Target: Revision history

21 April 2023

• curprev 08:3708:37, 21 April 2023‎ >Hunterofsalvation‎ m 8,883 bytes +294‎ Reverted edits by 1.145.55.65 (talk) to last revision by Jerodast
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4 September 2022

• curprev 19:2019:20, 4 September 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ 8,883 bytes −20‎ Rephrased Bounty of Might example so readers don't need to look at the full card to understand the idea.
• curprev 18:5618:56, 4 September 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ 8,903 bytes +205‎ Rephrased to clarify that enchant, among MANY others, is a keyword ability whose rules describe targeting. As the page said, the word may appear in either the card text or in the definition of keyword abilities on the card, but rephrased to emphasize this further. While "enchant" is a rather complex keyword, it is not an exception to anything stated here, but it is a good example. Used 4 example keywords to get a broad range of keyword types that all invoke targeting rules.

1 August 2022

• curprev 16:1916:19, 1 August 2022‎ >Nave711‎ m 8,698 bytes +27‎ I added enchant as as a targeted ability, as the page said that a targeted spell is *always* indicated by the word target, which is not true in the case of enchantments.

24 July 2022

• curprev 03:4303:43, 24 July 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ m 8,671 bytes +23‎ links

23 July 2022

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15 March 2022

• curprev 00:2500:25, 15 March 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ 8,647 bytes +433‎ Cribbed from the protection article, seems worth noting

10 March 2022

• curprev 06:3306:33, 10 March 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ 8,214 bytes +306‎ Timing differences for abilities
• curprev 06:2106:21, 10 March 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ m 7,908 bytes −85‎ slightly less wordy phrasing

8 February 2022

• curprev 02:2402:24, 8 February 2022‎ >Jerodast‎ m 7,993 bytes +121‎ Minor rephrasings. Biggest one is removing the term "beginner" and instead describing the level of understanding more specifically.

31 December 2021

• curprev 04:2904:29, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 7,872 bytes +124‎ Argh, and now I come full circle and realize that pointing out the relationship between countering and fizzling was there originally as its own related mechanic, and was much clearer when there weren't a whole bunch of interactions all piling up, alas. Maybe THIS is the right way to group together the different forms of fizzling while still letting them have their own space and without losing that point about fizzling/counters in general?
• curprev 03:2003:20, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 7,748 bytes +22‎ May as well say WHO it was chosen by
• curprev 03:1303:13, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 7,726 bytes +407‎ Most of what was added about vehicles had nothing to do with targeting and seemed to be about not dealing damage to artifacts even if they have a toughness value. Any implied point about target validity is a) much less common or confused and b) already addressed above with the mention of type-changing making targets invalid. However, this was a perfect reminder of the need to clarify the difference between damage/other actual effects vs targeting...
• curprev 03:0403:04, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ m 7,319 bytes +13‎ minor formatting/wording changes for better clarity, especially avoiding the word "multiple" used in two different ways in the same sentence
• curprev 02:5002:50, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 7,306 bytes +423‎ Moving spell redirection notes into one place; non-rules notes don't belong under Rules. / Maro defined it as "with a single target" but several spells (Commandeer, Sudden Substitution, Deflecting Swat, Emissary of Grudges, Sideswipe, Wild Ricochet, Spellskite) change multi-target spell targets, without copying, and they're R/U too, so I'm dropping that clause. / Was skeptical of card count since seems hard to source, but I made Scryfall query and it's pretty close - actually a bit higher!
• curprev 02:0602:06, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 6,883 bytes 0‎ hah, actually has a page just for the ability, good for illusions
• curprev 02:0502:05, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 6,883 bytes +437‎ Since it seems like everyone wants to lump "illegal targets" interactions together, I'll rewrite into 2 paragraphs. Maybe they should just be their own section? Added examples for triggers since it was a bit vague before (also, Ward example added earlier didn't really make sense in terms of invalid targets, since that's not at all how it works, but it is a great example of targeting-triggered abilities). Not sure why "effects...allow" was thought to be wrong pluralization, changing it back.
• curprev 00:1700:17, 31 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 6,446 bytes +326‎ Brought up the "countered by game rules" phrase someone added below, which I think is much more relevant here. Added note to avoid the laborious "spells or abilities" phrasing every 10 words. Used more common "response" term instead of "reaction". Cleaned up a few other bits.

