Nathan Long
@natedogg
Magic Rules Guru Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | I answer Magic rules questions on the internet He/him
Tapping Trinisphere with your Skateboard (perhaps because you just search for it with Urza's Saga's chapter III trigger) is a way to turn off an opponent's Trinisphere for the turn so you can once again cast a bunch of cheap spells.
Day 368 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: If I put Skateboard into play and tap an opponent's Trinisphere, am I no longer locked into paying at least three mana for my spells? #mtg
Day 367 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I cast Planar Engineering. but I sacrificed all of my lands to Zuran Orb in response. Since I control zero lands when Planar Engineering resolves, what happens? #mtg
Day 366 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: One of my opponents cast Teferi's Protection on their last turn. On my turn, I cast Disciple of Caelus Nin. Will their permanents keep trying to phase in during each of their untap steps, or will they only try to phase in once? #mtg
Day 365(!) of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: My opponent just cast Force of Vigor targeting one of my artifacts. I respond by casting Deflecting Swat targeting the Force. Can I change it so the Force has two targets? How about zero targets? #mtg
Day 364 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: Q: If I cast Invasion of Gobakhan and have one of my opponents defend it, but another opponent controls a Mystic Barrier, can I still attack my battle? #mtg
Day 363 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I cast Shardless Agent, and the card I end up exiling is Mind Grind. What happens with Mind Grind? #mtg
Day 362 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: My opponent activates the equip ability of Sword of Fire and Ice, targeting a creature they control. Can I activate the ability of my Spellskite and change the target of the equip ability to my Spellskite? #mtg
Day 361 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: My opponent has The Fantasticar in play, and just cast their four noncreature spell of the turn, triggering The Fantasticar. Can I use Stifle to counter the trigger after they sacrifice the vehicle but stop the tokens from being created? #mtg
Day 360 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I cast Final Fortune. After the Fortune resolves, I cast Meditate. What exactly happens next? #mtg
Day 359 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I have Captain America, Living Legend in play and my opponent controls Authority of the Consuls. Because my creatures are entering tapped, will Captain America trigger when they enter and untap my creatures that just entered? #mtg
Day 358 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I'm in a 4 player game and I control Galactus, Devourer of Worlds and Jon Irenicus, Shattered One. I give control of Galactus to an opponent using Jon Irenicus's trigger. On their turn, I have the highest life total. Who can Galactus attack? #mtg
Day 347 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I have Lorehold, the Historian in play, and the first card I draw for the turn is Glimpse of Tomorrow. Will I be able to cast the Glimpse via miracle? #mtg
Day 356 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I'm playing Doctor Strange, Surgeon as my commander. Can I run Clara Oswald as a partner commander with him? #mtg
Day 355 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I cast a Mox Diamond. When it resolves, can I discard a Sink into Stupor, since the back face is Soporific Springs, a land? #mtg
Day 354 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I have Captain America, First Avenger in play with an Illusionist's Bracers attached to it. I activate Captain America's Throw... ability, choosing to unattach the Bracers. Can I use the Bracers' trigger to copy the ability? #mtg
Day 353 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I cast a Galvanic Discharge, targeting my opponent's Mogg Fanatic. In response, they sacrifice the Fanatic to its ability. Will I still get the energy when the Discharge resolves? #mtg
The movie theatre I work at got this poster in today. I'm not sure I've ever seen a poster that's advertising a trailer dropping before. But I feel like if I put this poster up, people would think that the movie is coming out on July 13 (it actually comes out in October).
Day 352 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I have five lands and a Scute Swarm in play, who has a saurian counter on it from Sauron, Dino Devotee, making it a 5/5. If I play my sixth land, making a copy of Scute Swarm, is the token a 1/1 or a 5/5? #mtg
Day 351 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: How does Caller of the Untamed work if I didn't draft it. Can I just put it in my commander deck and still use its ability? #mtg
Day 350 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: My opponent just cast a Nekrataal. Since Nekrataal has an enters trigger that targets, does that mean I can use Chef's Kiss to steal and copy my opponent's Nekrataal spell and destroy their creatures? #mtg
Day 349 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I have Krark, the Thumbless in play. I cast Faithless Looting from my graveyard for its flashback cost and when Krark's trigger resolves, I lose the flip. Where does my Faithless Looting end up? #mtg
Day 348 of Natedogg's Daily Rules Tip: Q: I activate Dina, Essence Brewer's ability, sacrificing a 5/5 and targeting my 3/3 creature. In response, my opponent removes my 3/3 from play. Will I still gain 5 life when Dina's ability resolves? #mtg
Something like Traitor's Clutch always has a mana value of 5, even if you're casting it via flashback, so Scarlett Witch would discount it even if you're casting it via flashback.