Split cards are great; it’s like getting two cards in one! You get two names, two (or three) colors, and two sets of rules text… and when you use the Fuse ability, you can even get both at the same time! Of course, one of the downsides of Fuse is that since your spell has […]
Category: Resolving spells and abilities
Breaking//Entering doesn’t target any creature cards.
More split cards! is an interesting take on the good old reanimation spell. One thing that sticks out about Entering is that it doesn’t target. This makes it a little different from other spells like . For one, you don’t choose what you want to get back until it resolves, so your opponent can only […]
Can a fused Turn//Burn kill an indestructible creature? (Yes!)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: This article has been updated as of the prerelease of Magic 2014 on July 13; Please refer to the revisions below. Ah, good old Indestructible. It can get kind of confusing with things like , because there are essentially two kinds of indestructible! You see, being indestructible isn’t an ability. It’s just something […]
A fused Give//Take adds the counters before it removes them.
Fuse cards! Another head-scratcher at our prerelease, these cards are fun little upgrades to the Split cards of yesteryear. Just like the old versions, you can pick which of the two halves you’d rather cast. UNLIKE the old ones, you can go Old El Paso on your opponent and pick both. You can ONLY fuse […]
Vorel of the Hull Clade doubles all counters on a permanent.
Ah, . There isn’t a counter he can’t double, you know. At first glance, he looks a lot like the proliferate mechanic from Scars of Mirrodin, which allowed you to choose any number of permanents and/or players that already had counters, and then give each of those permanents and/or players exactly one additional counter of […]
Teysa will create a token even if the creature is regenerated or indestructible.
Guild champions were promised to us early on, and most of them deliver. They’re legendary creatures, one from each Ravnica guild, with big splashy effects. One of the first ones revealed was the new . She costs seven mana, but she’s hard to take down, and she dissuades attacks. Her triggered ability destroys creatures that […]
Duskmantle Seer killing both players will result in a draw.
is a throwback to one of the most powerful cards in Magic history: . Like Dark Confidant, the Seer will let you have an extra card on each of your turns, for the low, low cost of your life total. Unlike most vampires, Mr. Duskmantle is actually very generous — he lets your opponent get […]
Thrull Parasite can slow the Assembling of a Legion, but it can’t stop it completely.
A slow, inevitable death. That’s pretty much what brings to the table. Every turn, the Legion gets another counter, and you get another batch of tokens. If you leave the Legion unchecked, it’s going to overwhelm you. Sure, there’s always enchantment removal, but sometimes that’s not an option. Are there any outside the box ideas […]
Rakdos Charm can never result in damage to a planeswalker.
Today we’ll be taking a look at Rakdos Charm’s third mode, or specifically, what it means for a creature to deal damage to its controller. While it’s unusual for a source you control to deal damage to yourself, it does happen, and in most respects it’ll be treated like any other source of damage; a […]