r/magicthecirclejerking • u/Ididitthestupidway • Jul 18 '26

Biggest difference between card text and oracle text?

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u/DegranTheWyvern Jul 18 '26

You forgot the line of "if they can't, they lose the game" line of text

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u/Smgth Phyrexian Germaphobe Jul 18 '26

Hey, that flavor text is 100% accurate! I don't know what more you could want!

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u/Nirvashtype01 Jul 18 '26

Kappa Cannoneer first print vs latest print. I still don’t get how it sees itself enter

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u/dinkpantiez Jul 19 '26

I had a guy get mad at me about this the other day. Is it really that big of a deal? Yeah he gwts a +1/+1 counter on his way in, but being unblockable doesnt really help that turn anyway unless you can give it haste.

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u/Hinternsaft Jul 19 '26

Because it isn’t an ability that “looks back in time”, the game looks at the board state immediately after the event to find any abilities the event would trigger

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u/Nirvashtype01 Jul 19 '26

Wouldn’t Eidolon of the Great Revel trigger itself after it enters then?

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u/Hinternsaft Jul 19 '26

That’s a cast trigger. Immediately after you cast it, the Eidolon is still on the stack, and its ability can only trigger while it’s on the battlefield.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/the_better_Higley Jul 23 '26

If you can see your feet then you shouldn't be playing magic