If I cast Tims Spiral, then in response my opponent, would I draw 14 cards and he draw none? This card is waiting for someone to break it.
Oh, yes. It works with everything up to Teferi's Puzzle Box.
Thing is, well, it costs a bunch of mana, and if you could pay it, you could probably draw enough on your own.
Umm, Laquatus's Creativity,
You discard your hand. I draw that many cards.
winds of change
How does Plagiarize interact with Standstill? If I cast Plagiarize with a Standstill in play, does Standstill's effect trigger and go on the stack first, followed by Plagiarize, in which case I draw three cards, or does Standstill trigger after Plagiarize is on the stack?
When you cast Plagiarize, it goes on the stack. Then any effects that triggered due to the casting of Plagiarize go on the stack, such as Standstill. Since Standstill will resolve first, your opponent will get to draw their cards from Standstill before Plagiarize resolves.
But if you break your standstill with a different card, put standstill's effect on the stack, and then cast plagiarize, then you draw the cards.
Wouldn't the standstill just trigger again off the plagirize anyway? Looks to me like your opponent would still draw 3.
Peace
-GDarius
You are correct, GDarius.
Couldn't you trigger the Standstill, put the draw 3 effect on the stack THEN add Plagiarize. It resolves then the draw 3 resolves.
Plagiarize looks a lot like Teferi's Response, a cool card which is narrow in use. I'd usually rather have a Misdirection since most opponents favour cards which make them draw cards and not me.
If you are playing cards which make your opponent draw cards (except in an Academy deck) you'll probably lose. If your opponent is playing such cards you'll probably win anyway. It's good in multiplayer since there is a much greater chance of seeing such cards.
It also doesn't affect Fact or Fiction or Necro.
No, because Standstill is still in play after it's ability goes on the stack. It's only sacrificed upon resolution. So, as long as it's not resolved, every further spell played would trigger it again.
The only way to use Plagiarize with Standstill is to cast Plagiarize, then Standstill, then another spell.
Couldn't you Interdict it?
LOL
So Plagiarize is useless with Standstill as well as Fact or Fiction and Necro!!
Interdict
1U
Instant
Counter target activated ability of a permanent that's not a mana ability.
Draw a card.
Intedict doesn't work on triggered abilities. Anyway, your Interdict would still trigger the Standstill.
Can I get an official ruling from one of you judge types? Plagarize someone is response to them casting contract - what happenes and why - who antes, for example.
-Anxiety
Contract From Below
B
Sorcery
Discard your hand, then ante the top card of your library, then draw seven cards.
It's really quite straightforward. Plagiarize does exactly one thing: "if target player would draw a card, you draw a card instead." So when Contract resolves, its caster discards his or her hand, then antes the top card of his or her library, then the caster of Plagiarize draws seven cards.
Ah, thought contract read to draw eight cards and ante the first.
-Anxiety
On the card, it does. Gzeiger posted the Oracle wording.
I don´t know how to post a new topic so i will ask here. Why can´t I reach treshold in my first turn with Breakthrough for zero?
you can.
You just end up having threshold with one land in play and nothing in your hand, so it's not any good....
A few other notes on Interdict. Don't forget them most useful things about it: It has buyback, and the countered ability cannot be played again that turn.
Interdict doesn't have buyback. It's a cantrip, but can't be cast again and again.