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Explain what Ashnod's Battle Gear does | Ashnod's Battle Gear is an artifact that allows you to choose not to untap it during your untap step. By tapping it and paying 2 mana, you can give a target creature you control +2/-2 for as long as Ashnod's Battle Gear remains tapped.
Rules text:
Name: Ashnod's Battle Gear
Mana Cost: {2}
Type: Artifact
Abilities: You may choose not to untap Ashnod's Battle Gear during your untap step.
{2}, {T}: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 for as long as Ashnod's Battle Gear remains tapped. | description |
Describe Elvish Lyrist | Elvish Lyrist is a 1/1 Elf creature that has the ability to tap and sacrifice itself along with paying one green mana to destroy target enchantment.
Rules text:
Name: Elvish Lyrist
Mana Cost: {G}
Type: Creature - Elf
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Abilities: {G}, {T}, Sacrifice Elvish Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment. | description |
What card can be combined with Eye of the Storm to prevent players from casting the copied spells? | You can use Soulless Jailer in combination with Eye of the Storm. First, whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, Eye of the Storm triggers, exiling the spell and allowing them to cast a copy of each instant and sorcery card exiled by Eye of the Storm without paying its mana cost. However, since Soulless Jailer prevents noncreature spells from being cast from exile, no player may cast spells as permitted by Eye of the Storm. This results in exiling all instant and sorcery spells players cast from their hand, and players cannot cast spells exiled by Eye of the Storm. | combo |
What combo can you perform with Adarkar Valkyrie that results in infinite death triggers, infinite ETB effects, infinite LTB effects, and infinite untap of all creatures? | You can achieve this combo with Adarkar Valkyrie, Intruder Alarm, and Sakashima's Student. Assuming Adarkar Valkyrie doesn't have summoning sickness and you control at least one legendary creature, here are the steps: 1. Tap Adarkar Valkyrie to target any legendary creature you control. 2. Cast Sakashima's Student to enter as a copy of the targeted creature, causing the legend rule to put the original into your graveyard. 3. Trigger Adarkar Valkyrie and Intruder Alarm. 4. Untap all creatures with Intruder Alarm and re-tap Adarkar Valkyrie to target Sakashima's Student. 5. Return the original legendary creature to the battlefield from the graveyard. 6. Repeat these steps to generate infinite triggers and effects. | combo |
What combo can be performed with the card Sneak Attack, which requires also having Hoverguard Sweepers and Ardent Electromancer in play, along with a Cleric, Rogue, and/or Warrior on your team? | You can repeatedly activate Sneak Attack by paying {R} to put Ardent Electromancer onto the battlefield, triggering its ability to add at least {R}{R}. Then, do the same to put Hoverguard Sweepers onto the battlefield, triggering its ability to return itself and Ardent Electromancer to your hand. Repeat this process with at least three creatures in your party to generate infinite {R}. This combo results in infinite ETB, infinite LTB, and infinite red mana. | combo |
How does the card Folk of the Pines work? | "Folk of the Pines" is a Creature-Dryad that has an ability where you can pay {1}{G} to give it +1/+0 until the end of the turn. This ability can be activated at any time you have the mana available to boost its power.
Rules text:
Name: Folk of the Pines
Mana Cost: {4}{G}
Type: Creature - Dryad
Power/Toughness: 2/5
Abilities: {1}{G}: Folk of the Pines gets +1/+0 until end of turn. | description |
Will the effect of Warped Physique change if the number of cards in your hand changes after it has resolved? | Once Warped Physique resolves, the effect won’t change if the number of cards in your hand changes. | ruling |
Can you name a combo involving Sakashima of a Thousand Faces that results in infinite death triggers, ETB, LTB, mill, sacrifice triggers, and self-mill? | You'll need Sakashima of a Thousand Faces, Hellkite Courser, and Altar of Dementia. First, cast Sakashima as a copy of Hellkite Courser when it enters the battlefield. Sacrifice Sakashima with Altar of Dementia, choose to return it to the command zone, then mill cards equal to Sakashima's power. As Sakashima re-enters, repeat the process for infinite triggers and combos. | combo |
please explain what supernatural stamina does | Supernatural Stamina is an instant card that grants a target creature +2/+0 until end of turn. Additionally, the targeted creature gains the ability: "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control."
Rules text:
Name: Supernatural Stamina
Mana Cost: {B}
Type: Instant
Abilities: Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control." | description |
When does the ability of Demigod of Revenge trigger? When you cast it as a spell or when it is put directly onto the battlefield? | This ability triggers when you cast Demigod of Revenge as a spell. It won’t trigger if Demigod of Revenge is put directly onto the battlefield. | ruling |
What can you achieve with the combo involving Tormod, the Desecrator, Sword of the Meek, Krark-Clan Ironworks, and Godhead of Awe? | With Tormod, Sword of the Meek, Krark-Clan Ironworks, and Godhead of Awe, you can create infinite colorless mana, infinite creature tokens, and have an infinite enter the battlefield effect loop. Here's how: Cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control, turning it into a 1/1 due to Godhead of Awe. Sword of the Meek triggers, returning to the battlefield attached to the 1/1. When Sword of the Meek leaves, Tormod creates a 2/2 Zombie that becomes a 1/1. Sacrifice Sword of the Meek with Krark-Clan Ironworks for {C}{C}, then repeat. | combo |
How does the card Thran Dynamo work? | Thran Dynamo is an artifact card that has the ability to tap and add three colorless mana to your mana pool.
