All this week, we’ll be covering one specific card: . It’s a commonly played card, and the semi-unique ability it has leads to lots of interesting rules interactions and questions. Every day this week, we’ll cover a different one! Today we’re covering how it works with fetchlands such as , but this also applies to […]
Category: Abilities
Dragon Throne of Tarkir vs. Blinding Spray
Dragon Throne checks power as the ability resolves, so if you respond to the activation by reducing power below 0, you can actually end up killing the other creatures it was supposed to be pumping!
Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker’s +1 vs. Hero’s Downfall
Who knew that when Wizards of the Coast released an alternate-art version of Form of the Dragon in FTV: Dragons, they were foreshadowing one of ’s abilities: TURNING INTO A DRAGON!! And not just any dragon, but a hasty, indestructible one at that! While this new Sarkhan is certainly fearsome, he’s not invincible. One of […]
Rattleclaw Mystic and casting spells (it’s not a mana ability)
Rattleclaw Mystic's "turn-face-up" trigger produces mana, but it isn't a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
If Narset dies during combat, you can still cast the exiled cards this turn.
Narset's triggered ability grants you the permission to cast the exiled cards that turn, so she doesn't need to stick around for you to cast them after combat.
Heart-Piercer Bow with Act of Treason
Heart-Piercer Bow has its own triggered ability, which is controlled by the player who controls the Bow, no matter who controls the creature its attached to. This can be a little confusing with Act of Treason, so read up on that interaction here!
You can’t see face-down creature spells with Lens of Clarity.
A creature only exists on the battlefield, while a creature spell exists on the stack. As such, Lens of Clarity doesn't let you see face down spells before you decide whether to respond to them.
Ivorytusk Fortress vs. Icy Blast, Crippling Chill, et. al.
Ivorytusk Fortress tells you to untap your creatures with +1/+1 counters during your opponent's untap step, while Icy Blast and its kin say they don't untap during their *controller's* next untap step. This means there's no problem untapping during the opponent's turn!
Howl of the Horde’s Raid ability
Howl of the Horde only creates a second delayed trigger if you attacked before you cast the Howl. It doesn't make a delayed trigger automatically that checks whether you attacked later on in the turn.