effect?
Say I have a Crested Sunmare, Essence Warden, and Angelic Accord out on the field and I have gained 3 life this turn. Crested Sunmare triggers, creating a 5/5 horse token. This triggers Essence Warden ...
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Why/when can you back out from casting a spell with Assist?
It's been previously established that if you begin to cast a spell whose cost you are able to produce enough mana to pay for, you must do so:
[...] you are committed to completely cast a spell you've ...
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Does ETB trigger after legendary rule resolution?
My friend is building a commander deck and wants to confirm if his latest combo is correct.
Currently, there is a Reflections of Littjara on the battlefield, and the dragon creature type has been ...
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Replacement Effects Modifying Non-Effects
In this video, it is explained that replacement effects do not transform non-effects into effects; an event such as a turn draw modified by a replacement effect is still a turn based action, not an ...
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Do I get to order the outcome of a voting card on the stack in the way I want?
If I play Cirdan the Shipwright its ETB triggers and everybody votes. If I receive no votes and have Consecrated Sphinx in hand, do I get to order the results of the vote in such a way, that I may put ...
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Does Shelob make Legendary Food?
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant has the ability
Whenever another creature dealt damage this turn by a Spider you controlled dies, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's a Food artifact ...
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Question about damage triggers while going below 0 life
My relevant board state is Blood Hound and Shalai and Hallar.
An opponent attacks with unblockable creatures, for say 20 damage, which is more damage than I have life.
Do I get to add the counters ...
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Does a creature with dethrone trigger Kami of Celebration?
I couldn't find anything saying in which order these things happen. So, for example, say I'm attacking my opponent with the highest life total with a couple unmodified creatures while Marchesa, the ...
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How do adventure spells work with spell-cost modifications?
Say my opponent has a Bonecrusher Giant in play and I target it with Soul Partition.
Can my opponent cast Bonecrusher Giant's adventure side for 1R?
If my opponent does cast the adventure side for 1R,...
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MTG - Does Jhoira grant suspend indefinitely?
When playing Jhoira of the Ghitu and using her ability, it says if the card doesn’t have suspend, it gains suspend.
Once it’s cast and hits the battlefield, and an opponent exiles it, would I be able ...
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MTG dash and undying
Question about mtg rules.
When my opponent tries to kill Ragavan that I’ve cast for its dash cost and I protect it with Undying Malice.
Does Ragavan go back to my hand or does it stay on the ...
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How does Founding the Third Path work with Revolt?
Founding the Third Path's 3rd chapter allows you to cast a spell from your graveyard. Say I target Fatal Push. Can I successfully kill a 3-CMC creature with Fatal Push? In other words, does the ...
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If Orcish Bowmasters are destroyed by a Lethal Scheme, does it trigger off the connives?
Suppose Alice controls Orcish Bowmasters. Bob, Alice's opponent, casts Lethal Scheme by tapping four or creatures for its convoke. Lethal Scheme resolves.
During its resolution, Lethal Scheme destroys ...
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Why can't I use Commander cards/decks in Standard/Modern?
So my friend has recently starting playing MTG and has bought some of the LOTR set.
I, who has also never played before, was looking around for a set I like and came across the D&D Baulder's Gate ...
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Are there any MTG cards which test for first strike?
Are there any Magic cards which test for first strike? I’m thinking of something like “Destroy target creature with first strike” or “Creatures with first strike get +1/+1 until end of turn”.
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Magic the Gathering: Annihilator and Ashnods Altar [duplicate]
If an opponent attacks me with an Ulamog the Infinite Gyre and its annihilator 4 triggers on me. If I have an Ashnods Altar, will sacrificing creatures to the ashnods altar count towards the ...
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Can I Activate Codie when Casting Burnt Offering on Codie?
I have 3 source (land/artifact) and codie on board. I'm attempting to activate Codie, Vociferous Codex's ability with tapping three mana source on board and casting Burnt Offering at instant speed. ...
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Does Minas Tirith work with Doors of Durin?
Minas Tirith lets you draw a card (as an activated ability, NOT a trigger) if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn:
1White, Tap: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or
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