Rules text:
Name: Thran Dynamo
Mana Cost: {4}
Type: Artifact
Abilities: {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. | description |
explain what tanglespan lookout does | Tanglespan Lookout is a Creature - Satyr with a power/toughness of 2/3. Its ability triggers whenever an Aura enters the battlefield under your control, allowing you to draw a card.
Rules text:
Name: Tanglespan Lookout
Mana Cost: {2}{G}
Type: Creature - Satyr
Power/Toughness: 2/3
Abilities: Whenever an Aura enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card. | description |
Can Topple the Statue target any permanent, even one that's already tapped? | Topple the Statue can target any permanent, even one that's already tapped. | ruling |
Can you activate the ability of a Sliver multiple times in response to itself, yet only get one coin flip result for that Sliver? | For any given Sliver, this ability can be activated numerous times in response to itself, but the end result is that only one coin will be flipped for that Sliver. | ruling |
please describe no witnesses | No Witnesses is a sorcery card that has players who control the most creatures investigate by creating a Clue token. Investigating involves creating this artifact that allows a player to spend mana on offering it to draw a card. After that, all creatures on the battlefield are destroyed.
Rules text:
Name: No Witnesses
Mana Cost: {2}{W}{W}
Type: Sorcery
Abilities: Each player who controls the most creatures investigates. Then destroy all creatures. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.") | description |
what does hinterland logger // timber shredder do? | Hinterland Logger transforms into Timber Shredder at the beginning of each upkeep if no spells were cast during the previous turn.
Rules text:
Name: Hinterland Logger // Timber Shredder
Mana Cost: {1}{G}
Type: Creature - Human Werewolf
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Abilities: At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Hinterland Logger. | description |
What combo can you perform with the card Enduring Scalelord, where you need to cast Clone and have Cathars' Crusade on the battlefield? | To perform this combo, you would need to first cast Clone by paying {3}{U}, choosing to have it enter the battlefield as a copy of Enduring Scalelord. With Cathars' Crusade on the battlefield, Clone would trigger the enchantment, putting a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Then, both Enduring Scalelord and Clone triggers occur, putting +1/+1 counters on both creatures. By resolving the triggers alternately, you would create an infinite loop of +1/+1 counters on Clone and Enduring Scalelord, resulting in both creatures having an infinite number of counters on them. | combo |
What happens if the target creature for Bile Blight is an illegal target when it tries to resolve? | If the target creature is an illegal target as Bile Blight tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No creature will get -3/-3. | ruling |
Which card can be combined with Sekki, Seasons' Guide in a combo involving One with the Kami and Carrion Feeder? | To perform this combo, you will need Sekki, Seasons' Guide, One with the Kami, and Carrion Feeder. First, make sure One with the Kami is attached to another creature you control. Activate Carrion Feeder by sacrificing Sekki, then trigger One with the Kami by having Sekki die, which creates at least eight 1/1 Spirit tokens. Resolve the Carrion Feeder ability to put a +1/+1 counter on it. Next, activate Sekki by sacrificing the eight Spirits and return it from the graveyard to the battlefield. Repeat these steps to create infinite +1/+1 counters on Carrion Feeder, along with infinite death triggers, ETB effects, LTB abilities, and sacrifice triggers. | combo |
How does Seedborn Muse's ability interact with effects that prevent permanents from untapping during the controller's untap step? | Other effects can prevent a permanent from untapping during an untap step. You do need to look carefully, however, as many effects say that the permanent does not untap during its controller's untap step, and this card's ability occurs during other players' untap steps. If a card does say this, then Seedborn Muse can untap it. But some other abilities are not written this way and can still prevent a card from untapping. | ruling |
When can you look at the top card of your library with Vivien, Monsters' Advocate and is there any restriction? | Vivien lets you look at the top card of your library whenever you want (with one restriction; see below), even if you don’t have priority. This action doesn’t use the stack. Knowing what that card is becomes part of the information you have access to, just like you can look at the cards in your hand. | ruling |
please describe kismet | Kismet is an enchantment that causes artifacts, creatures, and lands controlled by your opponents to enter the battlefield tapped.
Rules text:
Name: Kismet
Mana Cost: {3}{W}
Type: Enchantment
Abilities: Artifacts, creatures, and lands your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped. | description |
Can you describe a combo with Atzocan Archer that involves another card named Dread Slaver and Ascendant Evincar? | Sure! To execute this combo, you need to have Atzocan Archer, Dread Slaver, and Ascendant Evincar on the battlefield. First, cast Atzocan Archer by paying {2}{G}. When it enters the battlefield, it fights Dread Slaver. As Atzocan Archer dies, it triggers Dread Slaver's ability, allowing Atzocan Archer to return to the battlefield as a black Zombie in addition to its other types. This creates an infinite loop of Atzocan Archer entering and leaving the battlefield, resulting in infinite death triggers, entering-the-battlefield triggers, and leaving-the-battlefield triggers. | combo |
When do you reveal cards and modify the creature's stats while resolving Erratic Mutation? | You reveal cards and the creature gets +X/-X all while Erratic Mutation is resolving. Nothing can happen in between, and no player can take actions. | ruling |
Which card can be used to generate infinite creature tokens, ETB triggers, and lifegain triggers in a combo with Darien, King of Kjeldor, Aetherflux Reservoir, Platinum Angel, Soul Warden, and Alhammarret's Archive? | You can use Aetherflux Reservoir to achieve an infinite combo with the mentioned cards. Here's how it works: First, activate Aetherflux Reservoir by paying fifty life, dealing fifty damage to yourself. This triggers Darien, King of Kjeldor, creating fifty 1/1 Soldier creature tokens, which in turn triggers Soul Warden fifty times, gaining you 100 life. You can then repeat this process indefinitely, resulting in infinite creature tokens, ETB triggers, and lifegain triggers. | combo |
How does the card Izzet Staticaster work? | Izzet Staticaster is a creature with flash and haste. This means it can be cast at any time and can attack right away. It has an ability where you can tap it to deal 1 damage to a target creature and every other creature on the battlefield with the same name as the targeted creature.
