It's a placeholder for notes that I may want to appear at the very top of the discussion.
The question mark is a reminder to myself that I made this card quickly and want to look over it at a later point in time in case e. g. I forgot "until end of turn". ;)
Hey Secret! I've noticed you sometimes post cards with a comment comprising of three dots (and in this case a ?). I'm interested in why you do that, it's kind of a mystery to me :P
Shouldn't this card say 'until end of turn' or 'this turn'? If the effect is permanent, then there isn't a very clean way to do it, but -1/-0 counters or just saying, "For the remainder of the game, creatures your opponents control get -1/-0" do technically work.
The "this turn" "until end of turn" wording is used mostly for effects where either timing or card selection is out of your control (e. g. triggered abilities or effects that exile cards from the top of your library to cast - often a random draw).
Here you choose both timing and card selection by activating the ability at a moment and targeting a card of your choice.
An additional benefit is that you can activate the ability at instant speed and cast the Zombie card as it resolves, so this wording also simulates the "as though it had flash" aspect of the static ability.
Hah. That's a constant thorn in the side (as it were) of the card concepters for this green common slot. See Return to Nature, Crushing Canopy, Return to the Earth...
Other than "These are the things green can do" what's linking those together thematically?
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It's a placeholder for notes that I may want to appear at the very top of the discussion.
The question mark is a reminder to myself that I made this card quickly and want to look over it at a later point in time in case e. g. I forgot "until end of turn". ;)
Thanks for catching the mistake.
added "until end of turn"
Hey Secret! I've noticed you sometimes post cards with a comment comprising of three dots (and in this case a ?). I'm interested in why you do that, it's kind of a mystery to me :P
Shouldn't this card say 'until end of turn' or 'this turn'? If the effect is permanent, then there isn't a very clean way to do it, but -1/-0 counters or just saying, "For the remainder of the game, creatures your opponents control get -1/-0" do technically work.
I like the simple and grim flavor of this card!
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As dude1818 says.
The "this turn" "until end of turn" wording is used mostly for effects where either timing or card selection is out of your control (e. g. triggered abilities or effects that exile cards from the top of your library to cast - often a random draw).
Here you choose both timing and card selection by activating the ability at a moment and targeting a card of your choice.
An additional benefit is that you can activate the ability at instant speed and cast the Zombie card as it resolves, so this wording also simulates the "as though it had flash" aspect of the static ability.
This works as written, and makes you have to cast it right now as the ability resolves
On the activated ability shouldn't it say you may cast... this turn or until end of turn?
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