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Mage's Guile

Multiverse ID: 41155

Mage's Guile

Comments (7)

Duffey
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (3 votes)
A Awesome Flavor text decent card but its no counterspell
Gelzo
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0) (2 votes)
This can be better than a Counterspell in some cases, but Vines of Vastwood might be the better option. If your deck is creature-heavy enough to warrant playing this card over Counterspell, odds are you're playing with some green or can afford to.
dberry02
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (3 votes)
Most of the time, Alexi's Cloak is better.
NatalyNeeSama
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
Hi, Ixidor wife!

Hi, Original Akroma!
SquirePath
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Here's an interesting question:

A friend and I were playing together, and he was running a reanimate deck, obviously putting creatures in the graveyard, and I cast this on the creature he was trying to animate.

Is that legal? The rules don't say otherwise, just that it has to be a Creature...

It doesn't really matter anyway... It was mono-blue, and his target was Iona, Shield of Emeria...
MRHblue
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
SquirePath - No you cannot. Creatures do not exist in the graveyard, creature CARDS do. Creatures can only be targeted on the battlefield, and by then it would be too late.
shotoku64
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (2 votes)
@oracle
"target creature can't be the target of spells or abilities"
Paradox!