Rules text:
Name: Izzet Staticaster
Mana Cost: {1}{U}{R}
Type: Creature - Human Wizard
Power/Toughness: 0/3
Abilities: Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Haste
{T}: Izzet Staticaster deals 1 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature. | description |
What cards are required for the following combo: Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, Patron of the Orochi, Thespian's Stage, Blossom Dryad? | The cards required are Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, Patron of the Orochi, Thespian's Stage, and Blossom Dryad. | combo |
How do enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied land interact with the tokens created by Rebuild the City? | Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied land will trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Any "as [this land] enters the battlefield" or "[this land] enters the battlefield with" abilities of the copied land will also work. | ruling |
What combo can be performed with Ghost Town amongst the required cards and what are the other cards needed? | To perform the combo with Ghost Town, you will need Archelos, Lagoon Mystic, and Patron of the Moon. First, with Archelos untapped during your opponent's turn, tap Ghost Town to add {C}, then return Ghost Town to your hand by paying {0}. Next, use Patron of the Moon to put Ghost Town from your hand onto the battlefield untapped due to Archelos. Repeat this process to create infinite landfall triggers. | combo |
Do kicker costs change a spell’s mana cost or mana value? | Kicker costs don’t change a spell’s mana cost or mana value. | ruling |
describe the card bloodsky berserker | Bloodsky Berserker is a Creature - Human Berserker with a power/toughness of 1/1. Its ability triggers whenever you cast your second spell each turn, allowing you to put two +1/+1 counters on the Berserker. Additionally, it gains menace until the end of the turn, making it harder to block.
Rules text:
Name: Bloodsky Berserker
Mana Cost: {1}{B}
Type: Creature - Human Berserker
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Abilities: Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, put two +1/+1 counters on Bloodsky Berserker. It gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) | description |
When a creature spell is copied using Double Major, is it put onto the battlefield as a token when the spell resolves? | If a creature spell is copied, it’s put onto the battlefield as a token as the spell resolves rather than putting the copy of the spell onto the battlefield. The rules that apply to a permanent spell becoming a permanent apply to a copy of a spell becoming a token. | ruling |
Does Deeproot Champion's ability resolve before the spell that caused it to trigger? | Deeproot Champion’s ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. | ruling |
Describe Strongarm Monk | Strongarm Monk is a 3/3 Creature - Human Monk that boosts the power and toughness of creatures you control by +1/+1 until the end of the turn whenever you cast a noncreature spell.
Rules text:
Name: Strongarm Monk
Mana Cost: {4}{W}
Type: Creature - Human Monk
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Abilities: Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. | description |
please explain what restless bones does | Restless Bones is a 1/1 Skeleton creature card in Magic: the Gathering. It has two abilities:
1. By tapping and paying {3}{B}, you can give a target creature swampwalk until the end of the turn, which means it can't be blocked as long as the defending player controls a Swamp.
2. By paying {1}{B}, you can regenerate Restless Bones, allowing it to be tapped and kept from being destroyed by effects that would destroy it.
Rules text:
Name: Restless Bones
Mana Cost: {2}{B}
Type: Creature - Skeleton
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Abilities: {3}{B}, {T}: Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
{1}{B}: Regenerate Restless Bones. | description |
How does the card Spiked Pit Trap work? | Spiked Pit Trap is an artifact card with the Flash ability, allowing you to play it at instant speed. By paying 5 mana and tapping the card, you can sacrifice it to target a creature. Then, you roll a twenty-sided die (d20) and based on the result, either deal 5 damage to the targeted creature or deal 5 damage to the creature and create a Treasure token if the roll is 10 to 20.
Rules text:
Name: Spiked Pit Trap
Mana Cost: {1}
Type: Artifact
Abilities: Flash
{5}, {T}, Sacrifice Spiked Pit Trap: Choose target creature, then roll a d20.
1-9 | Spiked Pit Trap deals 5 damage to that creature.
10-20 | Spiked Pit Trap deals 5 damage to that creature. Create a Treasure token. | description |
How does Filigree Crawler work? | Filigree Crawler is an artifact creature with the ability that triggers when it dies. When Filigree Crawler dies, it allows you to create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. This ability essentially gives you a small flying creature when Filigree Crawler is destroyed.
Rules text:
Name: Filigree Crawler
Mana Cost: {4}
Type: Artifact Creature - Insect
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Abilities: When Filigree Crawler dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. | description |
When does Bell Borca, Spectral Sergeant note the mana values of cards as they are put into exile? | Bell Borca notes mana values only if it's on the battlefield as a card is put into exile. | ruling |
explain how vulshok refugee works | Vulshok Refugee has protection from red. This means that it cannot be targeted by red spells or abilities, damaged by red sources, blocked by red creatures, or enchanted/equipped by red cards. It essentially makes the creature immune to anything red-related on the battlefield.
