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Category: Abilities

Prevention and Replacement Effects, Static Abilities

Courser of Kruphix and Shock Lands from the library.

March 25, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

When playing a shockland from your library, it doesn't actually leave the library until after you've made the decision about whether to pay two life or not. That means you don't get to see the next card down before making that choice!

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Tagged Courser of Kruphix, Stomping Ground
Combat Phase, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Brimaz vs. Silent Arbiter.

March 20, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Against Silent Arbiter, Brimaz can attack by himself, but you still end up with 2 attacking creatures.

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Tagged Brimaz King of Oreskos, Silent Arbiter
Combat Phase, Triggered Abilities

Brimaz blocking with other creatures & the damage assignment order.

March 19, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

When Brimaz blocks, he adds a creature into the damage assignment order, and it's the attacking player who chooses where it will be in that order.

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Tagged Brimaz King of Oreskos
Combat Phase, Triggered Abilities

Brimaz blocking flyers.

March 17, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

can be quite a confusing card. Things become very strange when he takes to the skies. When Brimaz has flying somehow (perhaps he’s wearing ) and blocks a flyer, his ability does in fact trigger like normal. His vigilant friend will arrive and also be blocking the flyer. Though this may seem strange, the block […]

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Tagged Brimaz King of Oreskos
Combat Phase, Costs, Triggered Abilities

Brimaz vs. Sphere of Safety

March 11, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

is a quite powerful hero. There are many powerful interactions featuring this fabled feline. This week, we will be looking at a few of them in detail! To start off, Brimaz is quite strong against . Though you need to pay the cost to attack with Brimaz, Brimaz’s friend will be able to enter combat […]

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Tagged Brimaz King of Oreskos
Combat Phase, Triggered Abilities

Medomai and double strike.

March 6, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

I’ve seen this question pop up quite a few times recently, so I think it’s high time to answer it for all to see! What happens if you give double strike (e.g., if you bestow it with )? Well, the important factor here is how double strike works. When a creature is unblocked, it’s pretty […]

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Tagged Medomai the Ageless
Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Static Abilities

Mistcutter Hydra vs. Plasm Capture

March 5, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Mistcutter Hydra has a lot of abilities and an X in its mana cost... We explain how all that works against Plasm Capture!

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Tagged Mistcutter Hydra, Plasm Capture
Combat Phase, Static Abilities

Why attacking with Serra Ascendant with 29 life is a good move.

March 3, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Lifelink gains you life before state-based actions are checked in the combat damage step. This means if you're at 29 life, a 1/1 Serra Ascendant can take up to 5 damage in combat and still survive!

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Tagged Serra Ascendant
Prevention and Replacement Effects, Triggered Abilities

Arcbound Ravager vs. Rest in Peace.

March 1, 2014February 5, 2015 | bimmerbot

Modular triggers only when Arcbound Ravager hits the graveyard. If you stop that from happening, you can stop those pesky counters from moving around!

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Tagged Arcbound Ravager, Rest in Peace

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Tip Categories

  • Abilities (873)
    • Activated Abilities (216)
    • Mana Abilities (27)
    • Static Abilities (243)
    • Triggered Abilities (512)
  • Casting / playing a spell or ability (378)
  • Characteristics (168)
  • Combat Phase (132)
  • Control / Controller (48)
  • Copies (48)
  • Costs (87)
  • Effects (244)
    • Continuous Effects (78)
    • Interaction of Continuous Effects (14)
    • One-Shot Effects (23)
    • Prevention and Replacement Effects (143)
  • Keywords (102)
  • Multiplayer (40)
  • Planeswalkers (30)
  • Priority (43)
  • Resolving spells and abilities (440)
  • Source (11)
  • State-Based Actions (47)
  • Tournament Rules (244)
    • Communication Policy (20)
    • Missed Triggers (16)
    • Shortcuts (27)
  • Turn Structure (43)
  • Type & Subtypes (44)
  • Type Changing (27)
  • Uncategorized (112)
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