If you are playing free for all, which opponent chooses the type of creature you cannot take over?
KrosanGardener
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
I believe you choose the opponent.
Designer_Genes
★★★★☆ (4.6/5.0)(4 votes)
I love Cephalids. And this guy is a nice card. Kinda barely works in block though. :/
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(10 votes)
Always pick hippo. Always. You never know when it's gonna come in handy.
iamjohn
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Reading comp is tech
I can't take the creature type you CHOOSE,so if your not playing hippos dont pick hippos,but if you are playing hippos say hippo
Gelzo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"I choose Sliver."
Crap!
TheHandyman
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Not terribly useful against elf decks. Or goblin decks. Or dragon decks. Or soldier decks. Or vampire decks. Or merfolk decks. Or bird decks. Or cleric decks. Or zombie decks. Or treefolk decks. Or wizard decks. Or sliver decks. Or shapeshifter decks. Or cat decks. Or eldrazi decks. Or rat decks. Or fungus decks. Or insect decks. Or ally decks. Or...
this is not so great, my decks not even tribal and I wouldn't really be threatened by this, I'd probably pick zombie, just because the zombies are the only cards that don't hurt their controler, so you might not want to take control of anythign in my deck that isn't a zombie. although I guess the reassembling skeletons are also safe, if relatively useless.
land_comment
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
I agree. Choose hippo.
DarthParallax
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(6 votes)
well, DUH they had to make it weak. it's CONTROL MAGIC ON A STICK.
what'd you expect?
a 5/5 flying with 'When cardname is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, gain control of target creature.'
If I use Amoeboid Changeling to remove all creature types from target creature and then control it, do I control it until that creature hasn't the chosen creature type or it's for ever?
Shadoflaam
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Always choose Uncle Istvan. Works like a charm. Unfortunately that charm is Cephalid Charm.
blurrymadness
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
If you play with the opponent's creature types using Unnatural Selection and use untap effects you can put several of the triggers on the stack before letting him stay tapped.
I.E. Let's say.. turn 4? PlayHigh Tide Make 3 of their creatures.. thopters or something.. using Unnatural Selection Freed from the reel or Pemmin's Aura your way into the record books with your last 3 mana to capture 3 creatures nigh permanently. Heck, with Pemmin's you can use the 3rd mana to give him shroud if they try to kill him.
Not a great card, but could do the trick for an ambitious johnny.
Superllama12
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I choose Sponge...no no no wait, Wombat...wait I have one of those too...uh, Brushwagg...nooo...
Buridan
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@paynob I'd say that his ability only checks once when declaring as a target. Just take a look at Aladdin - in his rulings the appropriate case is explained. Thus here it should be the say way the rulings work.
@Blurrymadness: That would be a great plan, if untapping the Cephalid Stick did not lose you control of the creature. Now, Illusion Bracers would work fine.
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I can't take the creature type you CHOOSE,so if your not playing hippos dont pick hippos,but if you are playing hippos say hippo
Crap!
what'd you expect?
a 5/5 flying with 'When cardname is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, gain control of target creature.'
years later, looks at Kamigawa spoilers:
Keiga, The Tide Star
Oh. My. God....
I.E. Let's say.. turn 4?
PlayHigh Tide
Make 3 of their creatures.. thopters or something.. using Unnatural Selection
Freed from the reel or Pemmin's Aura your way into the record books with your last 3 mana to capture 3 creatures nigh permanently. Heck, with Pemmin's you can use the 3rd mana to give him shroud if they try to kill him.
Not a great card, but could do the trick for an ambitious johnny.
I'd say that his ability only checks once when declaring as a target.
Just take a look at Aladdin - in his rulings the appropriate case is explained. Thus here it should be the say way the rulings work.
so yeah - use it with Amoeboid Changeling or Ego Erasure or any other thing that removes creature types for one turn.