Rules text:
Name: Vulshok Refugee
Mana Cost: {1}{R}{R}
Type: Creature - Human Warrior
Power/Toughness: 3/2
Abilities: Protection from red | description |
Can you choose to not untap the creatures and lands you control during the active player's untap step? | Creatures and lands you control untap at the same time as the active player's permanents. You can't choose to not untap them at that time. | ruling |
What is the converted mana cost of a card in your library if it has {X} in its mana cost? | If a card in your library has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0. For example, a card with mana cost {X}{R} has a converted mana cost of 1, and so on. | ruling |
Does a creature with base power and toughness 0/0 and an ability that gives it a bonus based on certain criteria have a power greater than its base power when the ability is raising its power above 0? | Some creatures have base power and toughness 0/0 and an ability that gives them a bonus based on some criteria. Those are not characteristic-defining abilities, and that ability doesn't change its base power and toughness. Such a creature will have power greater than its base power if the ability is raising its power above 0. | ruling |
What happens to the exiled cards when Idol of Endurance leaves the battlefield? | The exiled cards return to your graveyard immediately after Idol of Endurance leaves the battlefield. Any cards that had left exile before then (most likely because they were cast with Idol of Endurance's second ability) remain in their current zone. | ruling |
Can you tell me a combo that involves Grimgrin, Corpse-Born that can create infinite +1/+1 counters and death triggers on a specific card? | Absolutely! To create this combo, you'll need Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, Necrotic Ooze, and Thraben Doomsayer. First, make sure Necrotic Ooze doesn't have summoning sickness. Here's how the combo works: Activate Necrotic Ooze using Thraben Doomsayer's ability by tapping it to create a 1/1 Human creature token. Then, activate Necrotic Ooze using Grimgrin's ability by sacrificing the Human token, untapping Necrotic Ooze, and putting a +1/+1 counter on it. Repeat these steps to get infinite +1/+1 counters on Necrotic Ooze, infinite death triggers, infinite ETB effects, infinite LTB effects, and infinite sacrifice triggers. | combo |
What limitations are there on player actions once Frostpyre Arcanist is announced to be cast? | Once you announce that you’re casting Frostpyre Arcanist, no player may take other actions until the spell’s been paid for. Notably, opponents can’t try to change the cost by removing your Giants and Wizards. | ruling |
If you choose not to pay for the sacrifice of Child of Gaea, but no longer control it, what happens to the card? | If you do choose not to pay, but no longer control Child of Gaea, you cannot sacrifice. It will remain on the battlefield under its current controller’s control. | ruling |
When an equipped creature you control attacks or dies, can you choose to move only some of the Equipment attached to it to Rhuk, Hexgold Nabber or is it all or none? | If that creature has more than one Equipment attached to it, you may move all of those Equipment to Rhuk or none of those Equipment to Rhuk. You can't move some of them and leave others. | ruling |
explain how kithkin healer works | Kithkin Healer is a 2/2 Creature with the ability to tap and prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target during the current turn. This ability can protect both the creature itself or another target from potential damage for a single instance.
Rules text:
Name: Kithkin Healer
Mana Cost: {2}{W}
Type: Creature - Kithkin Cleric
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Abilities: {T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. | description |
Which card can be used in a combo with Krark-Clan Ironworks, Mycosynth Golem, Junk Diver, and Myr Retriever to generate infinite colorless mana, ETB triggers, LTB triggers, and sacrifice triggers? | You can use Scrap Trawler in a combo with Krark-Clan Ironworks, Mycosynth Golem, Junk Diver, and Myr Retriever to generate infinite colorless mana, ETB triggers, LTB triggers, and sacrifice triggers. Here's how the combo works: Pay {0} to cast Myr Retriever. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Myr Retriever to add {C}{C}. Myr Retriever triggers, returning Junk Diver from your graveyard to your hand. Pay {1} to cast Junk Diver. Activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Junk Diver to add {C}{C}. Junk Diver triggers, returning Myr Retriever from your graveyard to your hand. Repeat this loop to generate infinite colorless mana and trigger infinite ETB, LTB, and sacrifice abilities. | combo |
What does the card Woebringer Demon do? | Woebringer Demon is a flying creature that has the ability to make each player sacrifice a creature at the beginning of their upkeep. If a player is unable to sacrifice a creature, then Woebringer Demon itself must be sacrificed instead.
Rules text:
Name: Woebringer Demon
Mana Cost: {3}{B}{B}
Type: Creature - Demon
Power/Toughness: 4/4
Abilities: Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature. If the player can't, sacrifice Woebringer Demon. | description |
When is the card named during the resolution of Thought Hemorrhage, and can spells or abilities be cast or activated in between? | The card is named as Thought Hemorrhage resolves. Spells and abilities can’t be cast or activated between the time a card is named and the time that Thought Hemorrhage has the rest of its effect. | ruling |
Can I activate Deathless Ancient's ability to return it from my graveyard to my hand if it's not in the graveyard? | Deathless Ancient’s last ability can be activated only while it’s in your graveyard. | ruling |
Which card can be used in a combo with Bringer of the White Dawn, Coretapper, Magistrate's Scepter, and Lightning Greaves to take infinite turns? Make sure that Lightning Greaves is already attached to the chosen card before beginning the combo. | The chosen card for the combo is Magistrate's Scepter. You'll need Lightning Greaves to already be attached to Coretapper. Here are the steps to perform the combo: First, tap Coretapper to put a charge counter on Magistrate's Scepter. Then, sacrifice Coretapper to put two more charge counters on Magistrate's Scepter. Next, tap Magistrate's Scepter and remove three charge counters to take an extra turn. Repeat these steps, and you'll end up taking infinite turns. | combo |
Which combo can be performed with Day of the Dragons in Magic involving a total of five cards? | To perform the combo, you need Day of the Dragons, Demon of Fate's Design, Enchanted Evening, Cloudstone Curio, and Angelic Chorus. First, cast Day of the Dragons by paying 7 life due to Demon of Fate's Design. Then, resolve various triggers to create infinite death triggers, ETB triggers, lifegain, lifegain triggers, LTB triggers, sacrifice triggers, and storm count. | combo |
describe fendeep summoner | Fendeep Summoner is a Creature card that has an ability to turn up to two target Swamps into 3/5 Treefolk Warrior creatures until the end of the turn.
