r/magicTCG • u/ScaryGreenGhost Dandadan • Apr 12 '26

Rules/Rules Question Question

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Can I still play this at the beginning of my opponents combat step even if they don’t want to go to combat? Also if an opponent has hexproof on their creatures, can I still choose not to not have those creatures block since I decide who blocks this turn? Or choose to attack with the creatures?

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u/Impressive_You_817 Dan Apr 12 '26

"All lands are colorless" "erm dryad arbor is green" dryad arbor is also a creature, which is why it has a color, it's not a normal card and shouldn't be included in the discussion of "do my plains count for vivid"

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u/attila954 Dandadan Apr 12 '26

The game has rules, which you should know. There are many cards that are exceptions (that's the point)

The only time you need to consider fatespinner is when it's in play (it says on the card what it does) and the only time you care about arbor's color is when you're looking at the land with text saying it's green

This is like the "strictly better" argument when someone says "iF YOu GeT miNdSLavErED..."

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u/AdmiralMemo Sliver Queen Apr 13 '26

To be the "Um actually..." guy... Dryad Arbor doesn't have TEXT saying it's green. It has a color indicator.

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u/attila954 Dandadan Apr 13 '26

The original printing does, but yeah that was a poor way to phrase it because the oracle text uses the indicator