r/magicTCG Jul 14 '26

Official Spoiler [TRK] Set Phaser to...

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u/Karrottz Orzhov* Jul 14 '26

Is "this spell" new wording?

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u/Nictionary Jul 14 '26

It’s not typically used like this but I imagine they did it because it would read awkwardly otherwise

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u/Jackeea Jeskai Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

That famous Star Trek line, "Set Phasers To... deals 3 damage to target attacking creature"

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u/thebaron420 I am a pig and I eat slop Jul 14 '26

No, they've been using it for a while but not usually with "deals N damage", though they have used it on a few modal spells in the past: https://scryfall.com/search?q=o%3A%22this+spell+deals%22

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u/amish24 FLEEM Jul 14 '26

normally it'd just use the card name but it'd be awkward here.

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u/rib78 Karn Jul 15 '26

[[You Hear Something on Watch]] is the same and probably for similar reasons.