Miracle causes lots of questions, as it’s a pretty complex mechanic. First, there’s the static ability that says “You may reveal this as you draw it if its the first card you drew this turn.” Then once you do that, there’s the triggered ability that say “When you do, you may cast this for its […]
Tag: Surgical Extraction
Snapcaster Mage doesn’t give a spell flashback until after its triggered ability resolves.
When your opponent casts a to give something flashback, you get a window of opportunity to do something before that spell can be flashed back. The targeted spell doesn’t immediately have flashback as soon as the Snapcaster hits the field. Once the Snapcaster resolves, its triggered ability goes on the stack and the controller chooses […]
You can’t ignore it when you notice your opponent violate a game rule.
Any time there is an error in a game that you notice and your opponent does not, you should always notify a tournament official in order to fix the problem. It can be as simple as tapping the wrong mana to cast a spell, or putting a card in the graveyard when it should’ve gone […]
Undying creatures hit the graveyard before they come back.
When a creature with undying dies, the creature goes to the graveyard, and the undying trigger brings them back into play when the ability resolves. This means that because creatures go to the graveyard, both leaves-the-battlefield abilities and enters-the-battlefield abilities will trigger. For example, if you cast on a before it dies, two abilities trigger […]
You must have priority to cast Surgical Extraction on a card in the graveyard like Gravecrawler or Lingering Souls.
In a game of Magic, you need to have priority in order to cast spells, activate abilities or take special actions such as playing a land. During your turn, you receive priority at the beginning of most steps. You also receive priority after you cast a spell/activate an ability/take a special action or if your […]