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Magic (The Gathering) => Combo Corner => Topic started by: Artifex on July 24, 2012, 01:08:59 PM

Title: The untouchable.
Post by: Artifex on July 24, 2012, 01:08:59 PM
{Liliana Vess} + {Skill Borrower} with {Whispersilk cloak}

Activate Liliana's 2nd ability to put {Phage the untouchable} on top of your library.

I think it's hard to foresee, hence hard to counter. What do you guys think?
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: scarsabrex on July 24, 2012, 01:13:33 PM
doesn't work. phage has no activated abilities.
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: Artifex on July 24, 2012, 01:15:23 PM
Right, thought I was forgeting something. Resolved. 🔨
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: scarsabrex on July 24, 2012, 01:39:47 PM
does that enchantment work on creatures in the library?
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: KulrathKnight on July 24, 2012, 02:50:24 PM
{Body Double} would make you lose the game if you copied Phage.

The enchantment CBStrad is looking for is {Conspiracy}. And that would work :)
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: KulrathKnight on July 24, 2012, 06:38:51 PM
I assume then that Phage's ability would look for the creature spell that was cast and see that it lines up with the creature that entered, not that they had the same name but that they were the same thing.
Title: Re: The untouchable.
Post by: BlackJester on July 24, 2012, 07:10:30 PM
Quote from: Testset on July 24, 2012, 07:02:43 PM
It was copied AS it entered the battlefield,, which means the board recognizes it as a {Phage, the Untouchable} being cast from your hand. Even if copying {Phage, the Untouchable} was a triggered effect after {Body Double} enters the battlefield, you would not lose because copying a creature card does not trigger an ETB effect.

Can I get a ruling on this, please?
Anytime a card has it's name written on it, consider it to say [ THIS CARD ].  So if you cast {Body Double} and it enters as a copy of Phage, you cast "This card" and your safe.

Confirmed.