Someone once said Hecatomb is basically the black Rolling Thunder. Can someone explain how this works? It comes into play, you must sacrifice 4 creatures or it dies. How are you able to use it's damage ability if you can't sacrifice the creatures?
Please settle an argument for me. I have Gilt-Leaf Archdruid out and tap all seven druids to take my opponent's lands. My opponent responds by casting Artificial Evolution on my Archdruid to turn the text from tapping druids to tapping minotaurs. I argue that since I have already activated the Archdruid's ability it is on the stack. Therefore, even after Artificial Evolution resolves, I still get all his lands. My opponent argues that he has changed the card's text so Archdruid's ability doesn't work by tapping druids anymore. Who is correct?
Secondly (and to be thorough), let's say my opponent casts the Evolution on my Archdruid to begin with. I can still activate the Archdruid's ability in response to my opponent's casting and still take his lands with my druids, right?
Let's say I give Deftblade Elite first strike. Am I able to attack, provoke, deal first strike damage, then use its ability other ability (prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Deftblade Elite this turn), so the Deftblade doesn't receive damage in return?
The argument came about when I attacked, provoked a 1/1, my opponent assigned an additional 1/1 creature to block my Deftblade.
Let's say I have several 1/1 soldier on the board with Reconnaissance and Catapult Squad. I attack my opponent who has has a generic 0/2 creature which he uses to block a 1/1 soldier. Based on previous searches for Reconnaissance, I can untap my soldiers and pull them out of combat AFTER damage has been dealt. After that, am I still able to then tap my soldiers to activate the catapult to deal damage to my opponent's 0/2?
I have a creature that has protection from black. My friend plays Dismember, and pays 4 life and 1 colorless mana and says that it kills my pro black creature. Does that work? Does Dismember become a colorless spell when you pay with life instead of black mana?
If an opponent attacks me with Screeching Buzzard and I cast Humble, and kill it with a blocker, do I still have to discard a card as a result of the buzzard's ability since it triggers on its way to the graveyard?
If I play Swords to Plowshares on a creature and my opponent tries to save his creature by returning it to his hand or even removing it from play (lets say with an instant or ability), does the opponent still gain life due to StP?
My contention: the spell/ability resolves first since it was on the stack after StP. Thus the target is gone and StP fizzles. Nothing more.
Opponent's contention: the spell/ability resolves and StP fizzles, but he still gains the life from StP.
I appreciate your help in clarifying this argument!
So to clarify: Let's say I didn't have any ability to counter a spell in my hand initially. By what you're saying, I can play Gush and if I luckily draw a Counterspell with the Gush, I can still counter what my opponent is casting?
Let's say I am tapped out and my opponent plays a spell that I want to counter. Is it possible to play Gush to return islands to my hand which will in turn allow me to play Foil?
I would assume yes, but I would like to make sure.
If I use Soothsaying to look at the top cards in my library, is it considered the same as searching your library for a card?
I only ask because I played a mill deck and one of the enchantments my opponent had stated that if I searched my library, I would have to mill cards.
If I have a Ghitu Fire-Eater enchanted with Fiery Mantle and my opponent tries to Lightning Bolt the Fire-Eater, is it possible to pump up the Fire-Eater and then sacrifice it in response to the Bolt?
In my understanding, sacrifice is 'faster' than instants since they are part of an activation cost. If that is the case, what about Ghitu Fire-Eater? Can my opponent kill the Fire-Eater in response to me tapping it to use its ability?
If I have Crown of Flames on a creature and try to return it to my hand, can my opponent kill the creature it enchanted in response and cause Crown of Flames to fizzle?
On the other hand, can I simply use the Crown of Flame's ability to return Crown of Flames to my hand in response to him try to kill the creature and cause my enchantment to fizzle?
Secondly (and to be thorough), let's say my opponent casts the Evolution on my Archdruid to begin with. I can still activate the Archdruid's ability in response to my opponent's casting and still take his lands with my druids, right?
The argument came about when I attacked, provoked a 1/1, my opponent assigned an additional 1/1 creature to block my Deftblade.
My contention: the spell/ability resolves first since it was on the stack after StP. Thus the target is gone and StP fizzles. Nothing more.
Opponent's contention: the spell/ability resolves and StP fizzles, but he still gains the life from StP.
I appreciate your help in clarifying this argument!
I would assume yes, but I would like to make sure.
I only ask because I played a mill deck and one of the enchantments my opponent had stated that if I searched my library, I would have to mill cards.
On the other hand, can I simply use the Crown of Flame's ability to return Crown of Flames to my hand in response to him try to kill the creature and cause my enchantment to fizzle?