has a triggered ability that triggers when an opponent loses life. When this trigger resolves the player that lost life that triggered the ability will then ‘mill’ cards equal to the amount of life lost. There is reminder text on the card stating that damage caused by source without infect counts as loss of life […]
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How to play Myr Superion
is a new 5/6 creature from New Phyexia that only costs two generic mana to play. Well, its not that simple. Myr Superion has a restriction on what mana you can use to pay when you cast it. You can only spend mana that has been generated by creatures to pay this cost. So what […]
Corpse Cur cannot target a Viridian Betrayers in a graveyard
has an enters the battlefield triggered ability that allows you to target a creature card with Infect in your graveyard and return it to your hand. has a static ability that can give the Betrayers itself Infect. However the Betrayer’s static ability only works then the Betrayers are in play. The Betrayers will NOT be […]
When cards refer to themselves.
When a card refers to itself it literally means that specific object only. For example, ‘s ability will only trigger if that specific Caustic Hound goes from the battlefield to the graveyard. If you have two in the battlefield and one goes to the graveyard, the ability of the one in play will not trigger. […]
Indestructible objects can be targeted by spells and abilities that would destroy.
Permanents that have the indestructible ability cannot be destroyed by effects that would destroy them or, if the permanent is a creature, by receiving lethal damage. However that does not make indestructible objects illegal targets. For example, a can stil be targeted by . When Shatter resolves, nothing will happen, but that does not mean […]
Unless they can only work elsewhere, triggered abilities only work when in play.
Most triggered abilities only apply when the card with the ability is entering the battlefield, in play, or leaving the battlefield and going to some other zone. However there are a few triggered abilities that can only work if the card with the ability is in some other zone other than the battlefield. For example […]
Objects that enter the battlefield as a copy will trigger relevant abilities.
Whenever a card enters the battlefield as a copy of another object in play; for example , or an effect puts a copy of a card into play; for example , these permanents are entering the battlefield and will trigger relevant abilities. For example, if a Clone enters the battlefield as a copy of it’s […]
Melira’s Keepers can be targeted by Vedalken Anatomist’s ability.
has a static ability that prevents counters from being placed on it. That does not mean that it cannot be targeted by spells or abilities that would attempt to put counters on it. For example, Melira’s Keepers can be targeted by the activated ability of . When the Anatomist’s ability resolves, the -1/-1 counter will […]
Creatures cannot attach to creatures.
This is generally not an issue, but there are a few odd ways that abilities can at least attempt to have a creature become attached to another creature. Just to be clear, that cannot happen. If an ability tries to, the ability will fail and nothing will become attached. If something that is attached to […]