Hello all,
I was playing a two headed giant format and the targeting player rules became a bit confusing. There are a couple of examples but all relate to helping me understand...
I was using tromokratis which must be blocked by all defending creatures, I also had an island walk creature inkwellleviathan and one opponent was using spearofheliod which kills a creature that dealt damage to a player this turn.
The issue was the forums said I can choose a player to attack, making the spearofheliod useless, but tromokratis requires both players to block and island walk works if either player has an island, this seems to benefit both my creatures but negate the spear with targeting rules. Any help clarifying?
Thanks.
Since Dominaria, Two-Headed Giant now uses the same rules for determining the defending player as the shared team turns option (C.R. 810.7). Moreover, since Dominaria, creatures can now attack individual players in a team in Two-Headed Giant as in any other game using the shared team turns option (C.R. 810.7, 805.10a-b)
Therefore, where Inkwell Leviathan (in its islandwalk ability [C.R. 702.14c]) or Tromokratis refers to "defending player", it now means the player, or the controller of the planeswalker, being attacked by Inkwell Leviathan or Tromokratis, respectively (C.R. 805.10e) — and this is normally only one player (C.R. 805.10b). See also this thread and this thread.
EDIT: Edited slightly after comment 4 was posted.
EDIT (Jan. 7): Edited.
Small issue here, you're misreading Tromokratis. It's not that it has to be blocked by all creatures that can block it, it's that it can't be blocked UNLESS all creatures block it. If one creature can't block it for any reason it can't be blocked at all. It is not a Lure effect.
Hey I have a question. So for two headed giant how would epicure of blood work. (Whenever you gain life target opponent loses on life). Health is shared but it says you but you gain life if you're partner does too
Hey I have a question. So for two headed giant how would epicure of blood work. (Whenever you gain life target opponent loses on life). Health is shared but it says you but you gain life if you're partner does too
810.9. Damage, loss of life, and gaining life happen to each player individually. The result is applied to
the team’s shared life total.
Your partner's Sovereign's Bite (for example) will not trigger your Epicure of Blood.
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Hey I have a question. So for two headed giant how would epicure of blood work. (Whenever you gain life target opponent loses on life). Health is shared but it says you but you gain life if you're partner does too
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I was playing a two headed giant format and the targeting player rules became a bit confusing. There are a couple of examples but all relate to helping me understand...
I was using tromokratis which must be blocked by all defending creatures, I also had an island walk creature inkwellleviathan and one opponent was using spearofheliod which kills a creature that dealt damage to a player this turn.
The issue was the forums said I can choose a player to attack, making the spearofheliod useless, but tromokratis requires both players to block and island walk works if either player has an island, this seems to benefit both my creatures but negate the spear with targeting rules. Any help clarifying?
Thanks.
Therefore, where Inkwell Leviathan (in its islandwalk ability [C.R. 702.14c]) or Tromokratis refers to "defending player", it now means the player, or the controller of the planeswalker, being attacked by Inkwell Leviathan or Tromokratis, respectively (C.R. 805.10e) — and this is normally only one player (C.R. 805.10b). See also this thread and this thread.
EDIT: Edited slightly after comment 4 was posted.
EDIT (Jan. 7): Edited.
Your partner's Sovereign's Bite (for example) will not trigger your Epicure of Blood.