When a card says “Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.” Or “Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners’ libraries.” Does it include me as well if I am playing the card? Or just other players? I’m new to the game and I read it as I have to do this as well as an “oh crap/level the playing ground” move but at the same time, it doesn’t make sense to “punish” myself as well. Help, please!
When a card says “Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.” Or “Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners’ libraries.” Does it include me as well if I am playing the card? Or just other players?
All means all. If it meant just the ones you don't control, it would say so. Compare Plague Wind with Damnation.
I’m new to the game and I read it as I have to do this as well as an “oh crap/level the playing ground” move but at the same time, it doesn’t make sense to “punish” myself as well. Help, please!
Effective usage of that card would be a strategy question rather than a rules question.
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Why bother with mere rulings when so many answers can be found in the Rules?
Thank you for your help! Also, sorry that I posted in the wrong spot, I thought that it was more of a rule question than a strategy question, my bad.
Rest easy, you did nothing wrong. You didn't post in the wrong forum, this really was a rules question, which happened to pop up because a strategic implication gave you doubt about the rules.
I wouldn't have carded Argus if he chose to explain briefly, in addition to his answer, that cards that affect all of a subset of permanents are designed, balanced and costed accordingly and encourage you to build around them, by, for example, playing less of that subset of permanent in your deck. That kind of contextual explanation is fine here, as long as it doesn't drag.
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I'm a former judge (lapsed), who keeps up to date on rules and policy. Keep in mind that judges' answers aren't necessarily more valid than those of people who aren't judges; what matters is we can quote the rules to back up our answers. When in doubt, ask for such quotes.
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All means all. If it meant just the ones you don't control, it would say so. Compare Plague Wind with Damnation.
Effective usage of that card would be a strategy question rather than a rules question.
I wouldn't have carded Argus if he chose to explain briefly, in addition to his answer, that cards that affect all of a subset of permanents are designed, balanced and costed accordingly and encourage you to build around them, by, for example, playing less of that subset of permanent in your deck. That kind of contextual explanation is fine here, as long as it doesn't drag.