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12 months ago  ::  Jun 19, 2012 - 9:34PM #1
DragonWhisperer
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If I use Zealous Conscripts and take control of a Insectile Aberration with a Sword of Feast and Famine on it, do I gain control of the sword with the Aberration?
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12 months ago  ::  Jun 19, 2012 - 9:35PM #2
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Jun 19, 2012 -- 9:34PM, DragonWhisperer wrote:

If I use Zealous Conscripts and take control of a Insectile Aberration with a Sword of Feast and Famine on it, do I gain control of the sword with the Aberration?



No.  The Sword will stay attached, but you won't control it.
 

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12 months ago  ::  Jun 19, 2012 - 9:43PM #3
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You won't control the Sword. The main upshots of this are that (a) you can't put it on a different creatrue with the Equip ability, (b) its controller, not you, will untap their lands if the Aberation deals combat damage to a player, and (c) you can't sacrifice it, even if you have some means of sacrificing artifacts. The Aberation is still 5/4 with Protection from two colours, and will still cause any player it deals damage to to discard a card, even if that player is the one who technically controls the ability that causes this.
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12 months ago  ::  Jun 19, 2012 - 9:51PM #4
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Thx for the help!Smile
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12 months ago  ::  Jun 20, 2012 - 2:18AM #5
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Jun 19, 2012 -- 9:43PM, jeff-heikkinen wrote:

The Aberation is still 5/4 with Protection from two colours, and will still cause any player it deals damage to to discard a card, even if that player is the one who technically controls the ability that causes this.



And bcause of that, the sword's controller will get to untap because he controls the sword's triggered ability!

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12 months ago  ::  Jun 20, 2012 - 7:08AM #6
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Jun 20, 2012 -- 2:18AM, Zoidberg wrote:

Jun 19, 2012 -- 9:43PM, jeff-heikkinen wrote:

The Aberation is still 5/4 with Protection from two colours, and will still cause any player it deals damage to to discard a card, even if that player is the one who technically controls the ability that causes this.



And bcause of that, the sword's controller will get to untap because he controls the sword's triggered ability!


Yeah... he mentioned that in part B of his post. Literally one sentence before the part of the post you quoted.

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12 months ago  ::  Jun 20, 2012 - 9:05AM #7
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Jun 20, 2012 -- 7:08AM, RootBreaker wrote:

Jun 20, 2012 -- 2:18AM, Zoidberg wrote:

Jun 19, 2012 -- 9:43PM, jeff-heikkinen wrote:

The Aberation is still 5/4 with Protection from two colours, and will still cause any player it deals damage to to discard a card, even if that player is the one who technically controls the ability that causes this.



And bcause of that, the sword's controller will get to untap because he controls the sword's triggered ability!


Yeah... he mentioned that in part B of his post. Literally one sentence before the part of the post you quoted.



Facepalm.

I was sure it wasn't told that way... :P

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