Phenax's ability only cares about toughness when the ability resolves. If Phenax doesn't have any at that time, there will be no milling!
Category: Resolving spells and abilities
Cube week! Clones with Eureka vs. Genesis Wave
Clones can't copy something that they're entering with, but they can copy something that entered just before it during the same spell's resolution!
When it’s missed: Triggers that change the rules
Welcome to our special Christmas Eve edition of Tournament Tuesday, and possibly the most festive entry in our Missed Trigger series! Today we’ll be going over another type of trigger and how the Missed Trigger rules work with that type: triggers that change the rules of the game. What kind of trigger would change the […]
Two Ophiomancer’s probably won’t get you 2 snakes.
Ophiomancer's ability has an "intervening-if" clause, which means you can't really end up with more than one snake no matter how many Ophiomancers you control.
Illusionist’s Bracers and Beetleform Mage
"Activate this ability only once each turn" doesn't mean a copy of that ability can't be created and resolve in the same turn!
Gods, 4 devotion, and evolve.
Gods that enter while you have 4 devotion will be a creature when they enter, even though they aren't entering "as a creature." This is confusing, but we explain how that difference matters for enter-the-battlefield triggered abilities!
Activated Abilities: How Many Times They Can Be Used
“How many times can I use my creature’s ability? Just once?” I’ve heard that one a lot, especially among newer players; they want to know how many times they can activate a given ability per turn. The answer is pretty simple: As many times as you can pay for it! The vast majority of activated […]
How Tempting Offer really works
Oh, what a tempting offer we have! How do these spells really work? Find out in this post!
Widespread Panic vs. tutors (and the double whammy vs. Green Sun’s Zenith!)
Don't Panic about tutoring with Widespread Panic! It doesn't force you to shuffle away anything, since the trigger doesn't go on the stack until after the tutor has completely finished resolving (i.e., after you shuffle).