Spells and abilities that look at the game state for information to determine their effect do so when they resolve. is a good example of this. When Blunt the Assault resolves its controller will gain one life for each creature in the battlefield. After Blunt the Assault is cast, t is possible to alter how […]
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When Argentum Armor’s ability triggers and how it works.
When the creature that is equipped by attacks, the triggered ability of Argentum Armor will trigger and go on the stack. This triggered ability will resolve before the blocking creatures are declared. This means that the triggered ability can destroy a creature in order to prevent it from blocking. (Yeah, its that good.)
Best of three or first to two?
Most matches of tournament Magic are played until a player wins two games. The winner is often referred to as having won ‘two out of three.’ However this does not mean that there can only be three games in a match. While not very common, it is possible for individual games of Magic to end […]
Regeneration cannot save a creature with zero toughness.
Regeneration prevents a creature from being destroyed. Destruction is caused by effects that specifically use the word ‘destroy’ or when a creature receives damage equal to its toughness. Effects that lower a creature’s toughness to zero or below will not cause destruction. Because of this regeneration will not save a creature that has a toughness […]
When does Argent Sphinx come back into the battlefield?
When ’s activated ability resolves the Sphinx is exiled and a delayed triggered ability is put on the stack. This trigger will wait around until the next end of turn step begins. If this ability is activated in an end of turn step, then the Sphinx will not return to play until the next end […]
Arc Trail needs two targets
text states refers to two separate targets. Normally you can target the same object or player for each instance of the word target in its text. However in the second instance in Arc Trail’s text is states ‘another target.’ This means you must have two different legal targets in order to play Arc Trail, you […]
How Vigilance works:
Vigilance is a static ability that affects creatures when they are declared as attackers. Creatures with vigilance do not become tapped when they are declared as attacking. This does not mean that tapped creatures can attack. Also, removing vigilance from an attacking creature will not cause it to be come tapped.
You cannot pay life that you do not have.
You cannot pay life that you do not have. For example, you play via it’s alternate casting cost if you do not have at least six life. It does not matter if you do have three black creatures to pay the other part of the cost. This is also true if some effect prevents you […]
Surprise Blockers?
All blocking creatures are declared at the very beginning of the declaration of blockers step. In order for a creature to be declared as a blocker it must be in play when this step begins. This means that the last chance you have to either get a creature into the battlefield or make another permanent […]