Aura spells target. If the target is illegal when the aura goes to resolve, then the aura is countered and goes to the graveyard. It never enters the battlefield, so anything that triggers when the aura enters the battlefield would not trigger.
While this is true, there is an exception for bestow cards.
Retcon. Both Chainwalker and Flailer saw considerable competitive play at various points in the recent past.
I do recall chainwalker being in some block constructed lists, but don't remember flailer. Either way though, very few cards are constructed playable. I don't really think this is a problem, just a fact of magic.
Everyone complaining about unplayable mechanics has a short memory span. Let's take a look at constructed playable keyword cards from the previous block.
State-based question...Will Gray Merchant's ETB see him as part of the Devotion? It seems that he would since he has to resolve before the ETB triggers, but I wanted to clarify. He is without a doubt an interesting card for Limited, but if he is coming in with at least a 4-point life swing, he may be Constructed playable.
Actually I have a further question - say my opponent hands me his hand before the spell resolves and I've named anything. What happens at the Competitive REL here?
Name a card from his hand and be happy. He is free to display any hidden information if he so chooses.
If you want to play standard competitively, not really. All the competitive standard decks that I can think of have a few cards that are worth way more than they should be worth.
But if you mean choices outside of standard, sure.
Good thing you don't decide what cards are worth, the people with money do. WotC doesn't make money from secondary sales, but higher secondary prices sells more packs. I don't see them intervening.
This is also wrong. Part of what makes collecting fun and interesting is acquiring rare and difficult to find cards. No one would care about action comics #1 if it was re-printed and worth a few bucks.
If they reprinted Action Comics #1, the price of the original would not change. Its value is solely based on the collector value, and not on any inherent value of the comic. Collectors would not care about the reprint.
Magic cards, on the other hand, DO have inherent value. Having some of the harder to get ones will make your decks more effective than those without. This is what would cause price drops from reprints. Regardless, there is still a large collector base that would keep the prices for older verisons of the cards the same, while allowing more people who only want the card for its in-game value to have and use it.
One last question: If my opponent gets rid of the Clique in reponse to the Etb ability. I have no time to declare it as a surprise blocker anymore? Just making sure. Thanks again.
This is correct, the stack would need to be empty before continuing to the declare blockers step.
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While this is true, there is an exception for bestow cards.
I do recall chainwalker being in some block constructed lists, but don't remember flailer. Either way though, very few cards are constructed playable. I don't really think this is a problem, just a fact of magic.
Detain: none
Scavenge: technically, varolz
Overload: mortars
Unleash: cackler
Populate: borderline trostani
Extort: borderline blind obedience
Evolve experiment one
Battalion: medic, borderline fire fist
Cipher: none.
Blood rush: rampager
See the pattern? I predict we will get between 0 and 2 constructed playable bestow cards.
Yes, he will.
Name a card from his hand and be happy. He is free to display any hidden information if he so chooses.
Good thing you don't decide what cards are worth, the people with money do. WotC doesn't make money from secondary sales, but higher secondary prices sells more packs. I don't see them intervening.
Protection prevents DEBT.
Damage
Equipping/enchanting
Blocking
Targeting
If they reprinted Action Comics #1, the price of the original would not change. Its value is solely based on the collector value, and not on any inherent value of the comic. Collectors would not care about the reprint.
Magic cards, on the other hand, DO have inherent value. Having some of the harder to get ones will make your decks more effective than those without. This is what would cause price drops from reprints. Regardless, there is still a large collector base that would keep the prices for older verisons of the cards the same, while allowing more people who only want the card for its in-game value to have and use it.
This is correct, the stack would need to be empty before continuing to the declare blockers step.