Rules text:
Name: Fendeep Summoner
Mana Cost: {4}{B}
Type: Creature - Treefolk Shaman
Power/Toughness: 3/5
Abilities: {T}: Up to two target Swamps each become 3/5 Treefolk Warrior creatures in addition to their other types until end of turn. | description |
What happens if Banishing Light leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves? | If Banishing Light leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target permanent won't be exiled. | ruling |
Can you name a card that can be used in a combo with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician to generate infinite death triggers, ETB, landfall triggers, LTB, and sacrifice triggers? | One of the cards that can be used in a combo with Derevi, Empyrial Tactician is The Golden Throne. To perform the combo, you first activate The Golden Throne by tapping it and sacrificing Derevi, this adds {G}{W}{U}. Next, choose to return Derevi to the command zone from your graveyard and then activate Derevi by paying {1}{G}{W}{U}, putting Derevi onto the battlefield from the command zone. When Derevi enters the battlefield, it and Nissa trigger. Resolve the Nissa trigger, adding {1}, and then resolve the Derevi trigger, untapping The Golden Throne. Repeat these steps to create infinite death triggers, infinite ETB, infinite landfall triggers, infinite LTB, and infinite sacrifice triggers. | combo |
Can the loyalty abilities of Kaito, Dancing Shadow be activated more than twice in a turn if its triggered ability triggers multiple times from multiple creature combat damage? | Even if Kaito's triggered ability triggers more than once in the same turn (perhaps because one or more attackers had first strike, multiple players were dealt combat damage by your creatures, or there were multiple combats), and you return an attacking creature to hand each time, you won't be able to activate Kaito's loyalty abilities more than twice that turn. That is, Kaito's triggered ability is not additive. | ruling |
Can you describe a combo that can be performed with Hullbreaker Horror that involves Mana Vault and Mana Crypt? | To perform the combo, you need to have Hullbreaker Horror, Mana Vault, and Mana Crypt in play. First, tap Mana Vault to add {C}{C}{C} mana. Then, cast Mana Crypt by paying {0}. This triggers Hullbreaker Horror, returning Mana Vault to your hand. Next, tap Mana Crypt to add {C}{C}, and cast Mana Vault by paying {1}, triggering Hullbreaker Horror to return Mana Crypt to your hand. Repeat these steps to generate infinite colorless mana and storm count. | combo |
How does Journey to Oblivion work? | Journey to Oblivion is an enchantment card that becomes cheaper to cast based on the number of creatures in your party. When it enters the battlefield, it allows you to exile a target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Journey to Oblivion is removed from play.
Rules text:
Name: Journey to Oblivion
Mana Cost: {4}{W}
Type: Enchantment
Abilities: This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
When Journey to Oblivion enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Journey to Oblivion leaves the battlefield. | description |
What happens to spells and abilities that would cause a player to gain life or prevent damage when Skullcrack is cast? | Spells and abilities that would cause a player to gain life or that would prevent damage still resolve, but the life-gain and damage-prevention parts have no effect. | ruling |
What combo can be performed with the card Safehold Elite where one of the required cards enables it to trigger its abilities repeatedly to get infinite effects? | To perform the combo, you need Safehold Elite, Luminous Broodmoth, and Altar of Dementia. First, sacrifice Safehold Elite to Altar of Dementia to mill a target player equal to Safehold Elite's power. Then, return Safehold Elite to the battlefield with the persist trigger, which gives it a -1/-1 counter. Next, sacrifice Safehold Elite again to Altar of Dementia to repeat the milling process. This time, return Safehold Elite to the battlefield with the Luminous Broodmoth trigger, granting it a flying counter. By repeating these steps, you create infinite death triggers, infinite enter-the-battlefield effects, infinite leave-the-battlefield effects, infinite milling, infinite sacrifice triggers, and infinite self-milling. | combo |
What combo can you perform with Bolas's Citadel, Beacon of Immortality, and Phyrexian Devourer? | To perform the combo, you need Bolas's Citadel, Beacon of Immortality, and Phyrexian Devourer. Make sure to have at least 6 life. First, activate Phyrexian Devourer repeatedly by exiling your library while holding priority. Next, cast Beacon of Immortality for {5}{W}, doubling your life total, and shuffling Beacon of Immortality into your empty library. Then, cast Beacon of Immortality from the top of your library by paying 6 life, doubling your life total again. Repeat these steps as needed. Resolve all remaining Phyrexian Devourer abilities and triggers, sacrificing Phyrexian Devoruer. If you have at least 7 life, this combo results in infinite lifegain, exiling your library, infinite lifegain, infinite lifegain triggers, infinite magecraft triggers, and an infinite storm count. | combo |
explain how sun-crested pterodon works | Sun-Crested Pterodon is a Creature-Dinosaur card with Flying, allowing it to avoid ground-based blockers. Additionally, if you have another Dinosaur under your control, it gains the ability of vigilance, enabling it to attack without tapping.
