paradox?
lets say the counterspell was played to counter a spell
but the other player responds with his only answer which changes the target of a spell. something like wild ricochet(ignore the copy spell part
the counterspell has no other target to be changed to so the player makes the counterspell target his own response spell.
now what?
also side question, you know how sometimes you cast a spell by accident and the wanted target is invalid but everyone is like: well than you have to choose a new target you already cast it. and that happens to be your own stuff? is that true? or are you allowed to let the spell just fizzle like if there was no target at all?
When you cast the Ricochet, you target the counterspell. When Ricochet resolves, you can choose to have the counterspell target the Ricochet as it is still on the stack (it wont go to the GY under it is done resolving). Then, once the counterspell tries to resolve, the game will find that the target is no longer valid, and the counterspell will fizzle.
If you cast a spell, and the target is illegal when you cast it, the game is rewound to the point where the error was made. The spell is put back into your hand, and your lands are untapped. You will never be forced to choose a new target when you cast a spell illegally.
W may only be paid with white mana. U may only be paid with blue mana. B may only be paid with black mana. R may only be paid with red mana. G may only be paid with green mana. C may only be paid with colorless mana. 1 may be paid with white, blue, black, red, green, or clolorless mana.
Player A: casts grizzly bear
Player B: casts counterspell on grizzly bear.
Plyaer A: casts misdirection on the counterspell.
Misdirection resolves, making counterspell change target to miodirection.
Counterspell is countered, because it no longer has a target (ie the misdirection).
Bear resolves.
also side question, you know how sometimes you cast a spell by accident and the wanted target is invalid but everyone is like: well than you have to choose a new target you already cast it. and that happens to be your own stuff? is that true? or are you allowed to let the spell just fizzle like if there was no target at all?
If the target was illegal in the first place (for example, terror on a white knight), then the game rewinds back to the point just prior to casting the spell (the card resturns to your hand, your lands that you used to cast terror is untapped, etc) You can't choose new targets. No, you're not allowed to "fizzle".
lets say the counterspell was played to counter a spell
but the other player responds with his only answer which changes the target of a spell. something like wild ricochet(ignore the copy spell part
the counterspell has no other target to be changed to so the player makes the counterspell target his own response spell.
now what?
also side question, you know how sometimes you cast a spell by accident and the wanted target is invalid but everyone is like: well than you have to choose a new target you already cast it. and that happens to be your own stuff? is that true? or are you allowed to let the spell just fizzle like if there was no target at all?
If you cast a spell, and the target is illegal when you cast it, the game is rewound to the point where the error was made. The spell is put back into your hand, and your lands are untapped. You will never be forced to choose a new target when you cast a spell illegally.
Player A: casts grizzly bear
Player B: casts counterspell on grizzly bear.
Plyaer A: casts misdirection on the counterspell.
Misdirection resolves, making counterspell change target to miodirection.
Counterspell is countered, because it no longer has a target (ie the misdirection).
Bear resolves.
If the target was illegal in the first place (for example, terror on a white knight), then the game rewinds back to the point just prior to casting the spell (the card resturns to your hand, your lands that you used to cast terror is untapped, etc) You can't choose new targets. No, you're not allowed to "fizzle".
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