Post by Mike on Feb 23, 2018 10:19:08 GMT -6
What's your take on how this card works. SPECTRAL SHIFT-Choose one —
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Entwine
I've been told that the first part would allow me to change all basic land types in a persons deck to another like swamps to islands. I asked the guys at wizards of the coast and they tell me no thats not how it works. Their explanation is this -For the first part I think you are reading this a bit differently than it is designed. If a card reads (target creature gets +1/+1 for each mountain in play) The first part of Spectral Shift allows your to replace mountain with any other basic land type. This does not allow you to change one basic land type into another.
For the second part, it works similar to what I mentioned above, just not with basic lands, but color types instead. If a card reads (this creature gets +1/+1 for each blue creature on the battlefield) you can change the text from "blue" to any color of your choice.
I'm thoroughly confused since several forums say I'm right and then I look up another card
Magical Hack -Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.) And in the rulings for this card it says-It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.
Not sure whose right or if I'm even understanding at all. I've used it before to change my opponents swamps to plains and all his creature spells from black to green, pissed him off but he said it was legal.
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
• Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Entwine
I've been told that the first part would allow me to change all basic land types in a persons deck to another like swamps to islands. I asked the guys at wizards of the coast and they tell me no thats not how it works. Their explanation is this -For the first part I think you are reading this a bit differently than it is designed. If a card reads (target creature gets +1/+1 for each mountain in play) The first part of Spectral Shift allows your to replace mountain with any other basic land type. This does not allow you to change one basic land type into another.
For the second part, it works similar to what I mentioned above, just not with basic lands, but color types instead. If a card reads (this creature gets +1/+1 for each blue creature on the battlefield) you can change the text from "blue" to any color of your choice.
I'm thoroughly confused since several forums say I'm right and then I look up another card
Magical Hack -Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "swampwalk" to "plainswalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.) And in the rulings for this card it says-It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.
Not sure whose right or if I'm even understanding at all. I've used it before to change my opponents swamps to plains and all his creature spells from black to green, pissed him off but he said it was legal.