Rules text:
Name: Sun-Crested Pterodon
Mana Cost: {4}{W}
Type: Creature - Dinosaur
Power/Toughness: 2/5
Abilities: Flying
Sun-Crested Pterodon has vigilance as long as you control another Dinosaur. | description |
How does the card Magister Sphinx work? | Magister Sphinx is a 5/5 Artifact Creature Sphinx with Flying. When it enters the battlefield, it allows you to choose a player, and that player's life total becomes 10.
Rules text:
Name: Magister Sphinx
Mana Cost: {4}{W}{U}{B}
Type: Artifact Creature - Sphinx
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Abilities: Flying
When Magister Sphinx enters the battlefield, target player's life total becomes 10. | description |
Which card can create an infinite combo with Lonis, Genetics Expert and Rosie Cotton of South Lane? | If you have Rosie Cotton of South Lane and an additional creature on the battlefield, you can initiate an infinite combo with Lonis, Genetics Expert. To execute the combo, start by casting Rosie by paying {2}{W}. Upon Rosie's entry, a Food artifact token is generated, and Lonis receives a +1/+1 counter through Rosie's second ability triggering. Subsequently, Lonis creates a Clue artifact token through its own ability. You can repeat this cycle endlessly by starting from Rosie's second ability trigger. To end the loop, easily put a +1/+1 counter on any creature except Lonis using Rosie's ability or remove Lonis and/or Rosie from the battlefield. Not halting the combo will result in a draw due to a compulsory infinite loop. The outcome includes having infinite +1/+1 counters on Lonis and an endless supply of Clue tokens. | combo |
Which Magic card in combination with Archaeomancer, Ghostly Flicker, and Arcane Melee can help you achieve infinite ETB, lifegain, lifegain triggers, LTB, magecraft triggers, and storm count? | The card you're looking for is Paradise Plume. To execute this combo, start by activating Paradise Plume to add {U}. Then, cast Ghostly Flicker targeting Paradise Plume and Archaeomancer to blink them and gain 1 life. When Archaeomancer returns, retrieve Ghostly Flicker. Choose 'blue' when Paradise Plume re-enters. Rinse and repeat for an infinite loop, leading to the mentioned results. | combo |
Which card can create an infinite loop in which you sacrifice itself, bring itself back to the battlefield, and mill your opponent infinitely when combined with Painters' Servant, Altar of Dementia, Triumph of Saint Katherine, and Verdant Succession? | The card that can create the described infinite loop is Triumph of Saint Katherine. | combo |
How does Silkwrap's ability handle the exiled creature and its return to the battlefield? | Silkwrap’s ability causes a zone change with a duration, a style of ability that’s somewhat reminiscent of older cards like Oblivion Ring. However, unlike Oblivion Ring, cards like Silkwrap have a single ability that creates two one-shot effects: one that exiles the creature when the ability resolves, and another that returns the exiled card to the battlefield immediately after Silkwrap leaves the battlefield. | ruling |
When using Fist of Suns, can you cast a spell that has a mana cost allowing you to spend any color of mana to cast it? | If you cast a spell for which mana of any color can be spent to cast it, you may cast it for Fist of Suns's alternative cost and still spend any color of mana to cover that cost. | ruling |
What combo can be performed with a card that requires tapping a Mountain and another card that generates at least {2}, as well as Isochron Scepter and Nimbleclaw Adept? | To perform the combo, you would need to activate the mana-producing permanent to add at least {2}, then tap Nimbleclaw Adept to untap Isochron Scepter and the mana-producing permanent. Next, activate Isochron Scepter by paying {2} and tapping it to cast a copy of Justiciar's Portal without paying its mana cost. Resolve Justiciar's Portal to blink Nimbleclaw Adept, and then repeat the process. This combo results in infinite Enter the Battlefield triggers, infinite Leave the Battlefield triggers, infinite magecraft triggers, and an infinite storm count. | combo |
Does Lobotomy exile the chosen card as well as all other cards with the same name from the player's hand, library, and graveyard? | It exiles the chosen card plus all others in the hand, library, and graveyard. Some people thought the chosen card was not exiled due to some vague wording. | ruling |
In what order do you perform the selection and phasing out process for lands, artifacts, and creatures with Equipoise? | You perform the selection and phasing out on lands first, then on artifacts, then on creatures. This means that if you choose an artifact creature during the second pass, your opponent will control one fewer creature when it comes time to perform the third pass. | ruling |
When do you choose the permanent to return with Emancipation Angel's triggered ability, and can any player take actions between making the choice and the permanent being returned? | For Emancipation Angel’s triggered ability, the permanent to return is chosen as the ability resolves. No player may take actions between the time you choose the permanent and the time it’s returned to its owner’s hand. | ruling |
What Magic combo can you perform with the card Sword of the Meek, alongside Imotekh the Stormlord, Krark-Clan Ironworks, and Godhead of Awe? | To execute this combo, you need to first cause a creature to enter the battlefield under your control, appearing as a 1/1 creature due to Godhead of Awe. As the creature enters, Sword of the Meek triggers, returning it from your graveyard attached to the creature. Next, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks by sacrificing Sword of the Meek, gaining {C}{C}. Subsequently, Imotekh's ability triggers, and before resolving it, activate Krark-Clan Ironworks again by sacrificing Sword of the Meek, adding more mana. Now, resolve Imotekh's trigger, generating two 2/2 Necron Warrior artifact creature tokens that still appear as 1/1 creatures due to Godhead of Awe. By repeating this cycle, you achieve Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, and Infinite sacrifice triggers. | combo |
If both of the targeted creatures are illegal targets by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, is it countered and does it still deal 5 damage to you? | If both of the targeted creatures are illegal targets by the time Ashes to Ashes resolves, it’s countered. It doesn’t deal 5 damage to you. | ruling |
What does the card Steel of the Godhead do? | Steel of the Godhead is an Aura that can be attached to a creature. If the enchanted creature is white, it gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink, allowing its controller to gain life equal to the damage dealt. If the creature is blue, it gets +1/+1 and becomes unblockable.
