Played a game in my local GPT today and this pops up.
I control a spellskite. My opponent is playing infect, and my opp cast Vines of Vastwood on my Spellskite and it resolves. Then my opp proceed to cast Might of Old Krosa targetting its Inkmoth Nexus. I proceed to change the target of might of old krosa to my spellskite. That is when my opp says that I can't and the judges are called in.
The 2 judges judging had 2 conflicting opinions on whether I could do it at first, but ultimately, they ruled in my favor.
114.6a If an effect allows a player to "change the target(s)" of a spell or ability, each target can be changed only to another legal target. If a target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then. If all the targets aren't changed to other legal targets, none of them are changed.
Spellskite is not a legal target for Might of Old Krosa because of the resolved Vines of Vastwood.
Note that you CAN activate Spellskite's ability targeting Might, but it won't do anything. The Might of Old Krosa will resolve targeting Inkmoth Nexus.
114.6a If an effect allows a player to "change the target(s)" of a spell or ability, each target can be changed only to another legal target. If a target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then. If all the targets aren't changed to other legal targets, none of them are changed.
Spellskite is not a legal target for Might of Old Krosa because of the resolved Vines of Vastwood.
Note that you CAN activate Spellskite's ability targeting Might, but it won't do anything. The Might of Old Krosa will resolve targeting Inkmoth Nexus.
This is incorrect. Vines does not give a creature hexproof, it prevents whoever cast it's opponents from target the spellskite, which would be Lestart. Lestart did not cast the vines or the might, he can redirect the might to his spellskite.
114.6a If an effect allows a player to "change the target(s)" of a spell or ability, each target can be changed only to another legal target. If a target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then. If all the targets aren't changed to other legal targets, none of them are changed.
Spellskite is not a legal target for Might of Old Krosa because of the resolved Vines of Vastwood.
Note that you CAN activate Spellskite's ability targeting Might, but it won't do anything. The Might of Old Krosa will resolve targeting Inkmoth Nexus.
This is incorrect. Vines does not give a creature hexproof, it prevents whoever cast it's opponents from target the spellskite, which would be Lestart. Lestart did not cast the vines or the might, he can redirect the might to his spellskite.
Alright thanks for the confirmation, luckily the judges ruled correctly as this was a crucial match to top 8.
114.6a If an effect allows a player to "change the target(s)" of a spell or ability, each target can be changed only to another legal target. If a target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then. If all the targets aren't changed to other legal targets, none of them are changed.
Spellskite is not a legal target for Might of Old Krosa because of the resolved Vines of Vastwood.
Note that you CAN activate Spellskite's ability targeting Might, but it won't do anything. The Might of Old Krosa will resolve targeting Inkmoth Nexus.
Thanks for the correction. Will update my original post; sorry for the incorrect response and consider myself educated.
This is incorrect. Vines does not give a creature hexproof, it prevents whoever cast it's opponents from target the spellskite, which would be Lestart. Lestart did not cast the vines or the might, he can redirect the might to his spellskite.
The wording on vines is very specific and very clear. It never mentions hexproof or shroud because it functions based on the spells controller not the creatures controller.
That creature cannot be targeted by your opponents.
Your/you always refers to the controller of the spell, and the effect applies that way regardless of the controller of the creature and always has. I have countered many players buff spells/enchantments using vines and I'm rather surprised your Infect opponent didn't know exactly how it worked.
Edit: I take that last part back, I just watched Randy Bueler struggle to come to the same conclusion in his Modern Gauntlet video series. To his credit he did figure out the right play eventually, before playing the card, but he is also not an experienced infect player.
I control a spellskite. My opponent is playing infect, and my opp cast Vines of Vastwood on my Spellskite and it resolves. Then my opp proceed to cast Might of Old Krosa targetting its Inkmoth Nexus. I proceed to change the target of might of old krosa to my spellskite. That is when my opp says that I can't and the judges are called in.
The 2 judges judging had 2 conflicting opinions on whether I could do it at first, but ultimately, they ruled in my favor.
So can I redirect my opp might of old krosa to my spellskite after my opp had resolved Vines of Vastwood on my spellskite?
I have heard of conflicting reports that says that you can't do that on MTGO, so I want to confirm whether how it would worked.
114.6a If an effect allows a player to "change the target(s)" of a spell or ability, each target can be changed only to another legal target. If a target can't be changed to another legal target, the original target is unchanged, even if the original target is itself illegal by then. If all the targets aren't changed to other legal targets, none of them are changed.
Spellskite is not a legal target for Might of Old Krosa because of the resolved Vines of Vastwood.
Note that you CAN activate Spellskite's ability targeting Might, but it won't do anything. The Might of Old Krosa will resolve targeting Inkmoth Nexus.
See delost's correct information below.
This is incorrect. Vines does not give a creature hexproof, it prevents whoever cast it's opponents from target the spellskite, which would be Lestart. Lestart did not cast the vines or the might, he can redirect the might to his spellskite.
Alright thanks for the confirmation, luckily the judges ruled correctly as this was a crucial match to top 8.
That creature cannot be targeted by your opponents.
Your/you always refers to the controller of the spell, and the effect applies that way regardless of the controller of the creature and always has. I have countered many players buff spells/enchantments using vines and I'm rather surprised your Infect opponent didn't know exactly how it worked.
Edit: I take that last part back, I just watched Randy Bueler struggle to come to the same conclusion in his Modern Gauntlet video series. To his credit he did figure out the right play eventually, before playing the card, but he is also not an experienced infect player.