Sword of Sinew and Steel

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Post by The Fluff » 4 years ago

Hi, when my creature equipped with sword of sinew and steel do combat damage to opponent.

Can 0 be chosen for target artifact, so I don't destroy my own sword?

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by spacemonaut » 4 years ago
Yes. When something says "up to one target" you can choose no target for it. This means that for Sword of Sinew and Steel, you can target just a planeswalker, just an artifact, both, or neither. Not being forced to destroy your own stuff is exactly why they used the "up to one target" wording for this card. :)

Sword of Sinew and Steel doesn't have a ruling to this effect, but we can look at the rulings for Kiora, Master of the Depths instead. Her first ability says "+1: Untap up to one target creature and up to one target land", and she has the following ruling:
You can activate Kiora's first ability with no targets just to put a loyalty counter on her. (2015-08-25)
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Post by spacemonaut » 4 years ago

Yes. When something says "up to one target" you can choose no target for it. This means that for Sword of Sinew and Steel, you can target just a planeswalker, just an artifact, both, or neither. Not being forced to destroy your own stuff is exactly why they used the "up to one target" wording for this card. :)

Sword of Sinew and Steel doesn't have a ruling to this effect, but we can look at the rulings for Kiora, Master of the Depths instead. Her first ability says "+1: Untap up to one target creature and up to one target land", and she has the following ruling:
You can activate Kiora's first ability with no targets just to put a loyalty counter on her. (2015-08-25)

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Post by The Fluff » 4 years ago

thanks a lot for the helpful explanation.
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