I don't know, why it hasn't, but probably they didn't print it on the token, because it doesn't matter. If the token goes to the grave it vanishes by game stat actions and you can't embalm it.
The first time I looked at the Embalm ability and noticed there was no text like Enduring Ideal as you have mentioned so I thought the token should has Embalm. But the token card that Wizard prepare for each Embalm card don't have the Embalm ability.
Then we have to wait for official Amonkhet's release note.
Thanks.
According to new mechanic Embalm introduction.
Why the token (created by the Embalm ability) don't have Embalm ?
The token is the copy of the card and the card has Embalm.The description of Embalm just say about the token's creature's type , color , mana cost but doesn't mention about 'with no Embalm ability'. Am I missed something ?
Thank you.
If a card effect requires you to discard a card, but your hand is empty, does the effect still trigger, even if you can't discard a card?
Please give us more detail or a card you question.
"Effect" doesn't trigger. Only the triggered ability can trigger.
If an activated ability has "discard x cards" as its activated "cost" , if can not pay the cost = you can't activate this ability.
You can notice an Activated ability read "{cost}:{effect}".
1. No you may not. Lands are colorless, so you cannot discard a land card to cast a spell via the Halls. You also cannot discard a land to cast a colorless spell, since they don't share a color (not having a color doesn't count as sharing a color0.
2. As long as the discarded card and the spell you're casting share at least one color, you'll be able to cast it. You could discard a green card to cast a green and black spell.
thanks good to know
so land discards do nothing
if any 1 color matches the card I wish to cast can cast it. Therefore, meaning discard any colored card (excluding colorless) I can cast Progenitus
On my turn, at the beginning of my upkeep, I remove the last time counter from my Lost Auramancers. I search my library for Near-Death Experience and put it into play.
Because "At the beginning of your upkeep" happens only once each of your turn. So it is too late for Near-death experience's ability to trigger this turn.
When a spell resolves , you follow the instructions written.
So if you choose the second and the third/fourth mode of Austere Command , Bloodchief ascension will be destroyed before all creatures will be destroyed = Bloodchief's second ability will not trigger.
EDIT , Even if Bloodchief is destroyed at the same time with other creatures (Planar cleansing perhaps), its second ability will not trigger too. Because the second ability isn't Leave the field triggered ability.
From Gatherer.com Ruling of Bloodchief ascension itself.
Bloodchief Ascension's second ability doesn't behave like a leaves-the-battlefield triggered ability, since the card put into an opponent's graveyard may come from anywhere. If a Bloodchief Ascension with three quest counters on it and a permanent an opponent owns are destroyed at the same time, for example, the game will not "look back in time" at the game state, and Bloodchief Ascension's second ability won't trigger.
Let's say player A cast Browbeat target him/herself.
Player B cast Riot control in response.
Then as Browbeat resolves , player B announce he/she let Browbeat deal 5 damage to him/her. But this damage is prevented , so the damage doesn't happen.
So player A draw three cards.
615.6. If damage that would be dealt is prevented, it never happens. A modified event may occur instead, which may in turn trigger abilities. Note that the modified event may contain instructions that can’t be carried out, in which case the impossible instruction is simply ignored.
However , please note that if your Sorin has N loyalty counters on it and you activate the second ability choose X = N , you remove N counters from Sorin as activating cost.
Then SBA send the Sorin to your graveyard.
When the ability goes to resolves = its target (Sorin) is gone , the ability will be countered on resolution = no any life gain.
If I have a Ajani Steadfast emblem and a Palisade giant, when my opponent attacks, will the Palisade receive full damage or just 1 for each source?
It is your choice.
Because there are two Replacement effects available to apply. You are the affected player , so you choose which one to apply first.
If you apply Palisade giant's effect first , let's say the combat damage to you is 3 = damage goes to the Giant , then the effect of Ajani Steadfast's emblem isn't available anymore. Because damage goes to your creature , not you.
But if you apply the Emblem's effect first = 1 damage to you instead of 3. Then apply the Giant's effect = 1 damage to the Giant instead.
EDIT ; If there are multiple attackers , let's say 3/3 and 2/2 creatures are attackers.
If you apply the Giant's effect first = 5 damage would deal to the Giant instead. The Emblem's effect does nothing
If you apply the Emblem's effect first = 1 damage of each attacker would deal to you. Then you apply Giant's effect = 2 damage to the Giant instead.
1. If I have created some 2/2 wolf tokens with Silverfur Partisan and my opponent uses Declaration in Stone on one of the tokens, seeing as a wolf or werewolf was the target of an instant or sorcery, would Silverfur Partisans ability kick before or after Declaration in Stone resolves? Would I lose the newly created tokens?
Before , and you lose the new token.
The Silverfur's ability will be put on the stack on top of Declaration in stone , so it will resolve first = you get another Wolf token.
Then Declaration in stone resolves = you exile all Wolf , include the new one.
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2. As Arlinn Kord is a "human werewolf", can she be a target for waxing moon ?
No , Arlinn Kord and Arlinn, Embraced by the moon is Planeswalker and don't have subtype "wolf" or "werewolf" or even "human". You can notice the card's type or subtype on the card's typeline.
