Sports League Season 4, Week 11: Melkor vs. rokapoke

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rokapoke

Guest
Untap, upkeep, draw.
Done.


Rokapoke: 11
Hand: 5
Library: 28
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(U) Forest x1

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman
Exile:
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Melkor: 15
Hand: 3
Library: 28
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(T) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(T) Soltari Trooper (1/1, Shadow, ~ gains +1/+1 when it attacks)
(T) Minister of Impediments (1/1, T: Tap target creature)
(S) Face Down Creature (2/2)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves
Exile:
 

Melkor

Well-known member
Untap, Upkeep, Draw

Attack with all three, responses?

Rokapoke: 11
Hand: 5
Library: 28
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(U) Forest x1

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman
Exile:
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Melkor: 15
Hand: 4
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(U) (U) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(T) Soltari Trooper (1/1, Shadow, ~ gains +1/+1 when it attacks)
(T) Minister of Impediments (1/1, T: Tap target creature)
(T) Face Down Creature (2/2)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Sandstorm (G; Instant; ~ deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.).
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Nope.

Incidentally, I assume the face-down creature cannot be morphed while Humility is in play. Is that accurate?
 

Melkor

Well-known member
I've been operating under the theory that it cannot be morphed.

Take 1, done

Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 5
Library: 28
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(U) Forest x1

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman
Exile:
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Melkor: 15
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(T) Face Down Creature (2/2)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Untap, upkeep, draw.
Attack with both.
Responses?



Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 5
Library: 27
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(U) Forest x1

(T) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(T) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 15
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(T) Face Down Creature (2/2)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Take 2.
Wild Nacatl.
Done.


Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 4
Library: 27
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(T) Forest x1

(T) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(T) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(S) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(T) Face Down Creature (2/2)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 

Melkor

Well-known member
Untap, Upkeep, Draw

Cast Shinewend, done

Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 4
Library: 27
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(T) Forest x1

(T) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(T) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(S) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(U) Face Down Creature (2/2)
(S) Shinewend (0/0, Flying, ~ enters play with a +1/+1 counter on it, W1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Destroy target enchantment)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Untap, upkeep, draw.
Attack with all 3.
Responses/blocks?



Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 5
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(UUU) Mountain x3
(U) Forest x1

(T) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(T) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(T) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(U) Face Down Creature (2/2)
(S) Shinewend (0/0, Flying, ~ enters play with a +1/+1 counter on it, W1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Destroy target enchantment)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
Um, just to be sure, Shinewend doesn't have his counter, right? Because of Humility?
 

Mooseman

Isengar Tussle
I believe that it does, since the 1/1 counter is not an ability
Unlike cards with triggered abilities that trigger when they enter the battlefield, cards with this sort of text work so that they can produce an effect as a replacement effect to entering the battlefield. This happens on Painter's Servant, Meddling Mage and many other creatures and is important so that something like Arcbound Worker can have power and toughness when it is on the battlefield so it doesn't die to state based effects. Because this is not a static, triggered or activated ability, Humility does not touch it. The creature isn't even on the battlefield when this effect is happening.
 
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rokapoke

Guest
In light of this new information, I'm going to forego my attack.

Untap, upkeep, draw.
Mountain.
Done.


Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 4
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(UUUU) Mountain x4
(U) Forest x1

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(U) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (U) Plains x3
(U) Island x1

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(U) Face Down Creature (2/2)
(S) Shinewend (0/0, Flying, ~ enters play with a +1/+1 counter on it, W1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Destroy target enchantment) * 1 +1/+1 counter *

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 

Melkor

Well-known member
I've been operating under the assumption that it did get the counter for the whole sports league

Untap, Upkeep, Draw

Island, cast Belltower Spinx, done

Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 4
Library: 26
Battlefield:

(UUUU) Mountain x4
(U) Forest x1

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(U) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 25
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (T) Plains x3
(T) (T) Island x2

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(U) Face Down Creature (2/2)
(U) Shinewend (0/0, Flying, ~ enters play with a +1/+1 counter on it, W1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Destroy target enchantment) * 1 +1/+1 counter *
(S) Belltower Sphinx (2/5, Flying, whenever a source deals damage to ~, that sources controller puts that many cards from the top of his or her library into the graveyard)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
I've been operating under the assumption that it did get the counter for the whole sports league
But that only works because of the wording, right? "Shinewend enters the battlefield with..." What about "when XXXXX enters the battlefield"? Do those work too?

In case it's not blatantly obvious, I don't find Humility all that straightforward anymore...

Regardless, my turn is straightforward.


Untap, upkeep, draw.
Forest.
Nessian Courser.
Done.


Rokapoke: 10
Hand: 3
Library: 25
Battlefield:

(UUUU) Mountain x4
(UU) Forest x2

(U) Beastbreaker of Bala Ged ([Level 0: 2/2]; Human Warrior; Level Up 2G; Level 1-3 4/4; Level 4+ 6/6 Trample)
(U) Lowland Basilisk (1/3; Basilisk; Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.)
(U) Wild Nacatl (1/1; Cat Warrior; ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. ~ gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.)
(S) Nessian Courser (3/3; Centaur Warrior)

Graveyard: Anaba Shaman, Sandstorm
Exile:
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Melkor: 13
Hand: 3
Library: 25
Battlefield:

(T) (T) (T) Plains x3
(T) (T) Island x2

Humility (Each creature loses all abilities and is a 1/1 creature)

(U) Face Down Creature (2/2)
(U) Shinewend (0/0, Flying, ~ enters play with a +1/+1 counter on it, W1, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Destroy target enchantment) * 1 +1/+1 counter *
(S) Belltower Sphinx (2/5, Flying, whenever a source deals damage to ~, that sources controller puts that many cards from the top of his or her library into the graveyard)

Graveyard: Time Ebb, Tundra Wolves, Soltari Trooper, Minister of Impediments, Ward of Lights
Exile:
 
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