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Zhambah <zhambah@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Right, let me set the scene,
> I have in play: Krarks Thumb, Ivory Mask, Bottle of Suleiman, Chance
> Encounter, and Mana Clash
Krark's Thumb
{2}
Legendary Artifact
If you would flip a coin, instead flip two coins and ignore one.
Ivory Mask
{2}{W}{W}
Enchantment
You can't be the target of spells or abilities.
Bottle of Suleiman
{4}
Artifact
{1}, Sacrifice Bottle of Suleiman: Flip a coin. If you lose the flip,
Bottle of Suleiman deals 5 damage to you. If you win the flip, put a 5/5
Djinn artifact creature token with flying into play.
Chance Encounter
{2}{R}{R}
Enchantment
Whenever you win a coin flip, put a luck counter on Chance Encounter.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Chance Encounter has ten or more
luck counters on it, you win the game.
Mana Clash
{R}
Sorcery
You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mana Clash deals 1 damage to
each player whose coin comes up tails. Repeat this process until both
players' coins come up heads on the same flip.
You don't have Mana Clash in play.
212.7d Sorceries can't come into play. If a sorcery would come into
play, it remains in its previous zone instead.
> 1)Because I have Ivory Mask out, do I get any effects from Bottle of
> Suleiman?
I see nothing about Ivory Mask that might interfere with the ability of
Bottle of Suleiman. Bottle of Suleiman has no targeted ability.
> 2)Because I have Ivory Mask out, can I be targeted by mana clash?
You can't be the target of *your* Mana Clash even without Ivory Mask in
play. Ivory Mask means that you can't be the target of your opponent's
Mana Clash either.
> 3)Because I have Ivory Mask out, can I use Krarks Thumb's abilty?
You must use that ability; you have no choice. (If it said "you may",
you would have the option of not using the ability.)
> 4)Because I have Ivory Mask out, Do I get any counters on Chance
> Encounter?
I see nothing about Ivory Mask that might interfere with either ability
of Chance Encounter. Chance Encounter has no targeted ability.
> My Thinking
> 1) No
> 2) No
> 3) Yes
> 4) No
Target
Whenever the phrase "target [something]," where [something] is a phrase
that describes an object or player, appears in a spell or ability, the
controller of the spell or ability chooses something that matches
whatever follows that word. The choice of a spell or ability's targets
is made when the spell or ability is played. See rule 415, "Targeted
Spells and Abilities."
An instant or sorcery is targeted if the text that will be followed
when it resolves uses the phrase "target [something]," where the
"something" is a phrase that describes an object or player. (If an
activated or triggered ability of an instant or sorcery uses the word
target, that ability is targeted, but the spell is not.)
An activated or triggered ability is targeted if it uses the phrase
"target [something]," where the "something" is a phrase that describes
an object or player.
Local-enchantment spells are always targeted, even though they
don't use the phrase "target [something]." They target the permanent or
player they will enchant. (See rule 415.3.) A local-enchantment
permanent doesn't target anything.
Neither Equipment spells nor Equipment permanents are targeted.
(See rule 415.3.) An Equipment may have abilities which are targeted.
A spell or ability on the stack can't target itself.
A spell that targets the same object or player more than once isn't
a "spell with a single target."
--
Daniel W. Johnson
panoptes@iquest.net
http://members.iquest.net/~panoptes/
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