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 […]
Category: Abilities
Brimaz vs. Sphere of Safety
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 […]
Medomai and double strike.
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 […]
Mistcutter Hydra vs. Plasm Capture
Mistcutter Hydra has a lot of abilities and an X in its mana cost... We explain how all that works against Plasm Capture!
Why attacking with Serra Ascendant with 29 life is a good move.
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!
Arcbound Ravager vs. Rest in Peace.
Modular triggers only when Arcbound Ravager hits the graveyard. If you stop that from happening, you can stop those pesky counters from moving around!
Brimaz and Exalted
Exalted triggers when a creature is declared as an only attacker, and won't care if Brimaz later pops out a kitten. Brimaz will still get the bonus.
Blood Scrivener vs. Spirit of the Labyrinth
Spirit of the Labyrinth is pretty straightforward, but can be a bit confusing when it comes to multiple draws and replacement effects like Blood Scrivener's ability. Learn some interesting rules stuff in today's explanation!
Arbiter of the Ideal and Thassa – Stacking triggers for value.
The Inspired abilities might trigger during your untap step, but triggers can't go on the stack in that step. In essence, they will work like an upkeep trigger and you can order them along with any other upkeep triggers you need to put on the stack at the same time!