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Author: tnunez

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Triggered Abilities

Erratic Cyclops and Invert

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 | tnunez

How does Erratic Cyclops work with Invert and other P/T-switching effects?

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Tagged Erratic Cyclops, Invert
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities, Type & Subtypes, Type Changing

Divine Visitation and ‘Specific’ Tokens

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 | tnunez

Today, learn how Divine Visitation interacts with certain kinds of token-creating effects!

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Tagged Divine Visitation
Abilities, Combat Phase, Static Abilities

Swiftblade Vindicator: Trample and Double Strike!

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 | tnunez

Today we cover how Trample and Double Strike interact with each other, as well as with Indestructible and Protection!

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Tagged Swiftblade Vindicator
Combat Phase

Legion Warboss and Baird: Restrictions vs Requirements

December 5, 2018December 4, 2018 | tnunez

Today we cover how attacking requirements and restrictions interact with each other!

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Tagged Legion Warboss
Abilities, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Chaining Mentor Triggers – Dos and Don’ts!

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 | tnunez

Learn some Mentor-ing tricks to keep from blowing yourself out with your next Boros Aggro draft!

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Tagged Goblin Banneret
Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Effects, Resolving spells and abilities

Creatures Coming Down AFTER Join Shields

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 | tnunez

Learn how Join Shields works with creatures that come down after the spell has resolved!

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Tagged Elspeth Knight-Errant, Join Shields
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Costs, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Emmara and Convoke

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 | tnunez

Learn how Emmara 2.0 interacts (and in some cases, does NOT interact!) with Convoke

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Tagged Emmara Soul of the Accord
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Continuous Effects, Control / Controller, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Trostani Discordant and Mind Control effects

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 | tnunez

We start off Selesnya Week by looking at how Trostani Discordant interacts with various kinds of control-changing effects.

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Tagged Trostani Discordant
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Kraul Harpooner: When is X Determined?

November 23, 2018November 24, 2018 | tnunez

Finishing up Golgari Week, we look at changing the number of creatures in a graveyard to change the effectiveness of Undergrowth!

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Tagged Kraul Harpooner

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