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How many scry ones equal infinite scry 1 shortcut?
Can infinite scry 1 be shortcut by searching through your deck?
It appears that with a scry 1 ability and some infinite repeat mechanism, one can cut to the card one desires, keeping the deck in order as a shortcut. But let's say I can't repeat it…
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Hadana's Climb / Winged Temple of Orazca - how to apply The Layer System?
A friend and I were trying to work out how to apply the Winged Temple of Orazca's ability: "Target creature you control gains flying and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power."
We're both quite new to MTG, so were wondering whether…
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Destroying a permanent with ability "as long as this card is on the battlefield"
Example scenario is:
P1 plays a creature like Skilled Animator that says:
When Skilled Animator enters the battlefield, target artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 5/5 for as long as Skilled Animator…
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What rules explain Xantcha's behavior when its controller leaves the game?
Xantcha, Sleeper Agent has the ability:
As Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield, an opponent of your
choice gains control of it.
The release notes for Commander 2018 describe what happens when a player who controls a permanent owned by…
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Can I attach Batterskull to a creature of my choice when I put it on the battlefield with Quest for the Holy Relic?
Assume my board state is as follows: Quest for the Holy Relic with 5 quest counters on it, any creature (call it Bob for now), any rest. I activate the Quest's ability, allowing me to find an equipment in my deck, put it on the battlefield, and…
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Does "[card name] or another [type]" require [card name] to be in the proper category?
Inspired by this other question, what happens if a card such as Ivy Lane Denizen has Nim Deathmantle equipped; so that it is not green?
When you play a green creature such as a Grizzly Bears, will Denizen's ability trigger? In other words, does…
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Sheriff of Nottingham - Is the sheriff allowed to take your bribe and still search your bag?
I was playing in a game where I had offered a bribe on my merchant bag. The sheriff, in turn, chose to take my bribe and still search my bag anyway. Is this type of play allowed?
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Does protection from a specific color help against an ability that cost a different color to activate?
Player A has a Zacama, Primal Calamity, and player B has a creature with protection from green, such as Vodalian Zombie.
Player A uses Zacama's red ability deal 3 to that creature, is he able to do that? Its a red ability, but Zacama has green in…
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Can I use a Planeswalker's ability when I took over its control this turn?
My opponent controls a Planeswalker and uses its ability. End of turn.
I play In Bolas's Clutches and target that Planeswalker. It comes under my control (right?).
Can I now use this Planeswalker's ability or do I have to wait another "round"…
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Are you able to take control of another player's Commander?
Recently, I was told by someone in my playgroup that you cannot take control of a player's commander at any point. If an effect would cause you to control another player's commander, either the effect fizzles or the commander goes to the command…
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What can I do to ensure that my friends' first game of Arkham Horror with me is as awesome as possible?
I bought Arkham Horror about 2 months ago and have played 2 practice rounds by myself. I'm confident I know all the rules and understand the game well enough to be able to explain them. However, I love the atmosphere in Arkham, and I really want to…
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How many cubes can the containment specialist remove in Pandemic On The Brink
The Containment Specialist role card says the following:
When you enter a city with 2 or more cubes of the same color, remove 1 cube.
We played yesterday with the mutation purple disease, and had a city with two red and two purple cubes. When the…
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In Seven-Wonders Can I buy resources that were built by my neighbors this turn?
In 7 Wonders, you do a lot of building things and purchasing resources from your neighbors. Naturally, you cannot purchase resources that aren't actually there.
However, sometimes you run into a situation where you attempt to build a building that…
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Playing Desertion on a commander
I'm not sure how playing Desertion on a commander works. I did a quick search and got even more confused, do the EDH rules overwrite it?
Commander Ruling:
If Commander would be put into a library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, its owner…
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In Chess, Why Does Black Sometimes Play "Cramped" Openings?
I'm referring to openings such as d6 (Pirc Defense) or e6 (French Defense) in answer to say, e4. These openings often make it more difficult to develop pieces than say, c5 or e5. In particular, the black squared bishop needs to be fianchettoed after…
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