If I have Mana Web in play along with a card like Pendrell Mists or Dream Tides, if my opponent spends any many during his upkeep to keep or untap a creature, all lands that produce Mana of the color used would tap, and that Mana would empty before his Main Phase began (so basically that Mana could only be used for instants and abilities), is that correct?
Along similar lines, if I were to cast Snap, and it was countered, I would not be able to untap two lands (the spell's second effect) since it was countered, correct?
If I cast High Tide, I need to pay the mana cost first (e.g. tap an island for one blue mana) BEFORE High Tide resolves as opposed to waiting for High Tide to resolve and THEN paying the mana cost (which would generate an additional blue mana from the tapped island)? Seems obvious, but just wanted to confirm.
If I play Yare on Pit Spawn and have it block three attacking creatures, if I assign one point of damage to the first creature, is that considered lethal damage as per Pit Spawn's ability thus allowing me to move on to assign damage to the second creature and then after another one point of damage, allowing me to move on to assign damage to the third creature)?
509.3. Third, for each blocking creature, the defending player announces that creature’s damage assignment order, which consists of the creatures it’s blocking in an order of that player’s choice. (During the combat damage step, a blocking creature can’t assign combat damage to a creature it’s blocking unless each creature ahead of that blocked creature in its order is assigned lethal damage.) This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.
Are artifacts that become creatures as a result of Karn, Silver Golem's ability considered to "enter the battlefield" (with regard to Portcullis for example)?
I wonder why they changed the text/timing from "at end of turn" to "beginning of the next end step" on Lifeline? To provide a more specific point of time in the game? Was "at end of turn" reworded to "beginning of the next end step" on all cards? When a creature dies at the beginning of the end step, the new wording for Lifeline seems it might lead to some strange behavior, no?
Where would Weatherseed Treefolk end up if it was brought into play via Sneak Attack and Lifeline was in play (assuming it was not killed before the end step)? At the beginning of the end step, the creature goes to the graveyard (because it was brought in via Sneak Attack) but does Weatherseed Treefolk's ability (i.e. return to hand if sent to graveyard) trigger before Lifeline causing it to go to your hand instead of being returned to the battlefield or do both happen at the same time allowing me to choose the order and returning Weatherseed Treefolk to the battlefield instead?
Putting control of a creature from one player to another doesn't tap (or untap) that creature unless the effect states otherwise (compare Reins of Power and Threaten with Ray of Command) (C.R. 110.6c, 110.6).
The scenario I was envisioning was taking control of my opponent's creatures with Reins of Power (and vice versa) while a card like Meekstone was in play and attacking with his creatures in the hope of returning a partially paralyzed army to him. So the creatures would return to him in the same state (i.e. tapped if they were tapped at the end of my turn) and those with power greater than 2 would remain tapped thanks to Meekstone.
Thank you. Speaking of untapping, what about a card like Dream Tides? Would the cost to untap non-green creatures go up to 4 if there were two instances in play?
And if so, in what instances do bonuses, additional costs, and damage (e.g. Ankh of Mishra) NOT stack? Obviously if a card REPLACED text than having two of those cards would be redundant. Any other examples?
In a previous thread it was explained to me that if sacrificing a creature was part of the cost of a spell or ability, this was state-based and your opponent would not be able to respond by killing the creature as he wouldn't receive priority in time to do so. What's the rule to determine if sacrificing a creature is part of the cost of the spell or ability? If there is a ":" after the text, I assume that's a cost. But what about something like Recurring Nightmare? Is sacrificing a creature considered part of the cost of the ability?
ALSO, could someone perhaps give a brief summary of when having a valid target for a spell/ability IS important. Is it basically all other cases (i.e. when the action being performed is NOT part of the cost of the spell or ability)? I believe the presence of the word "target" in the text is also relevant. For example if the text was "sacrifice target creature" the chosen target would have to be on the battlefield when the spell/ability resolved (assuming it wasn't part of the cost) whereas if the text was "sacrifice a creature" then the target would only be chosen later?
My idea WOULD work though with Preacher right? Take control of one of my opponent's creatures (of their choice) with Preacher and then sacrifice it to something like Ashnod's Altar or Altar of Dementia (and then repeating every turn)?
509.3. Third, for each blocking creature, the defending player announces that creature’s damage assignment order, which consists of the creatures it’s blocking in an order of that player’s choice. (During the combat damage step, a blocking creature can’t assign combat damage to a creature it’s blocking unless each creature ahead of that blocked creature in its order is assigned lethal damage.) This turn-based action doesn’t use the stack.
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And if so, in what instances do bonuses, additional costs, and damage (e.g. Ankh of Mishra) NOT stack? Obviously if a card REPLACED text than having two of those cards would be redundant. Any other examples?
ALSO, could someone perhaps give a brief summary of when having a valid target for a spell/ability IS important. Is it basically all other cases (i.e. when the action being performed is NOT part of the cost of the spell or ability)? I believe the presence of the word "target" in the text is also relevant. For example if the text was "sacrifice target creature" the chosen target would have to be on the battlefield when the spell/ability resolved (assuming it wasn't part of the cost) whereas if the text was "sacrifice a creature" then the target would only be chosen later?