Imprint was introduced in Mirrodin block. When initially introduced imprint was a keyword mechanic, meaning that there were specific rules in the comprehensive rules that governed how imprint worked. Imprint has been changed into an ability word, which now means that there are no specific rules that say how imprint works. All of the instructions […]
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What being ‘poisoned’ means.
A few cards in Scars of Mirrodin block (, , ) refer to a player being poisoned. A player is considered to be poison if he or she has one or more poison counter. In a two-headed giant game an individual player is considered to be poisoned if any member of the team has a […]
You pay all costs when you cast a spell.
When you cast a spell, you must pay costs associated with playing a spell at that time. This will be before anyone will receive priority to play anything else or perform any other actions. Costs include the mana cost, and any additional costs. (Keep in mind that some costs are associated with keyword abilities. For […]
Don’t be late to matches.
Tournament Magic has a penalty that is applied when a player shows up to a match after the round has started. This penalty, called tardiness, falls under the Tournament Error section of the Magic Infraction Guide. It is in that category as being late does is not an infraction against the rules of the game […]
Corpse Cur cannot target a Viridian Betrayers in a graveyard
has an enters the battlefield triggered ability that allows you to target a creature card with Infect in your graveyard and return it to your hand. has a static ability that can give the Betrayers itself Infect. However the Betrayer’s static ability only works then the Betrayers are in play. The Betrayers will NOT be […]
Stacking up the Shortcuts
Today, we’re going to be covering some of the shortcuts that deal with casting spells and activating abilities. There are a few, so let’s dive right in: –Whenever a player adds an object to the stack, it’s assumed that player is passing priority unless he or she declares intent to retain it. For example, if […]
War Reports counts artifact creatures twice
As is often mentioned, artifact creature is not a creature type. An artifact creature has two permanent types; artifact and creature. Artifact creatures do have creature subtypes, but artifact is not one of them. , a common from New Phyrexia, counts the number of creatures on the battlefield and then it counts the number of […]
How Phyrexian Mana works.
With the takeover of the plane of Mirrodin by the Phyrexians we are introduced to a new way to cast some spells and pay for some abilities. There are a total of 26 cards in New Phyrexia that have a Phyrexian mana symbol in either the mana cost of the card, as a cost to […]
You can’t spend life if your life total cannot change
a mythic card from Scars of Mirrodin has an ability that prevents your life total from changing. This ability prevents its controller from spending life as well. Because of this, you cannot spend life to play cards with Phyrexian mana in their mana cost via their alternate costs.