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  • posted a message on Kess, Dissident Mage + Red Sun's Zenith
    With Red Sun's Zenith in my graveyard and Kess, Dissident Mage on the battlefield, if I use Kess's ability with Red Sun's Zenith, does the spell card exile or shuffle back into my library?
    Posted in: Rumored Card Rulings
  • posted a message on Laboratory Maniac + Lich's Mirror
    If I draw a card with no cards in my library with both Laboratory Maniac and Lich's Mirror on the battlefield, what happens?
    Posted in: Magic Rulings
  • posted a message on Mothership Spoiers 8-10
    Does Sanitarium Skeleton work with this guy?!
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on Licia, Sanguine Tribune (Tolarian College Spoiler) - RWB Vampire
    Whoah. It's Blade!

    I hope that Underworld chick is in the deck too Smile
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on Named Token Creation
    So in other words this type of card count technically see print?

    Vizer of Crows 2B
    Creature - Human Wizard

    2B: Create a 1/2 white Zombie Bird
    creature token named Storm Crow
    with flying.
    2/2
    Posted in: Rumored Card Rulings
  • posted a message on Named Token Creation
    So with the new embalm mechanic, it got me speculating about how card names are linked to their other respective characteristics. Can you create a token that has THE NAME of a printed card but with different abilities, colors, card types etc. that belong to the printed version of that named card?

    Anointer Priest

    Examples

    Goldmeadow Lookout Goldmeadow Harrier

    Slime Crow 2G
    Sorcery
    Create a 2/3 green Ooze Bird
    creature token named Storm Crow
    with Undying.
    Posted in: Rumored Card Rulings
  • posted a message on Cost Equivalencies
    So I'm not sure if there's a list for these figures,
    but a few of them are well known by experienced players.
    What I'm referring to are the base costs that are
    transferable between different game resources. The
    most noticeable equivalency is this one, which is
    obvious in cards like Flame Javelin:

    2 = 1 colored mana (W or U or B or R or G)

    Or how 2 life is equivalent to 2,
    as evidenced in cards like Norn's Annex:

    2 life = 2 = 1 colored mana (W or U or B or R or G)

    Now this all may seem trivial, but it's super important
    when determining if a card is under or over costed.
    We all know Jace's Ingenuity is a 'fixed'
    version of Ancestral Recall, but using
    equivalencies you can determine why:

    - If 1 colored mana (in this case U) = 2,
    then Jace's Ingenuity could hypothetically cost 7.
    (3 + 2 + 2)
    - Divination costs 2U and allows you to draw two cards
    at sorcery speed. If you use this same method for Divination, you
    get a hypothetical equivalency of 4.
    (2 + 2)
    - If Divination allows you to cast a spell at sorcery speed to draw
    two cards for 4, then you could argue that drawing one card at
    sorcery speed is equivalent to 2.
    - This can be confirmed with Jace's Ingenuity, which draws three cards
    at instant speed for 7. The equivanecies can be broken up like this:
    - 2 draw one card at sorcery speed.
    - 2 draw one card at sorcery speed.
    - 2 draw one card at sorcery speed.
    - Pay 1 extra to draw at instant speed.
    - TOTAL COST: 7 = (3 + U + U)

    Using this method, we can determine how undercosted Ancestral Recall really is:

    - If Jace's Ingenuity has almost the same effect as Ancestral Recall but
    has an equivalent cost of 7, then Ancestral Recall, which has an
    equivalent cost of 2, is under-costed by 5, which is why Ancestral Recall is broken.

    My question for the forum is what are other equivalencies? The key
    to determining if a card is good or not is to be able to make these
    calculations at more experienced levels. Specifically, what are the
    equivalencies for:

    - Sacrificing a creature as a cost
    - Discarding a card as a cost
    - Tapping an untapped creature as a cost

    If there are other base cost equivalencies I'd be happy for you to post
    your ideas in the comments below.

    Thank you!!
    Posted in: Magic General
  • posted a message on New Planeswalker - Kaya, Ghost Assassin
    Ohhh Smile

    She's a ghostbuster, got it.
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on Spell Range Question
    I play odd formats, and this scenario should be assumed to be possible:

    I have a Magmatic Force on the battlefield, and there are no other opponents to target (outside spell range). Does this mean I HAVE TO target the 3 damage at either myself or Magmatic Force?
    Posted in: Magic Rulings
  • posted a message on Delirium and Double-Faced Cards
    So if I have Westvale Abbey in my graveyard,
    does the delirium mechanic count this as:


    A. a Land and a Creature
    B. just a Land
    Posted in: Rumored Card Rulings
  • posted a message on Illusory Ambusher
    Can't hug every cat :/
    Posted in: The Rumor Mill
  • posted a message on Immerflame Mechanic
    Here's the concept - a burn spell that doesn't stop burning.
    Here's attempt #1. If anyone has suggestions or can help with
    the syntax I'd appreciate the input.


    Immerfire Blast 2R

    Instant

    Immerfire Blast deals 3 damage to target creature or
    player.

    Immerfire (For each 1 damage dealt by this spell to a
    permanent, put a blaze counter that permanent. For as
    long as that permanent has a blaze counter on it, it has
    "At the beginning of your upkeep, this permanent deals 1
    damage to itself." For each 1 damage dealt by this spell
    to a player, that player gets an emblem with "At the
    beginning of your upkeep, this emblem deals 1 damage to
    you."
    Posted in: Custom Card Creation
  • posted a message on Keranos, God of Tempests?
    Keranos, God of Epiphany 3UR
    Legendary Enchantment Creature - God

    Indestructible

    As long as your devotion to red and blue
    is less than seven, Keranos isn't a creature.

    Creatures you control have haste and "When
    this creature attacks, draw a card, then
    discard a card. Return it to it's owner's hand
    at the end of combat."

    7/4
    Posted in: Speculation
  • posted a message on Offalsnout
    Would the same thing work for Scrabbling Claws?
    Posted in: Magic Rulings Archives
  • posted a message on Offalsnout
    Offalsnout

    When it dies, can it exile itself?
    Posted in: Magic Rulings Archives
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