‘s ability triggers whenever it blocks or becomes blocked by a creature. (As mentioned in a previous rules tip, this ability will trigger once for each individual creature that blocks it or for each creature it blocks.) When this ability resolves, the specific blocked or blocking creature is destroyed and the controller of the Slagwurm […]
Category: Resolving spells and abilities
You sacrifice Impaler Shrike when its trigger resolves.
has a triggered ability that triggers when it deals combat damage to a player. It is important to note that this is a trigger condition and not the condition for playing an ability. This means that you choose whether or not to sacrifice the Shrike when this triggered ability resolves. This is the only time […]
Your opponent does not get to see what you have exiled with Praetor’s Grasp.
allows you to search through an opponent’s library, choose a card, exile it and play the card as long as it is exiled. This effect does a couple of things that are important to point out. First of all, as the card is exiled face down normally no players can look at it. However this […]
Choosing a color does not use the stack with Caged Sun’s ability.
has a static ability that gives creatures you control of the chosen color +1/+1. This is a static ability that applies as soon as the Caged Sun enters play. The choice of a color occurs as Caged Sun enters play. This is not something that uses the stack or that can specifically be responded to. […]
Spellskite can’t be targeted by the same spell or ability twice.
When a spell or ability asks for multiple targets while only using the word “target” once, you must choose different targets. Some spells use the word “target” more than once, but specify “another target,” and the same concept applies. In the case of ‘s triggered ability, the number of targets chosen is locked in when its […]
Stack timing matters.
In most games the order that things resolve on the stack is easy to figure out and intuitive. In most cases only one or two items are on the stack at a time, and in some the end result of what happens can be quickly and intuitively derived. But sometimes it is best to go […]
Fresh Meat counts only creatures that went to your graveyard.
puts a 3/3 Beast token into play for each creature that has gone to your graveyard prior to when Fresh Meat resolves. This ability will count token creatures that you own and control, as token creatures that are destroyed do go to the graveyard. However, it will not count any creatures that you have ‘stolen’ […]
War Reports counts artifact creatures twice
As is often mentioned, artifact creature is not a creature type. An artifact creature has two permanent types; artifact and creature. Artifact creatures do have creature subtypes, but artifact is not one of them. , a common from New Phyrexia, counts the number of creatures on the battlefield and then it counts the number of […]
Spellskite and equip abilities.
, a new card from New Phyrexia, has an activated ability that allows you to change a target of a targeted spell or ability to the Spellskite itself. While it is possible to use Spellskite’s ability and target any spell or ability on the stack that can be targeted, Spellskite’s ability does not always end […]