Rules text:
Name: Steel of the Godhead
Mana Cost: {2}{W/U}
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Abilities: Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is white, it gets +1/+1 and has lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
As long as enchanted creature is blue, it gets +1/+1 and can't be blocked. | description |
Can you cast nonland cards with flashback as though they had flash using Alchemist's Refuge? | The last ability applies to nonland cards in any zone, provided something is allowing you to cast them. For example, you could cast a sorcery with flashback as though it had flash. | ruling |
Which card is involved in a combo that generates infinite creature tokens, ETB triggers, and landfall triggers when combined with Kodama of the East Tree and Retreat to Emeria? | The card involved in this combo is Dimir Aqueduct. To perform the combo, you first play Dimir Aqueduct. Then, you trigger Retreat to Emeria, Kodama of the East Tree, and Dimir Aqueduct. Resolve the Kodama trigger without putting anything from your hand onto the battlefield. Next, resolve the Dimir Aqueduct trigger by returning it to your hand. Resolve the Retreat to Emeria trigger to create a 1/1 white Kor Ally creature token. Kodama triggers, putting Dimir Aqueduct onto the battlefield from your hand. Repeat these steps to create infinite creature tokens, ETB triggers, and landfall triggers. | combo |
Which card can you use in combination with Magus of the Future and Enthusiastic Mechanaut to achieve infinite card draw and a near-infinite storm count? | You can use Sensei's Divining Top. To perform the combo, tap Sensei's Divining Top to draw a card and put it on top of your library. Then cast it from the top of your library by paying {0}. Repeat this process to achieve infinite card draw, infinite draw triggers, and a near-infinite storm count. | combo |
Can you have Amy Pond and the Doctor as your commanders at the same time? | Amy Pond has two different partner abilities, but you can't have Amy, Rory, and the Doctor as your commanders at the same time. Amy must choose one of the two. Even if your other commander is one of the Doctor cards, however, the "Partner with Rory Williams" ability can still search for Rory in a library. | ruling |
Is activating a creature card’s unearth ability the same as casting the creature spell in Magic: the Gathering? | Activating a creature card’s unearth ability isn’t the same as casting the creature spell. The unearth ability is put on the stack, but the creature card is not. Spells and abilities that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle) will interact with unearth, but spells and abilities that interact with spells (such as Cancel) will not. | ruling |
Please describe Untamed Might | The card Untamed Might is an Instant spell with the ability to target a creature. It grants that creature a power and toughness boost of +X/+X until the end of the turn, where X is determined by the amount of mana spent to cast the spell.
Rules text:
Name: Untamed Might
Mana Cost: {X}{G}
Type: Instant
Abilities: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn. | description |
How does the card Ravenous Skirge work? | Ravenous Skirge is a 1/1 Phyrexian Imp creature card with flying. Its main ability triggers whenever it attacks, granting it +2/+0 until the end of the turn. This ability enhances its power temporarily during combat.
Rules text:
Name: Ravenous Skirge
Mana Cost: {2}{B}
Type: Creature - Phyrexian Imp
Power/Toughness: 1/1
Abilities: Flying
Whenever Ravenous Skirge attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn. | description |
If a creature you own would be put into your graveyard at the same time you'd lose the game, which option gets chosen - shuffling the creature into your library or putting it into your graveyard? | If, during a check of state-based actions, you’d lose the game at the same time a creature you own would be put into your graveyard (due to an Earthquake for 10 or combat damage dealt to both you and the creature, for example), that creature’s controller has a choice to make. The state-based actions rule is trying to simultaneously (a) shuffle that creature card into your library (due to Lich’s Mirror’s replacement effect) and (b) put it into your graveyard. Only one of those things can happen. The creature’s controller chooses which one. If the creature is put into your graveyard, it isn’t shuffled into your library. Abilities that trigger when that creature is put into a graveyard will trigger only if that option is chosen. | ruling |
describe the card woodweaver's puzzleknot | Woodweaver's Puzzleknot is an artifact that provides a beneficial effect when it enters the battlefield: the player gains 3 life and receives three energy counters. Additionally, by paying {2}{G} and sacrificing the Puzzleknot, the player can repeat this effect, gaining 3 life and receiving three more energy counters.
Rules text:
Name: Woodweaver's Puzzleknot
Mana Cost: {2}
Type: Artifact
Abilities: When Woodweaver's Puzzleknot enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life and get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
{2}{G}, Sacrifice Woodweaver's Puzzleknot: You gain 3 life and get {E}{E}{E}. | description |
How does the card Distant Memories work? | "Distant Memories" is a sorcery card that allows you to search your library for a card, exile it, and shuffle your library. Your opponent has the option to have you put the exiled card into your hand. If no player chooses to do so, you then draw three cards.