The story line doesn't function here.
No.
Zombie is a creature type , not a card type.
The card types are ; Artifact , Enchantment , Creature , Instant , Sorcery , Land , Planeswalker , and more.
205.2a The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard. See section 3, “Card Types.”
So for Delirium effect , you need four or more card types in your graveyard.
Edit , this means if you have Spear of Heliod and Dryad Arbor in your graveyard , your Thraben Foulbloods gets +1/+1 and has Menance.
First , there are only Five colors Mana in Magic. (but there are Six types of Mana).
So Medallion's effect just reduce mana cost of the appropriate spell by one colorless Mana (1). ie.with Emerald medallion , Cylian elf cost only G to cast.
Second , "You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it" mean Daxos's effect let you can cast the exiled creature even you doesn't have mana of that creature's color.
In this case , you can cast your opponent's Animar eventhough you don't have URG in your mana pool. You can spend any mana you have as though it were URG.
Third when you determine Mana you spend to cast a spell , you start with the spell's Mana cost then plus cost increase (no in this case) , then minus cost reduce (ie Medallion's effect).
So the game doesn't discount any mana for you in this step as the reson I have mentioned above. Animar cost URG to cast even there are three Medallions.
At last , time to pay the cost , this step you can activate your mana ability to add mana in your mana pool for paying.
Daxos's effect function at this step , the effect let you can pay any mana as though it were URG. This means you can pay 3 instead.
But the discount step is already gone , you have to pay three mana.
Forth , no matter which colors of mana you actually pay for the Animar instead of URG , the Animar still be Blue,Red,Green spell/creature.
And if there is an effect looking for which colors you spend to cast the Animar , that effect will see the colors you actually pay for it.
Guys , it is quite simple about Brendanzeros's question. Because Graf rats's ability is "Intervening if cluase" triggered ability.
So the ability will check again if you still both own and control Graft rats and Midnight scavengers for ability to resolve. No more specific Rule is need.
Am I right ?
The way I see it, the second Bane of Bala Ged could just be a random creature, say, a blister pod but somehow I gave it Bane of Bala Ged's ability, so that "whenever Bane of Bala Ged attacks, defending player exiles two permanents he or she controls" This would mean that if I had a creature called Bane of Bala Ged, Bane of Bala Ged would get to exile two permanents, on top of the two permanents it is already exiling (equaling 4 permanents, in case you don't know how to add two and two)
You need this Rule.
201.4b If an ability of an object refers to that object by name, and an object with a different name gains that ability, each instance of the first name in the gained ability that refers to the first object by name should be treated as the second name.
Example: Quicksilver Elemental says, in part, “{U}: Quicksilver Elemental gains all activated abilities of target creature until end of turn.” If it gains an ability that says “{G}: Regenerate Cudgel Troll,” activating that ability will regenerate Quicksilver Elemental, not the Cudgel Troll it gained the ability from.
Example: Glacial Ray is an instant with “splice onto Arcane” that says “Glacial Ray deals 2 damage to target creature or player.” If it’s spliced onto a Kodama’s Reach, that Kodama’s Reach deals 2 damage to the target creature or player.
Example: Dimir Doppelganger says “{1}{U}{B}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Dimir Doppelganger becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.” Dimir Doppelganger’s ability is activated targeting a Runeclaw Bear card. The Doppelganger becomes a copy of Runeclaw Bear and gains an ability that should be treated as saying “{1}{U}{B}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Runeclaw Bear becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.”
If Blisterpod somehow get Bane of Bala ged's ability , so this ability function like "Whenever Blisterpod attacks,{effect}".
Ahhh indeed.
Then we have to wait for official Amonkhet's release note.
Thanks.
Why the token (created by the Embalm ability) don't have Embalm ?
The token is the copy of the card and the card has Embalm.The description of Embalm just say about the token's creature's type , color , mana cost but doesn't mention about 'with no Embalm ability'. Am I missed something ?
Thank you.
Please give us more detail or a card you question.
"Effect" doesn't trigger. Only the triggered ability can trigger.
If an activated ability has "discard x cards" as its activated "cost" , if can not pay the cost = you can't activate this ability.
You can notice an Activated ability read "{cost}:{effect}".
Yes.
No.
Yes.
Because "At the beginning of your upkeep" happens only once each of your turn. So it is too late for Near-death experience's ability to trigger this turn.
So if you choose the second and the third/fourth mode of Austere Command , Bloodchief ascension will be destroyed before all creatures will be destroyed = Bloodchief's second ability will not trigger.
EDIT , Even if Bloodchief is destroyed at the same time with other creatures (Planar cleansing perhaps), its second ability will not trigger too. Because the second ability isn't Leave the field triggered ability.
From Gatherer.com Ruling of Bloodchief ascension itself.
Bloodchief Ascension's second ability doesn't behave like a leaves-the-battlefield triggered ability, since the card put into an opponent's graveyard may come from anywhere. If a Bloodchief Ascension with three quest counters on it and a permanent an opponent owns are destroyed at the same time, for example, the game will not "look back in time" at the game state, and Bloodchief Ascension's second ability won't trigger.
