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Oops.. I was wrong. Found my answer on the forum about Spellskite's ability and counterspells (or any other spell where Spellskite would be an illegal target). I think that the card itself is worded poorly and should have been something along the lines of "Change a target of target spell or ability from target creature to Spellskite."

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Posted By: nerach (5/3/2011 10:25:52 AM)

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I don't suppose I could use it to redirect a counterspell, forcing the spell to fizzle without a legal target?

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Posted By: mikekuczyns (5/10/2011 10:12:44 AM)

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Take that go for the throat

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Posted By: Endomarru (6/25/2011 11:46:01 PM)

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While playing this card with friends, we argued the whether Spellskite will be able to redirect Blightning.
Reason being the first target from player to creature can be resolved, hence the target is legal.

Comments please. Need to know....urgently
thanks

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Posted By: Guest2103034515 (7/6/2011 5:42:13 AM)

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Doran, the siege tower!! it protects him from removal and it's a 4/4 for 2! too crazy

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Posted By: Lueseto (2/17/2012 1:01:06 PM)

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Pemmin's aura doesn't work with Spellskite, nor does anything that give it shroud/hexproof. A shrouded Spellskite isn't a legal target for any spell, meaning that you can't redirect anything to it.

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Posted By: adrian.malacoda (7/7/2012 2:05:39 AM)

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Probably most controlling creature ever devised. You have to remove him or you can't remove anything else. Powerful

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Posted By: Leonidus78 (4/28/2011 8:40:37 PM)

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make him indestructable and he can be quite the nuisance

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Posted By: bigdeezy88 (4/29/2011 4:26:23 AM)

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Flagbearer that eats your heart out.

Too bad that paying the life cost is most critical vs. Red decks where the abillity really could shine.
Hardly usable outside of Tempered Steel Decks. Would have been great with 1P/ Blue

mana coast! That way it would be awesome in Grand Architect Decks.

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Posted By: Vividice (4/30/2011 1:16:28 PM)

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saves your Precursor Golems from nasty removal spells.

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Posted By: ZeroSheep (4/30/2011 4:33:48 PM)

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You cat this spell, I KILL you with my Mindslaver!

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Posted By: JuzamDjimmy (5/18/2011 10:32:57 AM)

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I severely underestimated this card. its really amazing. probably my favorite card in the set.

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Posted By: krauser-gogetthegirl (5/16/2011 5:30:57 PM)

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I wish this had defender so it could interact better with Overgrown Battlement. Great card to protect your combo though. Doesn't stop Go for the Throat sadly. Also it's kind of ironic how this thing stops the Twin Exarch combo, but will likely be used by it.

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Posted By: blink182zombies (5/13/2011 6:17:40 AM)

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So if I have a Livewire Lash equiped, and play a giant growth, can I trigger him multiple times to trigger the lash over and over?

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Posted By: UlyVanHammer (5/12/2011 1:52:31 PM)

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Hate targeted artifact destruction? Pair this with Asceticism.

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Posted By: Splizer (5/10/2011 2:47:31 PM)

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I don't suppose I could use it to redirect a counterspell, forcing the spell to fizzle without a legal target?

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Posted By: mikekuczyns (5/10/2011 10:12:44 AM)

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Yeah, that was disheartening for sure about the whole equipment thing. That kinda made me see this as wasted potential which is absurd because by itself it's a control card for any color and has pretty good defense for a 2 drop. It still is a solid card though and it is better planes walker hate than that hex parasite in my opinion. It will see play with Phyrexian Revoker, riddlesmith, and bonehoard in my newer artifact deck.

@HairlessThoctar Yeah, I know what you mean about that. Basically though it allows you to play targeted removal counterspells and forces the opponent to deal with this before a threat so its good for that ability alone but the added defense of 4 makes it a higher priority good. In summary it's a great stall card that doubles as protection for your win conditions. Not obviously overpowered or broken like jace, the mindsculptor, batterskull/autocard... (see all)

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Posted By: saphireblade (5/10/2011 3:12:06 AM)

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