Using the attach ability of a card like Cranial Plating works the same way. Daybreak Coronet deserves a special mention here. The Coronet can only be attached to a creature that already has an aura attached to it. So for Spellskite to be a legal target for the Coronet, Spellskite must already have an aura attached to it.
Activating the ability if Spellskite has no auras attached to it just means that the target for the Coronet will not be changed. Skip to content Modern continues to be a popular format, and as players continue to discover the format, cards from the past are returning to prominence.
But if you target your own spell, then you will get a second chance to resolve it while their Cryptic Command if they chose the Dismiss mode is countered for lack of a legal target. Another situation where Remanding your own spell can be useful is when your opponent responds to your Fatal Push by sacrificing that creature to Arcbound Ravager. In that case, you might as well Remand your own Fatal Push so that you can recast it and target their Arcbound Ravager.
Another situation where countering your own spells can be beneficial is with storm cards. Suppose your opponent is at 21 while the current storm count is 9. You can then play Grapeshot , let all the copies resolve to reduce their life total to 12, return the original Grapeshot to your hand with Remand, and cast it again for exactly lethal. Finally, if your opponent is beating you down and refuses to cast any new spells, then as a desperation move you could Remand your own Serum Visions or any other spell.
If you control Baral, Chief of Compliance , you even get to loot in the process, so this can sometimes be a good move for Storm players.
But my favorite use of Vendilion Clique is to play it in response to an effect that asks your opponent to put a creature from their hand onto the battlefield.
As a final trick, you can play Vendilion Clique in response to a Bloodstained Mire activation to snag Searing Blaze before your opponent achieves landfall. Correspondingly, the optimal sequencing as a Burn player would be to cast Searing Blaze, hold priority, and respond by cracking the fetchland. Sunburst is a weird ability in that Engineered Explosives only counts the number of colors spent to cast it.
I have four examples. As a Burn player, protection-from-red creatures are a nightmare. And all damage dealt to them from red sources is prevented. But if you have Skullcrack , then that damage prevention effect no longer applies, which offers an opportunity when your opponent is in blocking mode. So if your opponent blocks your Goblin Guide with Etched Champion and you cast Skullcrack before damage, then their Etched Champion will die.
The same holds for Kor Firewalker and Master of Waves. It is a narrow situation but what I want you to take away from this is to always be thinking about your options during a game.
I would like to leave you with some popular cards that see play in Modern that Spellskite either can or cannot be used for. My aim here is not to name every single card. My goal is to show off some cards for you to study and learn why Spellskite can redirect those but not the others. Some of these may seem obvious to you, but maybe some of them aren't. If you have anything to add that you think is worth noting, please share it with us!
Spells or abilities Spellskite CAN redirect:. Note: The only ability on Arcbound Ravager that can successfully be redirected is the last part of its Modular ability when it dies. I've tried replying to those using Facebook but for some reason my replies will not show. I don't why? But anyways, David Porzio, Valakut's triggers only need a legal target in order to put them on the stack.
They do not need a legal target upon resolution. When the triggers resolve and their target is no longer on the battlefield or has been given hexproof, etc. It is not a bug.
Nothing in Magic says a spell or ability has to have a legal target in order to resolve. David Porzio: I think the confusion is because there is a difference between Spellskite's ability to redirect the target of a spell or ability and actual damage redirection. The ability of Valakut is what is being redirected; the damage happens has a the result of the ability.
Spellskite can only change targets; it never redirects damage. Your question to the judge would apply to a card like Shining Shoal. A nice idea for an article. There are a lot of cards in Modern that offer flexible options that could inspire more articles like this! A counter-Skite technique for those looking to fight against Skite.
While Skite's ability is on the stack, if you remove it before the ability resolves, the original target will be retained. So for a deck like Burn or Zoo, getting them to pay 2 life and then throwing out a Smash To Smithereens or a Path nets you a free "Shock".
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