Let's say player A cast Browbeat target him/herself.
Player B cast Riot control in response.
Then as Browbeat resolves , player B announce he/she let Browbeat deal 5 damage to him/her. But this damage is prevented , so the damage doesn't happen.
So player A draw three cards.
615.6. If damage that would be dealt is prevented, it never happens. A modified event may occur instead, which may in turn trigger abilities. Note that the modified event may contain instructions that can’t be carried out, in which case the impossible instruction is simply ignored.
See Rezz's reply.
My apology.
However , please note that if your Sorin has N loyalty counters on it and you activate the second ability choose X = N , you remove N counters from Sorin as activating cost.
Then SBA send the Sorin to your graveyard.
When the ability goes to resolves = its target (Sorin) is gone , the ability will be countered on resolution = no any life gain.
It is your choice.
Because there are two Replacement effects available to apply. You are the affected player , so you choose which one to apply first.
If you apply Palisade giant's effect first , let's say the combat damage to you is 3 = damage goes to the Giant , then the effect of Ajani Steadfast's emblem isn't available anymore. Because damage goes to your creature , not you.
But if you apply the Emblem's effect first = 1 damage to you instead of 3. Then apply the Giant's effect = 1 damage to the Giant instead.
EDIT ; If there are multiple attackers , let's say 3/3 and 2/2 creatures are attackers.
If you apply the Giant's effect first = 5 damage would deal to the Giant instead. The Emblem's effect does nothing
If you apply the Emblem's effect first = 1 damage of each attacker would deal to you. Then you apply Giant's effect = 2 damage to the Giant instead.
Yes , any amount of damage from a source of deathtouch is lethal.
And the Giant's effect or the Emblem's effect don't change the source of damage.
No , Arlinn Kord and Arlinn, Embraced by the moon is Planeswalker and don't have subtype "wolf" or "werewolf" or even "human". You can notice the card's type or subtype on the card's typeline.
The story line doesn't function here.
Zombie is a creature type , not a card type.
The card types are ; Artifact , Enchantment , Creature , Instant , Sorcery , Land , Planeswalker , and more.
205.2a The card types are artifact, conspiracy, creature, enchantment, instant, land, phenomenon, plane, planeswalker, scheme, sorcery, tribal, and vanguard. See section 3, “Card Types.”
So for Delirium effect , you need four or more card types in your graveyard.
Edit , this means if you have Spear of Heliod and Dryad Arbor in your graveyard , your Thraben Foulbloods gets +1/+1 and has Menance.
So Medallion's effect just reduce mana cost of the appropriate spell by one colorless Mana (1). ie.with Emerald medallion , Cylian elf cost only G to cast.
Second , "You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it" mean Daxos's effect let you can cast the exiled creature even you doesn't have mana of that creature's color.
In this case , you can cast your opponent's Animar eventhough you don't have URG in your mana pool. You can spend any mana you have as though it were URG.
Third when you determine Mana you spend to cast a spell , you start with the spell's Mana cost then plus cost increase (no in this case) , then minus cost reduce (ie Medallion's effect).
So the game doesn't discount any mana for you in this step as the reson I have mentioned above. Animar cost URG to cast even there are three Medallions.
At last , time to pay the cost , this step you can activate your mana ability to add mana in your mana pool for paying.
Daxos's effect function at this step , the effect let you can pay any mana as though it were URG. This means you can pay 3 instead.
But the discount step is already gone , you have to pay three mana.
Forth , no matter which colors of mana you actually pay for the Animar instead of URG , the Animar still be Blue,Red,Green spell/creature.
And if there is an effect looking for which colors you spend to cast the Animar , that effect will see the colors you actually pay for it.
So the ability will check again if you still both own and control Graft rats and Midnight scavengers for ability to resolve. No more specific Rule is need.
Am I right ?
You need this Rule.
201.4b If an ability of an object refers to that object by name, and an object with a different name gains that ability, each instance of the first name in the gained ability that refers to the first object by name should be treated as the second name.
Example: Quicksilver Elemental says, in part, “{U}: Quicksilver Elemental gains all activated abilities of target creature until end of turn.” If it gains an ability that says “{G}: Regenerate Cudgel Troll,” activating that ability will regenerate Quicksilver Elemental, not the Cudgel Troll it gained the ability from.
Example: Glacial Ray is an instant with “splice onto Arcane” that says “Glacial Ray deals 2 damage to target creature or player.” If it’s spliced onto a Kodama’s Reach, that Kodama’s Reach deals 2 damage to the target creature or player.
Example: Dimir Doppelganger says “{1}{U}{B}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Dimir Doppelganger becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.” Dimir Doppelganger’s ability is activated targeting a Runeclaw Bear card. The Doppelganger becomes a copy of Runeclaw Bear and gains an ability that should be treated as saying “{1}{U}{B}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Runeclaw Bear becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.”
If Blisterpod somehow get Bane of Bala ged's ability , so this ability function like "Whenever Blisterpod attacks,{effect}".