New Posts For Thread: Purely hypothetical suition questiopnhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopnMy opponent last night only had 1 non-land peremant out, a snap-caster mage and I had 2 rest in peace, I then went to play detention sphere he then in response destroyed his snapcaster mage and said now I much choose my target after it entered the baThank you. I told you I was probably wrong! When I was browsing the rules I couldn't find that passage.[/quote]It also took me a while to find it, but I knew it was there.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopn?post_id=526158917#526158917Thank you. I told you I was probably wrong! When I was browsing the rules I couldn't find that passage.[/quote]It also took me a while to find it, but I knew it was there.Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:46:52 -0600Thank you. I told you I was probably wrong! When I was browsing the rules I couldn't find that passage.Poor, poor Skulking Ghost . He even gets spanked when people have no intention of spanking him.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopn?post_id=526158885#526158885Thank you. I told you I was probably wrong! When I was browsing the rules I couldn't find that passage.Poor, poor Skulking Ghost . He even gets spanked when people have no intention of spanking him.Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:45:43 -0600The specific placement of the words "target" and "you may" are irrelevant. They place those such that the wording reads naturally, but the choice of targets (if the ability requries any) is always mandatory and always happens as the ability is put onhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopn?post_id=526158829#526158829The specific placement of the words "target" and "you may" are irrelevant. They place those such that the wording reads naturally, but the choice of targets (if the ability requries any) is always mandatory and always happens as the ability is put onSat, 17 Nov 2012 17:41:23 -0600603.5. Some triggered abilities' effects are optional (they contain "may," as in "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may draw a card"). These abilities go on the stack when they trigger, regardless of whether their controller intends to exercise thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopn?post_id=526158515#526158515603.5. Some triggered abilities' effects are optional (they contain "may," as in "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may draw a card"). These abilities go on the stack when they trigger, regardless of whether their controller intends to exercise thSat, 17 Nov 2012 17:24:57 -0600I don't contend that. I contend whether this goes on the stack at all. I read the whole passage after "You may" as a player's choice: you may have this happen and choose a target and put this effect on the stack, or you may decide that nothing is hhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29499271/Purely_hypothetical_suition_questiopn?post_id=526158173#526158173I don't contend that. I contend whether this goes on the stack at all. I read the whole passage after "You may" as a player's choice: you may have this happen and choose a target and put this effect on the stack, or you may decide that nothing is hSat, 17 Nov 2012 17:05:02 -0600