The effect of the static ability "The monarch controls enchanted creature." has the same timestamp as Fealty to the Realm. Ariette's effect "gain control of that permanent" has its timestamp when that triggered ability resolved. This is later than Fealty to the Realm's timestamp,...

If you have a creature sunburst or have mutiple.luxes on the feild. Putting +1/+1 counters on something like Suntouched Myr or Arsenal Thresher due to an intrinsic ability does not interfere with putting more counters due to something like Lux Artillery (and vice versa). 113.2c An object may have m...

Hi, for example an opponent attacks with an Elvish Archers . I then block with two Coral Merfolk . Would the two coral merfolk die, or just one? Attacker's choice. Right after you declare your blockers, your opponent declares a damage assignment order for the Elvish Archers (so that you know where ...

Could someone please explain what the correct outcome of this situation is and more importantly, why? You appear to have overlooked a change that happened in 2009, so that combat damage no longer uses the stack: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-2010-rules-changes-2009-06-10 ...

Can I cast Ancestral Vision from the graveyard with Vadrok, Apex of Thunder 's mutate? The no casting cost spells confuse me a lot lol. Yes. 118.6a If an unpayable cost is increased by an effect or an additional cost is imposed, the cost is still unpayable. If an alternative cost is applied to an u...

If I have Hinata, Dawn-Crowned and Shark Typhoon in play and cast Aurelia's Fury with 5 targets, how big a Shark Token do I get? That depends: What value of X did you choose for Aurelia's Fury? For example, if you cast it with X=5 (and divided the damage with 1 to each target), its mana cost was 5R...

Does this still.work with things like ashnod's altar like play bladewing. Put his effectbon the stack. ... with what target? Part of this is choosing the "target Dragon permanent card from your graveyard"; you can't choose something that will only be in the graveyard Real Soon Now. 603.3d...

701.38. Goad 701.38a Certain spells and abilities can goad a creature. Until the next turn of the controller of that spell or ability , that creature is goaded. 701.38b Goaded is a designation a permanent can have. A goaded creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than the co...

It's worth noting that he is claiming that in the rulings, it states that this phase happens before blockers are declared. Yes, the fight is over and done before any blockers can be declared in the actual combat . 701.12. Fight 701.12a A spell or ability may instruct a creature to fight another cre...

115.1a An instant or sorcery spell is targeted if its spell ability identifies something it will affect by using the phrase "target [something]," where the "something" is a phrase that describes an object and/or player. The target(s) are chosen as the spell is cast; see rule 601...

The two cards would come back. 713.4. If a melded permanent leaves the battlefield, one permanent leaves the battlefield and two cards are put into the appropriate zone. Example: Chittering Host, a melded permanent, dies. An ability that triggers "whenever a creature dies" triggers once. A...

Ok, lets say I have a Slippery Bogle in play and then cast Rayami, First of the Fallen . I guess I don't know if replacement abilities [sic ] use the stack or if there is a response window if I move to sacrifice the Bogle where my opponents can still target and remove Rayami. It feels like there is...

Thanks again! What if Budoka Pupil // Ichiga, Who Topples Oaks has a card mutated atop and/or beneath it, and it flips? I can't imagine that the entire thing would flip. Does it flip on its own? Does it even flip at all? A merged permanent can have a flipped/unflipped status, same as any other perm...

Magecraft trigger from Veyran, Prowess trigger from Prodigy. Veyran's second triggered ability then triggers for both creatures, giving additional Prowess and Magecraft trigger to their respective owners. Prodigy's trigger then grants an additional trigger of Veyran's second ability. This is as far...

If you choose to not "pay its costs", does the copy just continue to exist outside of game indefinitely Yes, because there is nothing that can get rid of it. (until you cast it)? The "you may cast" is part of a one-shot effect. If you don't cast it at that time, you won't get an...

Doesn't that contradict Rule 11 of Commander? "11. Parts of abilities which bring other card(s) ...." The only "card" here is Garth One-Eye itself. It doesn't contradict that rule any more than Sevinne, the Chronoclasm or Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer , especially outside of Comma...

Whenever a "copy of the card" is created with Garth One-Eye , in what zone does it appear and exist? If you choose to not "pay its costs", does it ever disappear or does it just sit there waiting to be cast as if it's in your hand? Can it be interacted with, as in discarded or t...

Am I correct in that if I activate my Phyrexian Infiltrator , then bounce it while the ability on the stack causes me to steal one of my opponents creatures while allowing me to recast my Phyrexian Infiltrator and do it again? Or is the ability countered because the Phyrexian Infiltrator left the b...

Let's pretend you somehow have only insects remaining in your deck. How? Who cares. It could just be that the last 4 cards in your deck are all 4 of your Scute Swarm copies. You have Wheel of Sun and Moon cast on you and you +1 with Grist, the Hunger Tide . That unbounded ("infinite") loo...

In fact, I fully expect the eventual release notes to include a rule number for the definition of that new ability. The release notes did not, but the rulebook does. 702.19c Trample over planeswalkers is a variant of trample that modifies the rules for assigning combat damage to planeswalkers. The ...

New keywords and terms always require new rules. Strixhaven needed new rules for "ward", "learn", and "demonstrate", along with a revised rule for "mana value". I see no reason to expect Modern Horizons 2 to be any different for "trample over planeswalker...

will "trample over planeswalkers" get added to the comprehensive rules or is it all reminder text and intuitiveness?(702.19) The rules already have an explicit statement that "trample over planeswalkers" doesn't exist. Have you seen anything to suggest that this might change? 70...

Hi, if I have Vadrok, Apex of Thunder mutated below a Ripjaw Raptor . Can an opponent use Abrupt Decay to target Vadrok and kill both creatures? You have only one creature there. Its name is Ripjaw Raptor, its mana cost is 2GG , and its converted mana cost is 4. It is not a valid target for Abrupt ...

When I sacrifice the 'target permanent' that permanent dies. Then the permanent that bounces back onto the battlefield is considered a new "target permanent"? It is a new permanent. It is not a target of anything. 403.4. Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield, it becomes a new object...

I have Tormod, the Desecrator and Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity in play. Scenario 1: Journey to Eternity // Atzal, Cave of Eternity is enchanting a 3rd creature, and that creature dies. Journey triggers, returning Journey and that creature to the battlefield, how many zombies do I ...