Devotion is checked continuously (not as a state-based action), so it's possible for a god to become a non-creature in the middle of a resolving spell!
Bestow vs. Protection
Protection makes a Bestowed aura just drop off onto the battlefield as a creature, thanks to a last-minute rule addition that made it into the 9/27/13 Comp Rules.
Devotion and Counterspells
By far the biggest chunk of questions I’ve gotten from my players and my threads the past week are all about the last mechanic we’re covering this week (sorry, Scry): Devotion. Devotion is more or less a reworking of Chroma, an ability word from back in Lorwyn block. Put simply, “Devotion to COLOR” is measured […]
Bestow and Savage Summoning
Surprise! I liked this little trick so much I decided to skip Scry’s day this week (since it’s a returning mechanic) and cover another fun Bestow interaction. is a rare from M14. It allows you to cast the next creature spell of the turn as though it had Flash, make it uncounterable, and also make […]
Heroic Triggers Resolve Before the Spell
We’re continuing with the Theros mechanic theme this week, and today we’re covering Heroic (or at least one aspect of it!). The Heroic mechanic is a lot like Batallion, Landfall, Threshold, Morbid, etc. All of these things aren’t actually keywords like Flying and Trample; they have no actual inherent rules meaning. In fact, if you […]
Monstrous Isn’t Linked to the Counters
While this didn’t come up much at the prerelease (since there’s no real way to get rid of their +1/+1 counters in Theros sealed!), I’ve seen and heard a few players thinking that “Monstrous” is linked to the counters themselves. For example, they think that if they remove the +1/+1 counters from their somehow (perhaps […]
Bestow and Illegal Targets
Now that Theros cards are in the hands of many a Magic player thanks to the prerelease, there’s plenty of questions to be had! One of the most common questions that came up over the prerelease weekend was “What happens if the target of my Bestow spell becomes illegal?” For example, I flash in trying […]
Theros prerelease details, and the FAQ is available!
We summarize the pertinent details for the Theros prerelease events, and provide a link to the Theros FAQ (Release Notes).
You can set up a regen shield “just in case” if your Trollhide is being Naturalized.
Most players only use regeneration right at the moment their creature would be destroyed. However, regeneration can be activated any time in case you need it later in the turn!