Some of you might be sad that we no longer have the Khans “fetchlands” to help us fix and interact with our Battle For Zendikar duals. Fortunately, there is some news that might perk you up a bit when it comes to fixing. The new Shadows Over Innistrad lands only care if the land you […]
Category: Characteristics
Traverse the Ulvenwald can find a nonbasic land if you have Delirium.
Hi everyone, and welcome back to another week of rules tips here at the Magic Rules Tips Blog! Shadows Over Innistrad continues to bring lots of new topics to discuss. Today, we’re going to discuss . , in its basic form, lets you search your library for a basic land and put it into your […]
Arlinn Kord (Embraced by the Moon) can’t activate another ability after she transforms.
To round out the week, we’ll take a look at , who isn’t the legendary werewolf creature players have been howling for, but is quite possibly the next best thing. Unlike her werewolf brethren (and precedential flip-walker, ), Arlinn is something special: she can control her transformation, and can even transform back and forth “at […]
Ormendahl, Profane Prince can’t be your Commander.
As we continue our tour of exciting new legendary creatures and planeswalkers, let’s take a look at one of the chase rares of the set, Westvale Abbey. For those of you who remember Elbrus, the Binding Blade from last Innistrad, this is going to seem like old news. But for those of you who don’t, […]
Sorin, Grim Nemesis’s +1 ability with X spells and Split Cards
Speaking of vampires that sparkle in the sunlight (if you missed Monday’s article, go check it out right now) we’re moving on to Sorin, Grim Nemesis, Innistrad’s resident planeswalker. Sorin’s +1 ability is something we’ve seen before, notably on Modern poster-boy Dark Confidant. Unlike that card, however, Sorin comes with a twist: you put the […]
Prerelease Week: The Return of DFC
Hello and welcome to Shadows Over Innistrad Prerelease Week! Today we’re covering the first of two returning mechanics in SOI: Double Faced Cards, or DFC. They were originally printed in Innstrad, and have been brought back by popular demand! First, a quick crash-course: every pack of SOI will have one of these double-faced cards in […]
Gift of Tusks vs. Equipment/Auras
Removing the abilities of a creature doesn't always do what you might expect with auras/equipment. Read carefully to see if the aura/equipment is giving an ability to the creature, or if it just has the ability itself. Also remember that +N/+N effects from other sources and P/T counters are not actually abilties that can be removed, so they would apply on top of any base power/toughness setting.
How to determine Fall of the Titans’ Converted Mana Cost with Surge
If you Surge Fall of the Titans for X=2, it's a legal target for Disdainful Stroke.
How multiple Sylvan Advocates interact.
Each Sylvan Advocate only pumps itself (not other Sylvan Advocates) and your land creatures.