Remind yourself about the subtleties of indestructible (including the M14 change), since this keyword ability returns in M15 (alongside Turn to Frog, no less!).
Category: Characteristics
Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Multiplayer, Resolving spells and abilities, State-Based Actions, Triggered Abilities
Warp World and Humility (Confusion level: Expert!)
Warp World is weird, and so is Humility. Put them together, and weird things happen with triggers. If you're less confused after reading this blog entry, I'll be impressed!
Killing Gray Merchant in response to the ETB ability.
Gray Merchant only checks devotion as its trigger resolves. You're able to minimize your losses if you can minimize the player's devotion in response to the trigger!
Responding to evolve by killing the creature that just entered.
If a creature that triggered Evolve is gone by the time the trigger resolves, the trigger just uses the last known information about that creature's P/T when it died. That means Doom Blade or Bile Blight will give different outcomes when responding to an Evolve trigger!
Drown in Sorrow vs. Mutavault.
Drown in Sorrow only affects things that are creatures at the moment it resolves. Any creatures that appear later in the turn won't be affected!
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!
Blood Moon doesn’t remove the Artifact type from Darksteel Citadel.
Blood Moon is pretty powerful, but it can't do everything. While it can make a Darksteel Citadel stop being indestructible, it can't stop it from being an artifact!
Ruric Thar vs. Gods
GODS CONFUSE RURIC THAR, SO NO SMASH WHEN CAST!
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 […]