^^^ Yes. What Warp said. My apologies for not specifying. I just supposed that if the card actually said "target planeswalker" it wouldn't leave much to question. HaHa.
BUT... It should be pointed at that OTHER sources of damage CAN be redirected at Planeswalkers, other than just a direct attack from one of your creatures. You can't directly target one with a spell, but you can choose to redirect the damage TO a Planeswalker as the spell resolves.
I'm with Mickey... I'd say closer to between half and three quarters. Some may not always show it outright, but they're sore. I feel that way sometimes, but I don't go throwing a hissy fit about it.
What was said previously. Damage and Life Loss are not synonymous, per say. Most damage will or can cause life loss, but not all life loss is technically from "damage". Kind of like all Jacuzzi's are hot tubs, but not all hot tubs are Jacuzzi's.
119.1. Objects can deal DAMAGE to creatures, planeswalkers, and players. This is generally detrimental to the object or player that receives that damage. An object that deals damage is the source of that damage.
Quick question about the Nyx spoiler Deicide. This may sound noobish, but I assume it only target cards of the same EXACT name, i.e., if you target Purphoros, God of the Forge, it will target others of the same name, and not things as well as Purphoros's Emissary? Even typing this I seem to answer my own question. That would be awfully cheap and OP if so... but, just curious, since it seems God specific.
I wanted to confirm that was "to the library with some other card not mentioned" rather than "to the library simply by asserting that as my desire for the killed commander". Admittedly, such confusion generally only shows up for "sacrifice".
I agree. I see a lot of people confusing "discard" and "sacrifice" all the time. Typically the new ones, but I have even seen some experienced people make the mistake. Discard = From Hand. Sacrifice = From Battlefield. Oh wells. We all learn eventually.
I agree entirely, deviltone. I think the best example of this is Tarmogoyf. The popularity and price of that card STILL baffles me. The biggest it can possibly get without additional assistance is an 8/9, and sure, for a 2-drop, that can potentially be great depending on when you drop it. But is it seriously worth between $200-$600?! I think not. There are cards out there that could get get bigger. Sure, maybe not as cheaply, but Master of Etherium for example. 3-drop, and in an Artifact deck, it can get just as big, if not bigger than Tarmogoyf. But it won't cost you no $200+ to get one.
I feel the same way in terms of thinking for yourself. I tend to be anti-herd. Sure, there are staple cards that any good player will want to use. But I would rather win with a deck I created on my own, as opposed to using everyone else's ideas or decks to win, and then acting like it was your own talent that did it. Sure, there are few ideas or combos that haven't been thought of, but it's different if you're figuring it out on your own instead of scouring the internet for something and claiming credit for it.
But then again, I can be a judgmental prick sometimes.
No. I do believe you can legally declare your Shipwreck Singer as a blocker, but before moving to combat damage, players are allowed to play spells or activate abilities. So you can activate Shipwreck Singers second ability, tap it, and target attacking creature will be -1/-1 smaller for your Singer to block.
This thought came to me after recently getting a new friend into playing MTG. We would be talking over Facebook as he was cracking some new booster packs he had gotten and keeping me apprised of what rares he pulled. And he would tell me, and it was almost always immediately followed by "Oh, it's only worth X dollars". And it started me wondering why that was the initial mindset, judging cards based on their current monetary value, as opposed to their playability. Don't get me wrong, pulling a money card feels great, but that is not MY focus or concern personally. It's secondary to me, as I would much rather have cards that will benefit me by being in my deck, not sitting on a shelf where I can look at it and say "that's worth money, but I dare not use it for the chance of lowering its value". Not to mention that not ALL cards will stay "valuable" forever, depending on format, legality or them getting thrown on the dreaded banned list. So here it is....
What makes a card MORE valuable to YOU personally... Its playability in game, or its monetary value? Discuss below after making your choice in the Poll.
I agree. I have been called OCD before, and I will admit to it about some things. This being one, or just general field setup period. I know certain things may be my own quirks so I try to let them slide, but one of my biggest peeves IS the Land thing especially. I have always made sure all my different types of lands were in their own columns. even my certain enchanted lands get set off to the side so my opponents know that it can tap for more than one. I do this for the same reason I feel everyone else should, because there have been too many times that I have gone to make a play thinking I was safe due to a used up mana pool, when in all reality it was just a haphazard mess of land that my opponent hasn't clearly laid out to show what was used and what was not. Drove me crazy. But I got into the habit of trying to ask when it wasn't clear how much mana had been tapped. But I definitely feel it is only fair, and courteous, to your opponent to have your entire battlefield as neat and organized as possible. I would rather not lose, OR win, because someone was confused about what was going on during the game.
I agree. I see a lot of people confusing "discard" and "sacrifice" all the time. Typically the new ones, but I have even seen some experienced people make the mistake. Discard = From Hand. Sacrifice = From Battlefield. Oh wells. We all learn eventually.
Just for one example, a card I use in my Simic deck to the great annoyance of my friends, Vortex Elemental...
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I feel the same way in terms of thinking for yourself. I tend to be anti-herd. Sure, there are staple cards that any good player will want to use. But I would rather win with a deck I created on my own, as opposed to using everyone else's ideas or decks to win, and then acting like it was your own talent that did it. Sure, there are few ideas or combos that haven't been thought of, but it's different if you're figuring it out on your own instead of scouring the internet for something and claiming credit for it.
But then again, I can be a judgmental prick sometimes.
What makes a card MORE valuable to YOU personally... Its playability in game, or its monetary value? Discuss below after making your choice in the Poll.
Throws Dikembe Mutombo at Mickey.