How are replacement effects and triggered abilities handled when multiple objects enter the battlefield simultaneously?
Category: Zones
Cardnapping for Fun and Profit
Learn how Act of Treason (and other temporary-steal effects) work with "flicker" effects!
Chaos Warp and Commanders
Commanders and Banishing Light
Commander Week! Today we go over how the Commander replacement effect interacts with Oblivion Ring and Banishing Light.
Copying Double-Faced Cards
How do copy effects work with double-faced cards and transforming?
Thief of Sanity and Control-Changing
Today we continue Dimir Week with a tip about Thief of Sanity and how it interacts with control-changing effects!
Tournament Tuesday: Kalitas and Anointed Procession
EDIT: With the release of Ixalan, the rules regarding this interaction have changed. As of that set’s release, effects like Anointed Procession will also apply if a replacement effect (such as Kalitas’ effect) is creating tokens, no matter why. Even if Kalitas’ ability is replacing a state-based action rather than the effect of a spell or […]
You Can’t Bounce the Dead!
Today we’ll be talking about the wording on some targeted spells and abilities- specifically, things that tell you to “return target creature to its owner’s hand”. They’ve been around since Day One with cards like , allowing you to temporarily get rid of a threat at a low cost, or even to save one of […]
Bomat Courier: No Strength in Numbers!
Welcome back to the Rules Tip Blog! Today we’ll be going over a tricky little delivery-robot, . On the surface it’s fairly simple; a 1/1 with Haste for 1 mana. Whenever it attacks, you exile the top card of your library face-down. The tricky bit is the third ability: You can pay a red mana, […]
All about Anafenza, the Foremost’s replacement effect.
Anafenza, the Foremost causes much confusion among players and judges alike, so Nathan Long delves into all the common interactions that involve her in this linked article. Learn and enjoy!