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Jun 5, 2019patbou posted a message on The End of an EraPosted in: ArticlesQuote from Wildfire393 »You won't need to wander far, we have something in the works. Stay tuned.
Out of curiosity, how and where will be announced what you guys have in mind? If I read correctly between the lines, another new forum elsewhere will replicate what MTG Salvation was doing, right?
I really feel a suitable replacement is needed to fill the void. The other sites don’t offer a solution that is currently appropriate.
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Yeah... In that context, my question seems pretty dumb. I was just confused if it really applied to that specific context, since I recall you could flicker a stolen creature so it returns to the battlefield under it's owner's control. I was wondering if that kind of exile effect from Fable of the Mirror-Breaker applied here.
Say I have Secluded Courtyard in play, naming Human. Can I use it to produce colored mana for the purpose of casting an Adventure, if the creature's part is Human? For example, produce W to cast Usher to Safety, which is the Instant part of Shepherd of the Flock?
I've searched the rules, and found this : "Adventure spells only exist on the stack. In all other zones, the characteristics of an adventure are ignored; only the characteristics of the creature card apply."
This seems to mean that the card is considered a Human in my hand, and thus could tap Secluded Courtyard to cast it, whatever part of the card I wish to cast. But this seems to be contradicted by : "When casting an adventurer card as an Adventure, only the alternative characteristics are evaluated to see if it can be cast."
I guess I can't use Secluded Courtyard that way (or Unclaimed Territory, or Cavern of Souls), but I really want to make certain before I miss a precious interaction I'm not aware of.
PART TWO :
I play Hostage Taker to kidnap a Bonecrusher Giant. While in exile, can I cast the Adventure part of the spell? And if I do, will I be able to follow up by casting the creature part of the spell to put a 4/3 on the battlefield under my control? Will I have to pay the exact mana cost of 2R, or the Hostage Taker's ability still apply and I can pay with any mana? Does this change of zone (from the exile of Hostage Taker to the exile of the Adventure) means that my opponent retakes control of the card and I can't cast the creature, but my opponent can?
PART TWO-POINT-ONE :
Sub-question to the above : What happens if I use Hostage Taker to kidnap a flipped Reflection of Kiki-Jiki? I guess I can cast the saga, but what happens on stage III? Will it exile and come back as a creature under my control? Or under my opponent's control?
In another scenario with Dennick, Pious Apparition, what happens if it dies? Do I investigate, or not? My feeling is that I won’t get the clue, but I would like to understand how it is different from Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet’s ability. If I’m not mistaken, when Kalitas dies at the same time as some of my creatures (by trading in combat, for example), opponent gets that many 2/2 zombie tokens. Why do they get the tokens, while I won’t get the Clues?
Vigilance is a bit messing with my understanding of this interaction.
That being said, I'm not even sure what happens to Adeline, Resplendent Cathar's tokens in that scenario. The ability says that the 1/1 Human token ETB tapped and attacking. How does Thalia, Heretic Cathar's ability messes with that, if at all?
I don’t like Lavabelly. Kalastria Healer never saw play in Ally decks in Modern (except for combo with Rally the Ancestors), and it only costs 2 mana. Pretty sure there are better options for us.
I know Leyline of the Void and Grafdigger’s Cage are often used for that role. But one is a dead card if we draw it after turn 1, and none have a 2/1 body...
Frankly, I don’t like the manabase, but the deck has main deck Lightning Bolt for some reach and interaction. What do you guys think?
And like you said, there’s not much enchantments in Modern. Chances are VERY high opponent can’t deal with Cindervines if it resolves.