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!
Category: Static Abilities
Brimaz vs. Silent Arbiter.
Against Silent Arbiter, Brimaz can attack by himself, but you still end up with 2 attacking creatures.
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!
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!
Removing or adding first strike or double strike mid-combat.
Losing first strike or double strike after dealing damage doesn't let a creature deal regular damage in the next step... because that just wouldn't make sense!
Cube week! Mishra’s Factory can block Daxos, then pump itself.
We're running a Cube week for the new year! Up for today: Don't let your Daxos be gobbled up by a Mishra's Factory that can block as a 2/2, then damage as a 3/3!
Abilities, Characteristics, Control / Controller, State-Based Actions, Static Abilities, Type Changing
Mind Control and Gods: Not a Great Idea
So your opponent is staring you down with an active , or maybe his is online and giving you the business. Your board is fairly barren, but you’ve got a nice little in your hand, and you’re ready to turn that threat into an answer! Well, you shouldn’t. Devotion is a static ability on the […]
Melira Can’t Stop Herself From Entering With -1/-1 Counters
is a central piece in the Melira-Pod combo, letting you sacrifice Persist creatures left and right and having them come back nonstop (and healthy as a to boot) because of her nifty ability that just hates -1/-1 counters. She shuts down Infect and Wither too, and plays well with creatures that enter with -1/-1 counters […]