Who or what the Angel token from Geist of Saint Traft’s ability is attacking.

When attacks, an attacking 4/4 flying angel token is put into play. The Geist’s ability doesn’t specify what this token is attacking, so the controller gets to choose. It does not have to be attacking the same player or planeswalker that the Geist of Saint Traft is attacking. For example, if Geist of Saint Traft […]

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Effects that apply to permanents only affect those in play when the effect is applied.

Many spells and abilities generate continuous effects that apply to permanents in the battlefield. Effects like these only apply to those permanents that were in play when the spell or ability resolved and the continuous effect was generated. For example, only affects those creatures controlled by when Turn the Tide resolves. If a creature were […]

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