Magic: The Gathering Rules Q&A

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Does Yuna, Grand Summoner's ability trigger when Yuna itself dies?

No. Yuna's second ability only triggers when another permanent you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield. Yuna's own death does not trigger the ability, so you won't get to tutor or put...

Apr 27 1 min read

Does Yuna, Grand Summoner's ability trigger when Yuna itself dies?

No. Yuna's second ability only triggers when another permanent you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield. Yuna's own death does not trigger the ability, so you won't get to tutor or put...

Triggered abilities Apr 27 1 min read
Can you combine the miracle cost and overload cost on Cyclonic Rift?

No. you cannot combine them. Per Magic rules, a spell can have only one alternative cost applied. With Lorehold in play, you can cast Cyclonic Rift for {2} via miracle—but this produces the...

Apr 22 1 min read
Does Doubling Season make a saga skip Chapter I when it re-enters the battlefield?

No. When a saga re-enters with Doubling Season in play, it receives 2 lore counters immediately, which causes both Chapter I and Chapter II to trigger simultaneously on the same turn. Chapter I is not...

Sagas Apr 22 1 min read
What does Tishana's Tidebinder actually target when used against a saga?

Tishana's Tidebinder targets the triggered ability on the stack (such as a chapter ability from a saga like Bahamut), not the permanent itself. Because that ability belongs to a creature, the...

Triggered abilities Apr 22 1 min read
Why does Urza's Saga keep its activated abilities under Blood Moon?

Urza's Saga's chapter-granted abilities survive Blood Moon because the effects that grant those abilities operate in Layer 6 (ability-adding), which is always applied after Layer 4 (type-changing...

Sagas Apr 22 1 min read
Does Urza, Lord High Artificer let you tap mana rocks for extra mana on top of their normal production?

No. Urza doesn't generate extra mana beyond what your artifacts would normally produce. Instead, his ability lets you redirect untapped artifacts to produce blue mana instead of their normal mana....

Apr 13 1 min read

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Magic: The Gathering Rules Q&A

Does Yuna, Grand Summoner's ability trigger when Yuna itself dies?

Does Yuna, Grand Summoner's ability trigger when Yuna itself dies?

Can you combine the miracle cost and overload cost on Cyclonic Rift?

Does Doubling Season make a saga skip Chapter I when it re-enters the battlefield?

What does Tishana's Tidebinder actually target when used against a saga?

Why does Urza's Saga keep its activated abilities under Blood Moon?

Does Urza, Lord High Artificer let you tap mana rocks for extra mana on top of their normal production?