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Spiritmaster

Question about Mark of Mutiny and jinx idol combo

One of my friends said i was unable to do this but i think that i can.

I was playing a fast red deck and he had a mono white control. Things didn't go my way at first and he played a sun titan around turn 6-7. I had a jinxed idol out, so i stole his creature with a mark of mutiny, attacked him with it, and at my end step, i sacrificed his sun titan to give him the jinxed idol since it was a creature i controlled. Is this a legal move?

Posted Apr 26, 2011, 11:13 PM UTC

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notomorrow•

Why would you be unable to? Of course it's a legal play.

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Slothrob•

and a very good one!

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TheCid•

You control the card, so naturally you can do this. His confusion might stem from the fact that he owns the card, so point him to the relevant sections of the rulebook.

http://www.yawgatog.com/resources/magic-rules/#R1084

http://www.yawgatog.com/resources/magic-rules/#R1102

(Note also the Glossary at the end.)

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SpiritmasterOP•

I think this may have been his case. He said that he owned the card so i couldn't sacrifice it but the card give me control of it so i can do whatever i want. Thank you for the rules on this!

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[deleted]•

Did he give you any reason it wasn't legal except that it sucks for him?

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SpiritmasterOP•

He said he was the owner/his card so i couldn't sacrifice it at all.

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Troutz•

Your friend is either ignorant of the rules or a liar and a thief. The move you proposed is perfectly legal and one of the only reasons you should ever play with Jinxed Idol.

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anothertran•

He only lied about being a thief

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Han-ChewieSexyFanfic•

Your friend is either ignorant of the rules or a liar and a thief

Really, a thief? Are you judging someone you've never met because of something another stranger said on the internet about a game of Magic?

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Troutz•

WHOOSH.

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MurpleMan•

Yes.

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AnEternalSkeptic•

He "owns" the card, but you are the controller. Jinxed Idol implies: Sacrifice a Creature (you control): do the effect.

The only time "ownership" of the card matters is when it's going to a graveyard, hand, or back into the library.

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radicalbusinessman•

Perfectly legal, although you probably shouldnt be playing jinxed idol against mono-white control.

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roscos•

legal and fun i like it

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