30 December 2021

• curprev 23:5923:59, 30 December 2021‎ >Jerodast‎ 6,120 bytes +118‎ "Up to X targets" is NOT an exception to the "may take action" rules - it doesn't use the word "may" at all, so how could it create an exception to those rules? These are similar but contrasting templates; neither is an exception to the other. Also specifically pointed out "up to one" which is directly related to the old phrasing. (Also, removed excessive plural hedging, which hurts readability for the sake of very technical semantics which are already implied with the singular version.)

27 December 2021

• curprev 19:4219:42, 27 December 2021‎ >Hunterofsalvation‎ 6,002 bytes +10‎ →‎Common misconceptions
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25 October 2021

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24 October 2021

• curprev 05:3505:35, 24 October 2021‎ >Hunterofsalvation‎ 5,842 bytes +185‎ →‎Spell redirection

17 September 2021

• curprev 14:2614:26, 17 September 2021‎ 76.113.218.248 talk‎ 5,657 bytes +57‎ Clean up wording around playing targeted spells and abilities

17 October 2020

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17 April 2020

• curprev 00:1000:10, 17 April 2020‎ >MergedUser41400105‎ 5,592 bytes +1‎ typos fixed: Subsequently → Subsequently,

13 November 2019

• curprev 08:3108:31, 13 November 2019‎ >Jerodasst‎ 5,591 bytes +49‎ →‎Key ideas: fizzling! I can't believe I forgot to mention fizzling :(
• curprev 07:1707:17, 13 November 2019‎ >Jerodasst‎ 5,542 bytes +48‎ →‎Key ideas: A little more emphatic :)
• curprev 03:2803:28, 13 November 2019‎ >Jerodasst‎ 5,494 bytes +343‎ →‎Related mechanics: forgot to mention the spell specifically fails when it's bounced/flickered. Decided list-ish writing style was clearer than longer paragraphs.
• curprev 03:2303:23, 13 November 2019‎ >Jerodasst‎ 5,151 bytes +241‎ →‎Related mechanics: realized the counter thing was really a separate point from bouncing, since you can make targets invalid via hexproof/protection to achieve the same effect

12 November 2019

• curprev 11:0611:06, 12 November 2019‎ >Jerodasst‎ 4,910 bytes +4,270‎ major expansion. for such a fundamental concept it seemed like there should be a bit more of an explanation instead of just straight into the legalese. will add some refs later too.

8 October 2019

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4 June 2019

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29 May 2019

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6 April 2019

• curprev 22:4222:42, 6 April 2019‎ >Yandere-sliver‎ m 611 bytes +2‎ →‎Spell redirection: clean up, replaced: {{NewRef| → {{DailyRef|

13 July 2018

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7 July 2018

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27 December 2017

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14 May 2016

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30 December 2015

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5 August 2015

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28 January 2015

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30 December 2014

• curprev 20:1820:18, 30 December 2014‎ >Widowbot‎ m 8,291 bytes −359‎ clean up

13 December 2014

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28 September 2014

• curprev 20:0620:06, 28 September 2014‎ >Murgatroid99‎ m 8,290 bytes 0‎ spelling
• curprev 18:0818:08, 28 September 2014‎ >Murgatroid99‎ 8,290 bytes +5‎ Confirmed that the rules are up to date with Kahns

26 September 2014

• curprev 15:4415:44, 26 September 2014‎ >Murgatroid99‎ 8,285 bytes +1‎ Confirmed that rules are up to date