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

Dream Eater’s Reflexive Trigger

December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 | tnunez

What is a Reflexive Trigger, and how do they work?

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Tagged Dream Eater
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Priority, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Niv Mizzet, Parun and Priority

December 17, 2018December 18, 2018 | tnunez

How do multiple copies of Niv-Mizzet, Parun interact, and what is AP/NAP Order?

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Tagged Niv Mizzet Parun
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Copies, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Beamsplitter Mage and Bounty of Might

December 14, 2018December 13, 2018 | tnunez

How does Beamsplitter Mage work with various kinds of spells?

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Tagged Beamsplitter Mage
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Continuous Effects, Effects, Interaction of Continuous Effects, Triggered Abilities

Erratic Cyclops and Invert

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 | tnunez

How does Erratic Cyclops work with Invert and other P/T-switching effects?

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Tagged Erratic Cyclops, Invert
Abilities, Casting / playing a spell or ability, Characteristics, Effects, Prevention and Replacement Effects, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities, Type & Subtypes, Type Changing

Divine Visitation and ‘Specific’ Tokens

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 | tnunez

Today, learn how Divine Visitation interacts with certain kinds of token-creating effects!

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Tagged Divine Visitation
Abilities, Combat Phase, Static Abilities

Swiftblade Vindicator: Trample and Double Strike!

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 | tnunez

Today we cover how Trample and Double Strike interact with each other, as well as with Indestructible and Protection!

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Tagged Swiftblade Vindicator
Combat Phase

Legion Warboss and Baird: Restrictions vs Requirements

December 5, 2018December 4, 2018 | tnunez

Today we cover how attacking requirements and restrictions interact with each other!

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Tagged Legion Warboss
Abilities, Resolving spells and abilities, Triggered Abilities

Chaining Mentor Triggers – Dos and Don’ts!

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 | tnunez

Learn some Mentor-ing tricks to keep from blowing yourself out with your next Boros Aggro draft!

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Tagged Goblin Banneret
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!

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Tagged Elspeth Knight-Errant, Join Shields

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    • Prevention and Replacement Effects (143)
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