If an opponent plays Dromar's Charm to counter my commander, and I play redirect, can I use the gain 5 life ability in my favor?
Quote from: GamenDork on November 10, 2013, 11:47:31 PM
If an opponent plays {Dromar's Charm} to counter my commander, and I play {redirect}, can I use the gain 5 life ability in my favor?
{Redirect} ruling
8/15/2010 If the targeted spell is modal (that is, it says "Choose one --" or the like), you can't choose a different mode.
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Couldn't he redirect it to counter his redirect?
8/15/2010 If you cast Redirect targeting a spell that targets a spell on the stack (like Cancel does, for example), you can't change that spell's target to itself. You can, however, change that spell's target to Redirect. If you do, that spell will be countered when it tries to resolve because Redirect will have left the stack by then.
Quote from: Wackaman9001 on November 11, 2013, 09:52:49 AM
Couldn't he redirect it to counter his redirect?
Yes.
You can {Redirect} a counter spell to Redirect, as it's a valid target while on the stack. Once it resolves, it will go to the graveyard and the counter spell (the charm in this situation) will be "countered" by state based actions, as it's target is no longer legal.