When resolves, it allows you to search for library for cards with the same name as each creature you currently control and put these searched for cards into the battlefield. Obviously the cards you search for must have the exact same name as the cards in play that you currently control. You cannot search for […]
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What Hexproof does.
Hexproof is not really a new mechanic, it has just been given a keyword name starting in Magic 2012. It ha been around for year and cards from the past have had their official text changed so they now have hexproof. Hexproof means that the permanent cannot be targeted by spells or abilities that are […]
Aegis Angel’s ability uses the stack and can be responded to.
‘protects’ another permanent in play by making it indestructible for as long as the Angel remains in play. This ability is an enters the battlefield (ETB) triggered ability. Because it is a triggered ability is uses the stack and therefore can be responded to. Once a player chooses a target for this ability, others can […]
Spellskite can’t save your Phantasmal Bear
, as great as it is, can’t save your illusionary creatures from evaporating into the mist. (Illusionary creatures being those creatures with the type ‘Illusion’ and the ability that triggers when they are targeted and causes you to sacrifice them.) When I target your with a , it will be sacrificed even after the Spellskite […]
Tips on filling out a match result slip.
Many Magic tournaments distribute slips of paper for players to fill out the results of their matches. These slips are about 1/4 of a sheet of paper, have information like your name, your opponent’s names, DCI numbers, what round it is and spaces for the two players to fill in their results, indicate whether they […]
What Sundial of the Infinite can help you avoid, and what it can’t
has an activated ability that you can only play on your turn, and when the ability resolves your turn will end. It may seem like it is a negative effect, as it can be hard to understand why you would want to end your turn prematurely. However there are often things in your own turn […]
Leyline of Sanctity can protect your planeswalkers from some spells
gives you hexproof, which prevents you from being targeted by spells and abilities that are controlled by an opponent. There are two ways that planeswalkers can receive damage; combat damage after they have specifically been attacked and by having damage from spells that would damage their controller redirected to a planeswalker they control. Leyline of […]
What ‘dies’ means.
With Magic 2012, a few cards are being written a bit differently. The word ‘dies’ will be used to refer to when a creature on the battlefield goes to the graveyard. Examples of this new terminology include the text on and . This change is similar to when the word ‘cast’ was used on cards […]
Redirect can get around hexproof.
Creatures with hexproof cannot be targeted by spells and abilities that your opponent’s control. However you can still target these creatures. For example you can play auras or ‘pump spells’ on your creatures. Hexproof cares about who controls the spell or ability not who is choosing the target. This means that your opponent can use […]