Say I have a Chronozoa with 2 time counters and a Volrath, the Shapestealer on my board. Someone casts a destroy spell targeting Volrath, and in response I turn him into a copy of Chronozoa (that is 7/5 with Volrath's ability) then after the spell resolves I redirect him from the graveyard to my command zone. Do I get copies of Chronozoa from my Volrath dieing? Do they enter as 7/5 Chronozoas with Volrath's ability, regular 3/3 illusions, or do they both come in as regular Volrath, as he exists in the command zone, and one dies due to legendary rule?
If I have Volrath copy a Bear, then play Clone targeting Volrath, the clone will be a 8/5 with Volrath's ability to shapshift. If I use that ability to turn my Clone into another creature, what does that Clone turn back into at the start of my next turn? The Bear or Volrath?
Ah thanks! So starting with the player who went before whoever cast the spell and working in reverse turn order, each player has the opportunity to swap their Chimara and a spell on the stack. Meaning that, if they want it, the player who plays the spell or whoever is next in turn order gets control of the spell and gives their chimara to the next player in the turn order (that decided to steal it). Meaning that if you have a chimera your immune to other chimeras stealing your spells, and if everyone has a chimera, no spells can be stolen. That makes sense now! Thanks a bunch.
And I figured that commander didn't change anything, but I wasn't sure if other modes had official multiplayer rules since I've only played 1v1 drafts and commander and wanted to be as specific as I could.
If I'm playing a 4 player free for all game of commander, and each player has a copy of Perplexing Chimera on their board (because I made clones of it and traded them away for spells) what happens when someone plays a card everyone wants (lets say Expropriate)? How do you determines who gets ownership of the spell and the Chimeras? Are there different ways for players to activate their chimeras that will result in different outcomes?
The situation hasn't come up in a real game, but I'm making a clone/theft deck with the Chimera in it and figure this is a possibility.
If I have Volrath copy a Bear, then play Clone targeting Volrath, the clone will be a 8/5 with Volrath's ability to shapshift. If I use that ability to turn my Clone into another creature, what does that Clone turn back into at the start of my next turn? The Bear or Volrath?
Similarly, Wolfir Silverheart gives you 27 damage for 1 mana less, sadly without trample or ramping other creatures however.
And I figured that commander didn't change anything, but I wasn't sure if other modes had official multiplayer rules since I've only played 1v1 drafts and commander and wanted to be as specific as I could.
The situation hasn't come up in a real game, but I'm making a clone/theft deck with the Chimera in it and figure this is a possibility.