Can you use this land to regenerate a creature before attackers are declared, therefore tapping it, to stop it from attacking?
Comp rule 701.12 doesn't mention this - but if the creature doesnt have non lethal damage marked on it, does this make it an illegal target for Regeneration??
"Regenerate this/target/a creature" means to put a regeneraton shield on it. it isn't actually regenerated until it would die.
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Regeneration doesn't immediately tap a creature. When you use the Hollow's ability you create a Regeneration Shield on the creature that says "The next time this creature would be destroyed, tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat."
That means for the creature to end up tapped you would have to attempt to destroy it.
There are two meanings of the word 'regenerate' (something I've always wished they'd clean up; cards like Debt of Loyalty are really clunky to read). The first is to create a regeneration 'shield' for the creature. That is a replacement effect that states "The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat and remove all damage marked on it". The second meaning refers to the event when this replacement effect is applied. All Yavimaya Hollow does is create the shield - its ability will never tap the targeted creature or remove it from combat. That will only happen if another effect attempts to destroy it that turn.
Can you use this land to regenerate a creature before attackers are declared, therefore tapping it, to stop it from attacking?
Comp rule 701.12 doesn't mention this - but if the creature doesnt have non lethal damage marked on it, does this make it an illegal target for Regeneration??
Regeneration doesn't immediately tap a creature. When you use the Hollow's ability you create a Regeneration Shield on the creature that says "The next time this creature would be destroyed, tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat."
That means for the creature to end up tapped you would have to attempt to destroy it.
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