posted April 15, 2001 08:22 AM            

most of your answers can be found at www.wizards.com/dci/oracle.asp (this is the
oracle with specific card wordings..) www.crystalkeep.com/magic/rules/summaries.html
(this is where all the card specific rules are.. all updated except for planeshift at the time
I'm posting this..)
and your simple 6th edition rule book..
or if you dont know where that is.. you can always find the rulebook and universial
tournament rules here: www.wizards.com/dci/utr_intro.asp

or.. you could even search for the card you have a question on in noteworthy topics and
find your answer there as I'm sure the more questioned cards have already had questions
and answers given on them

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posted April 15, 2001 08:36 AM            

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posted April 15, 2001 08:43 AM            

quote:

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Originally posted by monty:
why would you post yet another ruling when you have an identicle one still active?

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Because he doesn't want it to get to big and therefore hard to maintain. There were 6 other ones before, so that means it wasn't a problem making a new one each time, so why should it be a problem now?

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posted April 15, 2001 08:52 AM         

Laton: Yes he can, since the effects are applied in timestamp order meaning the Goblin Balloon Brigade can gain flying afterwards. Ruling to confirm: It removes Flying from all creatures in play when it enters play and from each creature as that creature enters play. It does not prevent Flying ability being given to the creature _after_ the Sphere is in play. [Duelist Magazine #2, Page 8]

Note: please check Crystalkeep before posting questions, alot of them are answered in these rulings.

posted April 15, 2001 10:59 AM            

lmk, thanks

posted April 15, 2001 06:45 PM            

I sacrifce the granger on my turn, and it comes back at the end of my turn, letting me get a land. On my opponents turn, can I sacrifice it again for another land?

posted April 15, 2001 08:13 PM            

1) Can it be countered??

2) Does the Forked copy aquire the Kicker

please get back to me.

Thanks a lot

posted April 16, 2001 04:19 AM         

clarksamagicman: (1) Nope it can't be countered. (2) Yes, it gets the kicker aswell, it's a complete copy of the original Urza's Rage.

posted April 16, 2001 10:29 PM         

quote:

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Originally posted by Inzane:
If I temporal aperture a llanlowar elite...does that mean I can play it with kicker for free? (Since kicker is part of the casting cost)

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Well, this one isn't answered yet so I want to throw my 2 cents worth in.

This is a question that can be answered at the Crystal Keep (with Planeshift FAQ's to cover the Kicker part of it).

Kicker is an optional cost and does not count as part of the mana (casting)cost.

Using Temporal Aperture allows you to play the Elite without paying the mana cost, but you would still have to pay for the Kicker, if you wished to use the kicker.

Can you chose to use the kicker when the Elite is played using the Aperture? Yes. Spells played using the Aperture are played as if they were in your hand, and the kicker rules apply to such situations.A.20.Ruling.3
(Kicker cannot normally be played if a spell is played from somewhere other than your hand - such as re-animating a creature.)

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posted April 17, 2001 06:41 AM            

I sacrifce the granger on my turn, and it comes back at the end of my turn, letting me get a land. On my opponents turn, can I sacrifice it again for another land?"

I'll agree with trax72, just remember there must be another creature in play in order for the Lifeline to bring the Granger back into play.

posted April 17, 2001 07:13 AM         

Player A is at 4 life. He has a River Boa enchanted with Armadillo Cloak.

Player B attacks Player A with a Shivan Wurm (7/7 trample).

Player A choses to block the Shivan Wurm with the cloaked River Boa.

During damage assignement, Player B assigns 3 damage to the River Boa, and 4 trample damage to Player A. Player A, ofcourse, assigns 4 damage to the Shivan Wurm.

The question is, does Player A lose the game before the Armadillo Cloak's ability RESOLVES and saves him (by gaining 4 life)?

I think Player A dies, but I am not 100% sure.

Here's how I see it:

The assigned damage is on the stack. Once both players pass priority, the stack resolves. As the combat damage resolves, Player A's life is reduced to zero and the Armadillo Cloak's ability triggers and goes on the stack. Once the damage is done resolving, state based effects are checked and the active player would gain priority - all before the Cloak's triggered ability would resolve. Life totals are a state based effect, so Player A would die and the game would end before the Cloak's triggered ability would ever get to resolve.

Is that right, or am I misunderstanding the rules on this one?

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posted April 17, 2001 09:53 AM            

1.) Ok, my opponent plays a Vampiric Tutor, but instead of getting the card first, he pays his life. With the current errata, does he still get his card?

2.) This seems kinda dumb, but you dont still lose the life when someone counters Vampiric Tutor now?

3.) Lets say im playing a counter deck, I play Blood Oath, now in a sanctioned tournament, my opponent then asks me what type of card I want. If he asks me what type of card I want, that really means the spell goes off and he cant counter anymore. Am I correct?

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posted April 17, 2001 11:29 AM            

1) What happens when I block a Juggernaut with 2 Elvish Archers?

2) If I attack with a Sengir Vampire, and my opponent blocks with a Serra Angel, does the Vampire get the +1/+1 counter and live, or does that happen after the attaack resolves?

Thank you for your help.

posted April 17, 2001 11:54 AM            

Moorman - First strike damage is always done first. When two or more first strike creatures are involved in combat, they deal their damage simultaneously. In this case the two Elvish Archers each do two points of first strike damage. The Juggernaut receives four damage and is placed in the graveyard. He isn't alive when you get to the second damage step, so he doesn't get to deal any damage of his own.

Since combat damage other than first strike damage is dealt simultaneously, your Sengir Vampire will go to the graveyard at the same time as the Serra Angel. It doesn't get a counter unless it survives the combat.

posted April 17, 2001 01:41 PM            

1. Yes, you can name 2 different cards with the Meddling Mages.

2. It makes 2 copies of the creature. Yes, I think the tokens will have "cannot be targeted by spells or abilities" since its a copy of the Blastoderm.

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posted April 18, 2001 01:12 AM            

1) If my opponent has a Order of the Ebon Hand out and attacks, and I block with a Sengir Vampire, can he pump the creature twice and give it first strike after I assign the blocker, or does he have to do that before blockers are assigned?

I appreciate the help.

posted April 18, 2001 07:10 AM            

Remember, creature abilites work at instant speed, so it would be the same as if he just simply cast Howl From Beyond on it after you declared your blocker.