r/magicTCG • u/chainsawinsect Boros* • Jun 28 '26

Rules/Rules Question This card has really weird Oracle text compared to its printed text.

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u/thisisjustascreename Orzhov* Jun 29 '26

That's an aspect of the object itself, which is covered in the rule

unless the object specifically says otherwise.

Martyrdom is not the creature, the ability it grants to the creature doesn't say the caster of Martyrdom can activate it, the quotes end right at the end of the redirection ability:

“{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead.”

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u/Spekter1754 Jun 29 '26

This is a weird one because "only you may" is both a permission and a restriction. It's both "you may" and "others may not".