Lets have an edh example where everyone has the mana to cast all spells. There are 4 players at the table.
An opponent casts {Abrupt Decay}. Can I respond with {Split Decision}?
I have two thoughts in mind about it. Either:
1. I can't target because there's a counter option.
2. I can target it and it would only resolve if the copy portion is voted on by the group.
Sorry I meant the tittle to have {Abrupt Decay} but the first spell I thought of with can't be countered was the Verdict 😅
Option 2 is correct. It can be cast. But if it comes up counter then nothing happens, but it could be copied!
Quote from: redwolv on April 20, 2016, 07:42:04 PM
Option 2 is correct. It can be cast. But if it comes up counter then nothing happens, but it could be copied!
Great thanks!
Important thing here is, that a spell that can't be countered, can still be targeted by a counterspell. The countering just will not happen.
So say you really want to draw cards, you can {arcane denial} your uncounterable spell, to draw three.
Ah, Kaylesh beat me to it! But to go off of what he said, think of it like this: you can still target an indestructable creature with {Doom Blade}, even though {Doom Blade} will not destroy it. Same concept with counterspells. You can target an uncounterable spell like {Abrupt Decay} or {Supreme Verdict} with a counterspell, even though it fails to counter the spell when it resolves.
So, why would you try to counter an uncounterable spell? Same reason you might cast {Ruinous Path} for its awaken cost on an indestructable creature: you still get the spell's other effects (the ones that work). So if I cast {Remand} targeting your {Abrupt Decay}, your {Abrupt Decay} does not get countered (and therefore does not return to your hand). BUT you DO draw a card.