What happens when you copy Mayael, the Anima's ability? Do you get two creatures from the same set of 5 cards, or does the ability completely resolve once, and then you use it again?
Posted By:
CharonSquared
(6/28/2010 6:03:43 PM)
Rings of Brighthearth + Chandra Nalaar = Win.
Posted By:
Jedi1josh
(4/19/2009 9:08:46 AM)
@ Slagoon
No, you cannot normally use a single Rings of Brighthearth to copy any activated more than once. It is a triggered ability which is put on the stack whenever you use an activated ability. You can either pay the mana for Rings once or not at all, which will either get you one copy or no copies. If you had more than one copy of Rings, though, you would get more than one trigger.
@DarthParallax
Kaalia of the Vast's ability doesn't work with Rings. Her ability is a triggered ability that goes on the stack when she attacks. Rings only works on activated abilities.
@Averyck
The stack will look like this:
--RIngs Trigger
--Rhys the Redeemed's 2nd ability
Rings trigger resolves putting a copy of every token you control into play (2x original # of tokens).
Rhys ability resolves puttinga copy of every token you control into play (4x original # of tokens).
Rings only cares if the ability is activated- targeting is irrelevant.
Posted By:
strider24seven
(1/9/2013 6:27:21 AM)
@TomYoung: Doubling Karn's ultimate doesn't do anything. As soon as the first copy resolves, it ends the game, which means the second copy never gets a chance to resolve.
Posted By:
Aquillion
(6/9/2013 7:03:41 PM)
This is one of those cards that are hard to use without completely breaking the game, reminds me of freed from the reel.
Best use is for sacrifice abilities, as the sacrifice is part of the cost you can get twice the effect for just a lil bit of mana.
its even better with legendary creatures as you can effectively have two of them out in play if its sole use is a tap ability, Arcum anyone?
Also gives multicolored decks a mana sink for intensive spell costs,
also if an ability has x in its cost you can copy that value for 2 mana, making you effectively save a heap of mana on blaze like abilities. e.g. Flameblast Dragon's ability
if you pay 4R for its blaze for an extra 2 mana with this you can deal another 4 damage and save yourself 4 mana, and it will let you target a new player/creature
Posted By:
Ava_Adore
(5/5/2011 3:52:57 PM)
Use on a fully levelled Echomage to do four copies of any sorcery/instant- say, anything that does four damage. Cool way to win the game out of nowhere.
Posted By:
djflo
(12/5/2010 4:37:11 AM)
can you keep paying 2 mana to have multiple copies of the ability or can you only do the copy once?
Posted By:
BFW_AOK_C_CHANEL
(9/23/2009 1:16:59 PM)
Haha, Door to Nothingness - "You lose so hard, you lose twice." Style points in a duel, actually practical in multiplayer.
How is this not rated higher? This thing is bonkers. So many activated abilities that are so very, very excellent when doubled - especially since, as it's been pointed out, when you copy it you don't have to pay additional costs. Planeswalker abilities, people. This is one of the very few cards that will let you abuse planeswalkers.
Sorin Markov - Control your opponent's next two turns.
Venser, the Sojourner - Exile two permanents with each spell you cast. (Warning: Could get dangerous for you, since it's mandatory)
Koth of the Hammer - Add RR to your mana pool for each mountain to superpower an X spell.
Gideon Jura - Destroy two creatures. (Not as flashy as the others, but still brutal.)
Elspeth Tirel - Putting six... (see all)
Posted By:
Magnor_Criol
(3/8/2011 1:41:24 PM)
Guys, This thing is so overpowered it's not even funny. It's underrated, underused, and underestimated so often that people fail to think of it as a threat. You can double every tap effect, plansewalker ability, or other activated ability as long as its not a mana ability. My 2 favorite uses for it are prototype portal and making infinite mana but its got so many uses its a wonder its not banned. I once usedGilder Barin and Jace Beleren with 2 of these to get his loyalty to 40 the turn after I brought him out against 2 players and the next turn I milled one player for 20 cards and the other for 40. They conceded right there.
Posted By:
saphireblade
(1/22/2011 9:05:53 AM)
Turns my millstones into double millstones!
Posted By:
Ryney
(8/22/2010 2:32:42 AM)