You are mistaken. Oblivion Ring cannot target anything with shroud or appropriate protection. It's text reads "another target permanent" to specify that it cannot target itself. There is still a targeting ability present, it's just restricted to not itself.
@Penance:
What you most likely heard was that Emrakul, the Aeons Torn could be exiled with Oblivion Ring. This is true because Emrakul has protection from "colored spells," and by the time the Ring's targeting ability goes on the stack, it has entered the battlefield as a permanent, no longer a spell. This also means that the abilities of creatures and other permanents can target the big guy.
If I have, say, 4x Ashen-Skin Zubera and 4x Dripping-Tongue Zubera on the battlefield, and I play Devouring Greed and sac all 8 Zuberas, would all 8 abilities trigger with 8 as the number of Zuberas put into the Graaveyard? Or would it be incremental from 1 to 8?
Hey, guys! I played Magic back when I was like 6, and a few months ago some friends got me into playing again, and I'm having a great time with it. I enjoy making decks and thinking up combos.
Hey all. I've been playing Magic for a while now, and I enjoy making decks. A recent idea I've had is a Banding based deck, but I have a few questions first.
If a Band includes a creature with protection from something, say, Guardian of the Guildpact, I'm assuming the band can still be blocked by monocolored creatures. According to a friend I asked about this, it was summed up as "abilities do not spill over to the entire band". I just wanted to make sure this was accurate. And I know that after I'm blocked with a monocolor, I can just assign all the combat damage to my Guardian of the Guildpact and he'll just soak it up.
Assuming the above is true, is it safe to say that individual restrictions on blockers as defined by individual cards do not apply to the entire band? If so, would the effect of Huang Zhong, Shu General be negated? Technically, it doesn't put any restrictions on individual cards blocking it, just the number. If a band including Huang Zhong, Shu General attacks, can it only be blocked by one creature? Same can be said for Krosan Vorine.
You are mistaken. Oblivion Ring cannot target anything with shroud or appropriate protection. It's text reads "another target permanent" to specify that it cannot target itself. There is still a targeting ability present, it's just restricted to not itself.
@Penance:
What you most likely heard was that Emrakul, the Aeons Torn could be exiled with Oblivion Ring. This is true because Emrakul has protection from "colored spells," and by the time the Ring's targeting ability goes on the stack, it has entered the battlefield as a permanent, no longer a spell. This also means that the abilities of creatures and other permanents can target the big guy.
Hope this helped.
If I have, say, 4x Ashen-Skin Zubera and 4x Dripping-Tongue Zubera on the battlefield, and I play Devouring Greed and sac all 8 Zuberas, would all 8 abilities trigger with 8 as the number of Zuberas put into the Graaveyard? Or would it be incremental from 1 to 8?
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If a Band includes a creature with protection from something, say, Guardian of the Guildpact, I'm assuming the band can still be blocked by monocolored creatures. According to a friend I asked about this, it was summed up as "abilities do not spill over to the entire band". I just wanted to make sure this was accurate. And I know that after I'm blocked with a monocolor, I can just assign all the combat damage to my Guardian of the Guildpact and he'll just soak it up.
Assuming the above is true, is it safe to say that individual restrictions on blockers as defined by individual cards do not apply to the entire band? If so, would the effect of Huang Zhong, Shu General be negated? Technically, it doesn't put any restrictions on individual cards blocking it, just the number. If a band including Huang Zhong, Shu General attacks, can it only be blocked by one creature? Same can be said for Krosan Vorine.