New Posts For Thread: casting cards on your opponent's sidehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_sideif i were to cast a card (lets say an artifact), would your opponent gain the abilities of said artifact?i was thinking of a 'killer combo' that involed casting library of leng onto my opponent's side. would my opponent gain the "no maximum hand sizeCorrect.Cards like Donate or Zedruu the Greathearted can give your opponent control of something.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_side?post_id=527550453#527550453Correct.Cards like Donate or Zedruu the Greathearted can give your opponent control of something.Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:26:37 -0600No, you cannot give control of your permanents to any other player unless an effect specifically allows or requires you to do so, because there is no rule which allows it.For the same reason, you cannot draw or discard cards from your hand, or changehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_side?post_id=527550441#527550441No, you cannot give control of your permanents to any other player unless an effect specifically allows or requires you to do so, because there is no rule which allows it.For the same reason, you cannot draw or discard cards from your hand, or changeFri, 28 Dec 2012 11:25:58 -0600so i cant just give controll of the card, or any card, unless the card says i can. no casting kobolds on my opponent's side cuz im feeling merciful and showing pity that he cant get a creature out or anything else like that?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_side?post_id=527550409#527550409so i cant just give controll of the card, or any card, unless the card says i can. no casting kobolds on my opponent's side cuz im feeling merciful and showing pity that he cant get a creature out or anything else like that?Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:24:02 -0600Some artifacts will affect your opponent, some won't, it depends on how the card is phrased. Library of Leng will not affect your opponent since it specifies "You", which means the controller.For an example of thehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_side?post_id=527549961#527549961Some artifacts will affect your opponent, some won't, it depends on how the card is phrased. Library of Leng will not affect your opponent since it specifies "You", which means the controller.For an example of theFri, 28 Dec 2012 11:04:18 -0600Keep in mind that the battlefield doesn't have "sides", it is a shared zone. It all comes down to which player controls what. So, unless the card or an effect specifically says otherwise, any spell you cast that becomes a permanent will be under youhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29604409/casting_cards_on_your_opponents_side?post_id=527549957#527549957Keep in mind that the battlefield doesn't have "sides", it is a shared zone. It all comes down to which player controls what. So, unless the card or an effect specifically says otherwise, any spell you cast that becomes a permanent will be under youFri, 28 Dec 2012 11:04:15 -0600