New Posts For Thread: Can someone explain Cipher to a noob?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noobI think I understand it, but I am not sure:1. Play the cipher card encoded on a creature2. Attack with the creature3. Is it only once or every single time that creature attacks that I get the cipher ability to trigger? If I encode the cipher card, I1) Your first Main Phase. You cast Last Thoughts (LT)2) Pass priority so LT can resolve. Your opponent doesn't respond.3) LT starts resolving. You draw a card.4) After drawing, before putting LT on your graveyard,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noob?post_id=528439969#5284399691) Your first Main Phase. You cast Last Thoughts (LT)2) Pass priority so LT can resolve. Your opponent doesn't respond.3) LT starts resolving. You draw a card.4) After drawing, before putting LT on your graveyard,Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:12:43 -0600something like Harm's Way could cause it to trigger twice as welleg. you attack a player with an encoded 4/4 creature and that player casts Harm's Way targeting you. When your 4/http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noob?post_id=528436915#528436915something like Harm's Way could cause it to trigger twice as welleg. you attack a player with an encoded 4/4 creature and that player casts Harm's Way targeting you. When your 4/Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:42:48 -0600Lawyers are Orzhovhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noob?post_id=528435847#528435847Lawyers are OrzhovThu, 24 Jan 2013 10:32:09 -0600Awesome, that answers it.I would like to play Dimir at the prereslease, looks like I need to take a lawyer with me.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noob?post_id=528435243#528435243Awesome, that answers it.I would like to play Dimir at the prereslease, looks like I need to take a lawyer with me.Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:26:20 -0600the last part of the spell with Cipher is to exile it encoded to a creaturewhen that creature deals combat damage to a player you copy and cast that cardyou do that every time the creature deals combat damage to a player (think Double Strike)you cannhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75842/29731387/Can_someone_explain_Cipher_to_a_noob?post_id=528434009#528434009the last part of the spell with Cipher is to exile it encoded to a creaturewhen that creature deals combat damage to a player you copy and cast that cardyou do that every time the creature deals combat damage to a player (think Double Strike)you cannThu, 24 Jan 2013 10:13:24 -0600