Date:    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 20:27:15 +0000
From:    Paul Barclay <paul@SECOND-HAND.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: [O] NetRep Reply 519

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NetRep Reply number 519 to the Magic: the Gathering List
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This reply covers the digests:
   MTG-L Digest - 18 Feb 2000 to 19 Feb 2000 (#2000-52)
   MTG-L Digest - 19 Feb 2000 to 20 Feb 2000 (#2000-53)
   MTG-L Digest - 20 Feb 2000 to 21 Feb 2000 (#2000-54)
   MTG-L Digest - 21 Feb 2000 to 22 Feb 2000 (#2000-55)
Older replies may be found at:
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FOLLOWUP TO PREVIOUS REPLIES:
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SHORT ANSWERS:
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** Like I said, Crumbling Sanctuary has a replacement ability, because
   it uses the word "instead".
** The Samite Healer that has a mana cost of {2}{W} is from Anthologies.
   It's a misprint - the card should be played as having a mana cost of
   {1}{W}.
** IIRC means "If I Remember Correctly", or "Isn't It Really Cold",
   depending on the context.
** Goblin Grenade is from Fallen Empires, which is not a legal set in
   Extended.
** All creatures are affected by summoning sickness unless they have the
   Haste ability. There are no exceptions to this.

LONG ANSWERS:
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[Jay Alexander, asking about Dream Fighter]
>I was thinking about Dream Fighter blocking the 7/7 trampler.
>Does both creatures phase out at the end of combat phase, or phase out
>immediately after the defending player assigns DF as blocker...(?)

Dream Fighter has a triggered ability that triggers when it blocks or is
blocked. Both creatures phase out right then, so no damage from either
of them will go onto the Stack (Trample or otherwise).

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[Bob Terrell, asking about pants]
>Okay, maybe I missed something. What is pants? Is it an acronym or are we
>supposed to be reminded of a dog?

"Pants", as in things that are worn under trousers/skirts, but not under
kilts. Also used to refer to something that is bad, or a bad thing that
happened (in British Slang). As someone pointed out, it is also an
acronym for "Paul's Answer Not True, Sorry". But that wasn't
intentional.

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[Kaznob Nomra, asking about triggered abilities]
>1) At Feb. Magic Rulings & Errata,
>>Now, when a triggered ability's trigger event occurs,
>>the ability simply goes on the stack.... Its controller
>>makes all choices for the ability when it resolves.
> When do I choice target of triggered ability?

When it goes onto the Stack, just like before.

>2) About Gilded Drake,
>
> I choose target a creature of Gilded Drake's CIP ability,
>but targeted creature gets Protection from blue before CIP
>ability resolves. What happen?

The Drake is sacrificed, because the exchange cannot take place (its
ability isn't countered on resolution because it says it cannot be
countered).

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[Jonathan Scott, asking about tapped artifacts]
>        Before the current rules, if an artifact was tapped, it was
>effectively 'shut off'.  Is this still true?

No. It's not true at all, unless the artifact says that it does this
(Winter Orb does say so, as does Howling Mine).

        Paul.
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