When enters the battlefield, its living weapon ability will trigger. When this trigger resolves, a 0/0 germ token creature is created and the Batterskull will become attached to it. Each of these steps is followed in order, so the germ will be a 0/0 creature for a short time and then become 4/4. The germ […]
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Sturmgeist’s ability does not immediately boost the combat damage it deals.
has three abilities: flying; a characteristic-defining ability that sets its base power and toughness; and a triggered ability that makes you draw a card when it deals combat damage to a player. In the combat damage step, it is important to note that abilities that trigger from combat damage being dealt will go on the […]
Murder of Crow’s ability is optional.
has a triggered ability that uses the word ‘may.’ This indicates that the ability is optional and you do not have to draw and discard a card when it resolves. Because it is optional, it also means that you will not receive a penalty if the ability is missed. In instances where this trigger is […]
What Transform means and how it works.
Transform is a keyword action that appears on the all of the double-faced cards and . Transform is not a keyword ability, as the word itself does not signify the entire ability; rather, it is a keyword action like cast, exchange and exile. When a creature transforms, it turns over. Its base characteristics are those […]
What is human and non-human.
gives creature you control protection from non-human creatures until the end of the current turn. This means that creatures you control will not be able to receive damage from, be blocked by, or be targeted by the ability of any creature that is non-human. Most effects that grant a protection ability do so by specifically […]
What Opaque sleeves are.
It was briefly mentioned in last week’s tournament rules tip that when using double-faced cards, if you do not want to use checklists and intend to use the actual double-faced cards, you must use opaque sleeve. This bears repeating and further description, as there have been too many instances of players using sleeves that do […]
How Liliana of the Veil’s first ability works.
There are many effects in Magic that cause multiple players to perform actions at the same time. ‘s first planeswalker ability is an example of this. When this ability resolves, each player in the game will discard a card. At first glance it seems simple, but many players are confused on the order that the […]
Elder of Laurels’ ability counts on resolution
has an ability that can give a creature you control +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control. This ability checks the number of creatures you control and determines how much of a bonus to give to the targeted creature only when it resolves. As this ability uses the […]
Just having five counters will not transform Ludevic’s Test Subject.
is a double faced card that has the potential to transform when its activated ability resolves. This activated abitliy does two things, its puts a hatchling counter on Ludevic’s Test Subject and then if there are five or more of these counters on its at that point, the counters are removed and the card is […]