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Title: I was wondering if I was correct...
Date Posted: Thu Dec/10/09 at 9:06pm

Senseiyang
Posts: 5
Joined: 05-Dec-09

My friend and I were playing a casual game, and we ran across a disagreement.  I'm using a control deck vs his elf deck.  He's low on life, and has half his deck in his graveyard with no creatures out, while I have 3 creatures .  Its his turn and he casts a regular 1G elf, and passes.  I have "Incremental Blight" in my hands and cast it on his creature and saying I choose for all counters to go onto his creature.  The text on the card says "Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, two -1/-1 counters on another target creature, and three counters on a third target creature."   My argument is that since it says "target creature", it means I could indefinitely target the same creature three times, and the card's text did not forbid me to do so.  My friend ended up agreeing, but was still pretty sure that I had to pick my own creatures also, since they were out on the field.  Anyone have a clue to whom was correct?

If you want, here's a link to the card:

Incremental Blight
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205400
Date Posted: Thu Dec/10/09 at 9:13pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

your friend was.  you needed to put counters on 2 of your creatures.  The card does say target creature however, it says another and a third target creature.  So you needed to have 3 seperate creatures [Edited by gericault5 on 10/Dec/09 at 9:14PM]

[Edited by gericault5 on 10/Dec/09 at 9:15PM]
Date Posted: Thu Dec/10/09 at 9:14pm

Senseiyang
Posts: 5
Joined: 05-Dec-09

Hmm, I guess you're right.  Thanks!
Date Posted: Thu Dec/10/09 at 9:16pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

actually if you look at the rules on the bottom of the page you gave its right there.  many rules for cards are there its always a good place to start if you have questions

[Edited by gericault5 on 10/Dec/09 at 9:17PM]



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