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General Magic / Spells without targets and protection

« am: Dezember 16, 2016, 11:41:39 Nachmittag »

I would like to know, if I have a card like mother of runes in play, and an opponent throws a wrath of god or zealous persecution or firespout, cards that have no target, if I tap my mother of runes if it would be destroyed. Thank you

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General Magic / Quirion dryad with multicolored cards

« am: Dezember 16, 2016, 11:38:19 Nachmittag »

I would like to know if I have a Quirion Dryad in play and I play a card with several nongreen colors, for instance, Boros charm, does Quirion Dryad get the bonification of 2 counters or just 1. Thank you

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General Magic / Re: About pillar of the paruns and isochron scepter

« am: November 16, 2016, 11:22:45 Vormittag »

Namely, that replicate works as an additional cost (like kicker) rather than an activation. My doubt was about that both triggered abilities and activated abilities were treated as abilities so these did not count as spells, but seems that magic does not treat abilities in the same way.

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General Magic / Re: About pillar of the paruns and isochron scepter

« am: November 06, 2016, 12:37:50 Vormittag »

Short answer: no.

Long answer: pillar's restriction means that the mana can only be used to pay the casting cost of a multicolored spell (such as replicate). Paying for the Isochron scepter ability, although it will ultimately be used to cast a multicolored spell, is not paying the mana cost of a multicolored spell.

But "replicate" is an activated ability, such as the copy from scepter. The main difference between both abilities is the source, which is an artifact (colorless) or an instant (multicolor), however, the source should not matter but the text of the effect. If you activate isochron's ability, it casts a copy of a multicolored spell (the imprinted card), if you activate replicate, it casts a copy of a multicolored spell. (Bare in mind that Isochron scepter text from mirrodin says "You may copy the imprinted instant card and play the copy without paying its mana cost.". And paruns text "Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play a multicolored spell." It should be legal, because the source should not matter. For instance, devoid cards cannot be paid with pillar, not due to the source (multicolored mana) but to the spell (colorless).

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General Magic / About pillar of the paruns and isochron scepter

« am: November 04, 2016, 07:32:18 Nachmittag »

I've read that pillar of the paruns can pay costs only for playing multicolored spells, namely, it cannot pay for activated abilities unless they have the effect of casting a multicolored spell, like Leap of Flame's replicate. My question is the following, if I have an Isochron Scepter with a multicolored spell imprinted (for instance, Boros charm) would I be able to activate the casting of Boros charm through the Scepter ability paying with Pillar of the Paruns?