Resolving spells and abilities Archives - Page 5 of 49

Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Effects, Resolving spells and abilities

Creatures Coming Down AFTER Join Shields

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 | tnunez

Learn how Join Shields works with creatures that come down after the spell has resolved!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Costs, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Emmara and Convoke

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 | tnunez

Learn how Emmara 2.0 interacts (and in some cases, does NOT interact!) with Convoke

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Continuous Effects, Control / Controller, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Trostani Discordant and Mind Control effects

November 26, 2018November 25, 2018 | tnunez

We start off Selesnya Week by looking at how Trostani Discordant interacts with various kinds of control-changing effects.

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Kraul Harpooner: When is X Determined?

November 23, 2018November 24, 2018 | tnunez

Finishing up Golgari Week, we look at changing the number of creatures in a graveyard to change the effectiveness of Undergrowth!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities

Assassin’s Trophy’s Search!

November 21, 2018November 24, 2018 | tnunez

Today we learn about how various things can impact the search instruction on Assassin's Trophy

Abilities, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Tournament Rules

Underrealm Lich – Not Optional!

November 19, 2018November 18, 2018 | tnunez

Today we talk about Underrealm Lich's groovy card-filtering replacement effect, and how we 'fix' it if things go wrong!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities

All About Thought Erasure

November 16, 2018November 15, 2018 | tnunez

Informant Alistair closes out Dimir Week with some do's and don'ts on Thought Erasure

Abilities, Activated Abilities, Characteristics, Copies, Resolving spells and abilities, Static Abilities, Triggered Abilities

Lazav the Multifarious and Names!

November 12, 2018November 11, 2018 | tnunez

Learn all about how Lazav interacts with cards that refer to themselves by name, with guest contributor Etrata the Silencer!

Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

All About Hypothesizzle!

November 9, 2018November 6, 2018 | tnunez

Good morning and welcome back! Today we'll be talking about a new card from Guilds of Ravnica, and the interesting kind of ability it has. Hypothesizzle lets you draw 2 cards, and if you want to, discard a nonland card to dome a creature for 4 damage. Basically, it lets you pick a 'dead' nonland card in your hand and turn it into a Flame Slash for free. But wait- what's that "When you do" wording in there? Normally, a card like this would say "IF you do" after the discard part, right? Why the different wording?

Magic Rules Tips

Category: Resolving spells and abilities

Creatures Coming Down AFTER Join Shields

Emmara and Convoke

Trostani Discordant and Mind Control effects

Kraul Harpooner: When is X Determined?

Assassin’s Trophy’s Search!

Underrealm Lich – Not Optional!

All About Thought Erasure

Lazav the Multifarious and Names!

All About Hypothesizzle!