Kestia, the Cultivator Very simply, can you have two copies of Kestia in play, if one's an aura and one's a creature? None of the rulings on the card mention her legendary status. No. Both are under your control, both are legendary, and both are named "Kestia, the Cultivator". 704.5j If a...

Xantcha will die. Does she come back to the battlefield under an opponent's control or mine? Just want to make sure I understand the replacement effect of her first ability with these types of cards. Thanks! The "Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of...

The trigger condition of Mana Echoes is "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield". That is neither the resolution of an activated mana ability (like Wild Growth ) nor mana being added to a player's mana pool (see Caged Sun ). The ability of Mana Echoes is therefore not a triggered mana ...

Is the order of resolution correct? Mostly, and you would still get the result you want. An activated ability such as "Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn." goes on the stack as the first step in activating it; pa...

If I have a triggered ability that triggers in my cleanup step can my opponents respond to it with instants or activated abilities? Yes, absolutely. 514.3. Normally, no player receives priority during the cleanup step, so no spells can be cast and no abilities can be activated. However, this rule i...

I was playing on Xmage on TES against an opponent on 5c elementals. My opponent had an Unsettled Mariner out. I had cast Veil of Summer , making all my spells uncounterable. I then cast Tendrils of Agony targetting my opponent. Unsettled Mariner triggered and countered the storm trigger. Is this a ...

Helm of the Host Akim, the Soaring Wind If Akim is equipped with helm of the host, how many tokens are ultimately created the first time helm triggers? Obviously the akim token and the bird token from the original akim, but does the token akim copy see itself created (and thus create an additional ...

Do fortifications work just like equipment? Like, do they fall off due to protection? Yes. 702.16d A permanent with protection can't be equipped by Equipment that have the stated quality or fortified by Fortifications that have the stated quality. Such Equipment or Fortifications become unattached ...

EDIT: Can I change the target modes? SO like the say the original spell taps the creatures but the copy counters a spell? No. I don't see a difference between this and your original question. 706.10. To copy a spell, activated ability, or triggered ability means to put a copy of it onto the stack; ...

According to https://mtgcommander.net/index.php/2020/06/07/june-7-announcement-on-dies-triggers/ , these are the new rules: If a commander is in a graveyard or in exile and that card was put into that zone since the last time state-based actions were checked, its owner may put it into the command zo...

So I have a basic question and I couldn't find an answer online anywhere. So let's say my opponent has Grothama, All-Devouring . I play a Clone (or something similar) and I make it a copy of Grothama. It now has the text "Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it fight Grothama, All-Devo...

[c ]Hydroid Krasis[/c ] → Hydroid Krasis So you cannot use Lurrus and Hydroid Krasis or the 2G (x) Hydra for the dream dens abilty?? Correct?? Lurrus of the Dream-Den and Hydroid Krasis: The ability "During each of your turns, you may cast one permanent spell with converted mana cost 2 or less ...

Then I activate Ashling's ability twice and the copy of the ability on Quicksilver once. So, one ability has been activated (and allowed to resolve) twice, and another ability with a different source has been activated and allowed to resolve once. Those two abilities have very similar texts, but th...

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That is the reference needed, thank you. Looks that new one slipped in there, and it also covers color identity.

Here's are the lists of Ikoria changes (rules and cards): https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/a ... 2020-04-10

If the companion has the same name as a card in your starting deck (including the Commander), you won't be able to bring it in. That kinda nerfs its effect as a companion. 903.11. If a player is allowed to bring a card from outside the game into a Commander game, that player can't bring a card into ...

Is there anything preventing you from playing Keruga, the Macrosage as both your general and companion, in the current rules? Yes. What location could that one card have to comply with the following rules? 103.1b If a player wishes to reveal a card with a companion ability that they own from outsid...

I know this was asked a week ago, but I would like some clarification - just to make sure I understood the answer. Let's say I have a huge mutated pile and Immortal Phoenix is a part of it. Do all cards that made up that pile return to my hand when the mutated creature dies? Yes. 721.3c If an effec...

I assume kicker still works (i.e. with caligo skin-witch ). Additional costs (e.g., kicker) do not contribute to the mana cost, therefore they do not affect the converted mana cost. 118.8d Additional costs don't change a spell's mana cost, only what its controller has to pay to cast it. Spells and ...

No rulings for Lurrus of the Dream-Den yet, but I'm curious if X spells can be cast for cmc > 2 from the graveyard. No. Ikoria™: Lair of Behemoths Release Notes Compiled by Eli Shiffrin, with contributions from Laurie Cheers, Tom Fowler, Carsten Haese, Nathan Long, and Thijs van Ommen Document last...

Yes another mutate question, surprise surprise. The Gideon planeswalkers can become creatures during your turn. If you mutate a creature on top, can you still use the planeswalker [sic] abilities? First, I'll assume your Gideon planeswalker creature either is Gideon, the Oathsworn or has somehow lo...

I'm looking for clarification on the interaction between Flame Spill and damage boosting effects, such as with Red Wedding and/or Nightmare Fuel . (Yes, I'm expecting a page of errata ala Void Winnower for this card once the set drops.) That self-replacement will be applied first and then ignored. ...

Hi, I have a Marit Lage's slumber in play... cast an arcum's astrolabe .. can I scry first using slumber ability, before drawing from astrolabe ability? Yes. You control both abilities, so you choose the order in which they are placed on the stack, which in turn determines the order in which they r...

Hi, I have spike feeder on the field with only one +1/+1 counter on it. Cast Archangel of Thune . Can I start the angel feeder combo by remove a counter from the feeder.. or would it die right away, before the angel can put a +1/+1 counter on it? It would die promptly. The sequence with a Spike Fee...

1. When I tap the knight sac a land to get a land. The opponent can respond before the searched land comes into play? Absolutely. The ability will not resolve until all players have passed priority. When the opponent gets priority, they can do something with it, same as always. 2. When a land etb, ...

1, Can I choose to not pass priority, and keep tap + untap my knight, then pass priority only when the knight is the size that I wanted it to be? For example, I pass priority only after it's 18/18? You will have to pass priority for the ability of Retreat to Coralhelm to resolve and untap your Knig...