Rules text:
Name: Distant Memories
Mana Cost: {2}{U}{U}
Type: Sorcery
Abilities: Search your library for a card, exile it, then shuffle. Any opponent may have you put that card into your hand. If no player does, you draw three cards. | description |
What combo can you perform with Words of Wilding that involves creating infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens, and Infinite ETB triggers? | You'll need Mana Echoes and Kindred Discovery, with a 'Bear' chosen for Kindred Discovery. First, activate Words of Wilding to create a 2/2 bear token when you would draw a card. Let Mana Echoes trigger and resolve first, adding {C} for each bear you control. Before Kindred Discovery resolves, activate Words of Wilding again to keep creating 2/2 bear tokens instead of drawing a card. Repeat this loop to generate infinite bears and infinite colorless mana, resulting in infinite creature tokens and ETB triggers. | combo |
Will Fork copy changes made by modifying effects to the spell prior to using Fork, such as text-changing effects? | Fork will not copy changes made by modifying effects to the spell prior to the use of Fork, such as text-changing effects. | ruling |
In a Two-Headed Giant game, which creatures does Swathcutter Giant deal 1 damage to when it attacks? | In a Two-Headed Giant game, Swathcutter Giant deals 1 damage to each creature controlled by the player it’s attacking. The other player’s creatures are unaffected. | ruling |
Can you name a card that can be used in a combo with Doomsday to win the game instantly? | You can use Wheel of Fortune in a combo with Doomsday and Laboratory Maniac to win the game. First, cast Doomsday by paying {B}{B}{B}, exile all other cards from your graveyard and library, and place the remaining cards on top of your library. Then, cast Wheel of Fortune by paying {2}{R} to make each player discard their hand and win the game by drawing from an empty library. | combo |
What combo can you perform with Horde of Notions that involves Avenger of Zendikar and Phyrexian Altar? | To perform the combo, you need Avenger of Zendikar, Horde of Notions, and Phyrexian Altar. First, cast Avenger of Zendikar by paying {5}{G}{G} so that it enters the battlefield and creates at least five 0/1 Plant creature tokens. Then, activate Phyrexian Altar five times by sacrificing Avenger of Zendikar and four Plant tokens to add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. Next, activate Horde of Notions by paying {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} to cast Avenger of Zendikar from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Repeat these steps to create infinite creature tokens, mana, death triggers, ETBs, LTBs, and sacrifice triggers. | combo |
explain how corpse lunge works | Corpse Lunge is an Instant card that requires you to exile a creature card from your graveyard as an additional cost to cast it. When you cast Corpse Lunge, it deals damage to target creature equal to the power of the exiled card.
Rules text:
Name: Corpse Lunge
Mana Cost: {2}{B}
Type: Instant
Abilities: As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
Corpse Lunge deals damage equal to the exiled card's power to target creature. | description |
What combo can be performed with a Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Thornbite Staff, and Shambling Shell involved? | To perform the combo, you need to have Thornbite Staff attached to Kiki-Jiki. Start by activating Kiki-Jiki to create a token copy of Shambling Shell with haste. Then, sacrifice the Shambling Shell token, triggering Kiki-Jiki to untap. Resolve the ability to put a +1/+1 counter on a target creature and repeat the process. This will result in generating infinite +1/+1 counters, death triggers, ETB effects, LTB effects, and sacrifice triggers. | combo |
What happens if Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves? | If Colossal Whale leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, the target creature won't be exiled. | ruling |
how does the card saruli caretaker work? | Saruli Caretaker is a green creature with the Dryad subtype. It has the ability Defender, which means it cannot attack. Additionally, you can tap an untapped creature you control and pay the cost of tapping Saruli Caretaker in order to add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
Rules text:
Name: Saruli Caretaker
Mana Cost: {G}
Type: Creature - Dryad
Power/Toughness: 0/3
Abilities: Defender
{T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color. | description |
When does Destiny Spinner's first ability apply and when can it be countered? | Destiny Spinner's first ability applies only while it's on the battlefield. While it's a spell, it can be countered. | ruling |
Does Throne Warden's ability trigger at the beginning of the end step if you are already the monarch? | Abilities that trigger whenever you “become the monarch” trigger only if you aren’t already the monarch. For example, if you are already the monarch as Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, its last ability won’t trigger. | ruling |
When do you choose the creature for the Stolen Identity spell and how does the cipher ability interact with the chosen creature? | You choose the creature as the spell resolves. The cipher ability doesn't target that creature, although the spell with cipher may target that creature (or a different creature) because of its other abilities. | ruling |
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Dataset Card: MTG-Eval
Dataset Summary
The MTG-Eval dataset is designed to enhance and evaluate the understanding of Magic: the Gathering (MTG) rules and card interactions by large language models. It consists of synthetic question-answer pairs generated from MTG card descriptions, official rulings, and card interactions. This dataset aims to reduce the hallucinations of language models and improve their performance in MTG-related tasks such as deck generation and in-game decision-making.
Dataset Details
- Name: MTG-Eval
- Number of Instances: 80,032
- Card Descriptions: 26,702
- Rules Questions: 27,104
- Card Interactions: 26,226
- Source: Data derived from MTGJSON and Commander Spellbook
Data Generation Methodology
- Card Descriptions: Reformatted rules text from MTG cards.
- Rules Questions: Reformatted rulings from the MTG Rules Committee.
- Card Interactions: Synthetic questions generated from combo descriptions in the Commander Spellbook database.
Use Cases
- Training Language Models: Improve language models' understanding of MTG rules and card interactions.
- Evaluation Benchmark: Assess performance of language models on MTG-related tasks.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the MTGJSON project and the team at Commander Spellbook for generously sharing their dataset, without which this dataset would not be possible. All generated data is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
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