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Category: Effects

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities

Riot: Not A Trigger!

January 30, 2019February 1, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Riot interacts (and fails to interact!) with several cards and mechanics

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Tagged Zhur-taa Goblin
Abilities, Characteristics, Effects, One-Shot Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Amplifire and CDAs

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Amplifire works (and doesn't work) with various kinds of creatures and P/T boosts!

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Tagged Amplifire
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Angel of Grace vs Banefire

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Angel of Grace interacts with Banefire, Lifelink, and more!

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Tagged Angel of Grace, Banefire
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Turn Structure

Prerelease Primer: A Small Addendum

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 | tnunez

Attend a public lecture wherein Arrester Alistair discusses the minutiae of the Azorius Senate's newest Addendum

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Abilities, Effects, Keywords, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities

Prerelease Primer: Hey! Riot!

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 | tnunez

Ride along with Arrester Alistair as he tells you about the Gruul Clans' famous riots!

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Casting / playing a spell or ability, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Zones

Chaos Warp and Commanders

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 | tnunez

Learn how Chaos Warp interacts with Commanders- and how it used to!

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Tagged Chaos Warp
Abilities, Effects, Multiplayer, One-Shot Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities, Zones

Commanders and Banishing Light

January 7, 2019 | tnunez

Commander Week! Today we go over how the Commander replacement effect interacts with Oblivion Ring and Banishing Light.

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Tagged Banishing Light, Oblivion Ring
Copies, Effects, One-Shot Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, State-Based Actions, Type & Subtypes, Zones

Copying Double-Faced Cards

December 21, 2018December 24, 2018 | tnunez

How do copy effects work with double-faced cards and transforming?

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Tagged Nicol Bolas the Ravager
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Triggered Abilities

Erratic Cyclops and Invert

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 | tnunez

How does Erratic Cyclops work with Invert and other P/T-switching effects?

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Tagged Erratic Cyclops, Invert

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Hot Tips!

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Tip Categories

  • Abilities (873)
    • Activated Abilities (216)
    • Mana Abilities (27)
    • Static Abilities (243)
    • Triggered Abilities (512)
  • Casting / playing a spell or ability (378)
  • Characteristics (168)
  • Combat Phase (132)
  • Control / Controller (48)
  • Copies (48)
  • Costs (87)
  • Effects (244)
    • Continuous Effects (78)
    • Interaction of Continuous Effects (14)
    • One-Shot Effects (23)
    • Prevention and Replacement Effects (143)
  • Keywords (102)
  • Multiplayer (40)
  • Planeswalkers (30)
  • Priority (43)
  • Resolving spells and abilities (440)
  • Source (11)
  • State-Based Actions (47)
  • Tournament Rules (244)
    • Communication Policy (20)
    • Missed Triggers (16)
    • Shortcuts (27)
  • Turn Structure (43)
  • Type & Subtypes (44)
  • Type Changing (27)
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