 | Date Posted: 4/7/2010
Posted By: adam olson
Joined before August '08
Number of Replies: 3
Last Post: 4/8/2010 |
| | Eldrazi Rules | According to the magic website:
"Retrace: Out of all the keywords here, this one is frankly busted in half with Cast Through Time thanks to the fact that, unlike flashback, retrace doesn't end in exile. For example, cast Oona's Grace through time. You'll eventually get two cards, and then the Grace goes to your graveyard. But when you retrace it, it doesn't exile itself, so its rebound ability is free to exile it. So you can keep on casting Oona's Grace through time, drawing tons of cards along the way. Oh, and if Oona's Grace doesn't sound fetchy enough, substitute Spitting Image in. Yeah."
I'm confused. Retrace says if cast from the hand, so how can it be rebounded if it is cast from the yard?
"Have you ever seen a more beautifully punted baby?"- Bill Dauterive |
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 | Date Posted: 4/8/2010
Posted By: Matthew Ratz
Member Since: 2/29/2008
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| Retrace doesn't say cast from hand. Retrace is cast from the graveyard. Rebound does say that, So confusing key words aside. I'm not sure how it follows either.
Cast through Time gives all instans and sorceries rebound. So the first Oona's Grace would get rebound. However after being retraced, it shouldn't get rebound as it is cast from your graveyard and not your hand. Unless I am missing something else here, it would appear this article has a glaring misread of how retrace interacts.
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ftl/85
Playing to Win is Playing for Fun - Matthew Ratz |
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| Date Posted: 4/8/2010
Posted By: Matthew Ratz
Member Since: 2/29/2008
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| After checking out the discussion boards on that article it does appear to be a mistake made by the writer (and editor).
Playing to Win is Playing for Fun - Matthew Ratz |
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| Date Posted: 4/8/2010
Posted By: adam olson
Joined before August '08
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| Ok, just thought there was something I wasn't seeing.
"Have you ever seen a more beautifully punted baby?"- Bill Dauterive |
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