When Magic was first created, tapped artifacts ‘turned off’ and their static abilities did not apply. This was obviously changed a long time ago when the 6th Edition were released. Now there are only a few artifacts whose effects ‘turn off’ when they are tapped, but they explicitly say so in their rules text. Some […]
Category: Abilities
Creature spells never target.
Many creature cards have triggered abilities that do something when the creature enters the battlefield. And many of these abilities do target. However you do not choose a target when you cast the creature spell. The target(s) for these types of triggered abilities are chosen when the creature enters the battlefield and the triggered ability […]
Horizon Spellbomb – Draw BEFORE you search!
When activating a , the triggered ability to draw a card goes on the stack on top of the activated ability to search; this means you pay to draw BEFORE searching for a land!
Turn to Slag stops a Sylvok Lifestaff from Gaining Life
If you have a creature equipped with a , and I cast a lethal on it, you won’t gain any life. While the damage is dealt first, the creature doesn’t actually get destroyed until the spell finishes resolving – when State Based Actions are checked. By this time, the is no longer around.