‘s ability allows it to produce any one mana of a type that another land that you control could produce. First of all, in order for this ability to produce any mana you must control at least one other land that is capable or producing mana. Controlling just another Reflecting Pool will not work, as […]
How Defender works
Defender is a keyword that has only existed since 2005, but the idea behind defender has existed since the very beginning of Magic. The ability is straightforward, creatures with Defender cannot attack. Prior to the existence of the keyword the concept existed and was represented by creature cards with the creature subtype of walls. It […]
Last In First Out – How the stack works.
Contrary to the ‘tip’ yesterday, the stack does in fact exist and with respect to the rules knowledge of it and how it works can be helpful in figuring out the game state. This knowledge is useful when making strategic decisions and can help win games too. One of the stack’s basic aspects is the […]
Nothing uses the stack.
Due to the Phyrexian’s impending victory in the war over Mirrodin, the Magic rules team has made a few changes in how the game works. Magic’s developers want the raw, aggressive ‘take no prisoners’ strategy of the Phyrexians to be mirrored in how the game is played. One of the more prominent changes is the […]
Cards can only go to the library of their owner.
The owner of a card in Magic refers to the player who started the game with this card in his or her deck. There are multiple ways for cards and permanents to change controllers, but the owner of card always remains the same. Cards can only be put into the hand, graveyard and library of […]
Who or what the Hero of Bladehold tokens are attacking.
In a previous tip it was pointed out that has two triggered abilities, the Battle Cry trigger and a trigger that puts two 1/1 white soldier tokens into play attacking. As mentioned in the previous tip, the order that these triggers go on the stack and therefore resolve matters. However Hero of Bladehold’s trigger that […]
Spectator rules and responsibilities
At Magic tournaments, spectators are expected to be quiet and not interfere in matches or others portions of an event, like drafting and deck construction. However, if at any time a spectator believes that they may have witnesses something illegal happen they are encouraged to bring it to the attention of a judge as soon […]
The informal term ‘summoning sickness.’
A term that was official used when the game was created that has been somewhat phased out is ‘summoning sickness.’ This term does appear in the comprehensive rules, but it is pointed out that this is informal. It refers to the inability of creatures to attack, or use their own activated abilities that have the […]
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 […]