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More Splice Fun
10.08.04
Questions: 9
Q: I am curious about how
Shell of the Last Kappa interacts with the Splice
mechanic.
If a player targets me
with an arcane spell and then splices Glacial Ray onto
it and I activate Shell of the Last Kappa targeting
the original Arcane spell. Would I remove just the
Arcane or would I also remove the Glacial Ray from the
game and have the option to cast either with the
Shell?
A: You would just remove
the original arcane spell. When you splice a card, the
link to the card that was "spliced on" ends as soon as
the card was played - it just puts the extra text on
the spell and goes away.
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Q: What if the original
spell doesn't target me but the Glacial Ray does, do I
just get the Glacial Ray?
-Mike
A: No. You just get the
original arcane spell.
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Q: If I have 2 Ghostly
Prisons in play, how much mana does my opponent has to
pay for each creature he attacks with and why?
A: 4. Each Ghostly Prison
makes you pay 2 mana. 2+2=4. (See Mantra 9.)
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Q: If I play a Kodoma's
Might and spliced another Kodoma's Might on it, can I
choose both targets as the same creature?
-Tan Cai Zhao
A: Yes. From the Champions
FAQ:
* The target for a card
that's spliced onto a spell may be the same as the
target chosen for the original spell or for another
spliced-on card. (A recent change to the targeting
rules allows this, but most other cards are unaffected
by the change.)
The rule change referenced
is as follows:
409.1c If the spell or
ability requires any targets, the player first
announces how many targets he or she will choose (if
the spell or ability has a variable number of
targets), then announces the targets themselves. A
spell or ability can’t be played unless the required
number of legal targets are chosen. The same target
can’t be chosen multiple times for any one instance of
the word “target” on the spell or ability. If the
spell or ability uses the word “target” in multiple
places, the same object or player can be chosen once
for each instance of the word “target” (as long as it
fits the targeting criteria).
The last sentence is the
change instituted in Champions. Each time the word
"target" appears on the card, the restriction on
having to target a different thing is lifted.
The Spliced Kodama's Might
reads:
"Target creature gets
+2/+2 until end of turn. Target creature gets +2/+2
until end of turn."
Since "target" appears
twice, you can choose the same creature for both
targets.
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Q: Can I use buyback more
than once with the same card, like I use the card and
buy it back, than next turn I use it again and than
can I buy it back again. as well can I use buyback
twice in one turn, like use the card than buyback than
use it again and buy it back again?
-James
A: This is all legal. Once
the spell with buyback has returned to your hand, you
can play it again. If you pay the buyback cost again,
it will again return to your hand.
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Q: If I have a Sosuke, Son
of Seshiro in play, and my friend attacks with (insert
big fatty here) with a General's Kabuto, and Sosuke
blocks the fatty, will the Kabuto save it, or will
Sosuke poison the fatty and kill it?
-Richard S.
A: The damage is prevented
by the Kabuto. Prevented damage was never dealt, so
the Sosuke won't trigger. The creature will live.
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Q: Can a creature that has
an ability which involves sacrificing creatures,
sacrifice itself in order to use the ability?
For example:
I kill Bosh Iron Golem in
combat - opponent sacrifices the Golem using its own
ability - I get both combat damage from Golem and
Golem's ability damage. Can this be done?
-Kalle
A: Yes. If combat damage
is already on the stack, he can sacrifice the Bosh
before damage is dealt, and still deal the combat
damage originally assigned by Bosh.
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Q: Can I use Unsummon to
return a creature to my hand from my graveyard?
-Lee C.
A: No. Creatures only
exist in play. Everywhere else, they are only creature
cards.
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Q: I have a Mogg Fanatic
in play. He's tapped from attacking the previous turn,
and on my opponents turn, he Dark Banishes it. May I,
in response, sacrifice the Mogg Fanatic to deal one
point of damage to him, thereby nullifying the effect
of the Banishing?
-Saidin
A: Yes.
See you Tuesday.
Bill Guerin
DCI Level 2 Judge |
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