Hi! I have a question concerning Veil of Summer. Say I'm about to cast a spell and I'm worried that it will get countered, can I cast Veil of Summer in response to my opponents counterspell? If so do I get to draw a card due to it's trigger? Or do I have to cast Veil before I cast my spell? Are there any tricks I can use with this card? Thanks in advance!!
Yes, you can cast the Veil in response to a counterspell. It thus will resolve before it. Now for its effects: First, you draw a card if that counterspell was blue or black (there are some counterspells for which that isn't true!), since it was cast by an opponent this turn (or some other blue or black spell was cast this turn already). This is not a trigger, just a conditional effect of your spell. Second, the rules of the game are changed, so that your spells can't be countered this turn. Any effect trying to do so after this point will simply fail. As is the case with that counterspell, which is still waiting to resolve. If that counterspell has additional effects, those may still happen. Lastly, you and your permanents gain hexproof from blue and black, so anything blue or black targeting you or your permanents, including spells and abilities from such sources already on the stack, can't target you or your permanents anymore. Like always with illegal targets, this can lead to spells/abilities resolving with no effect.
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