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A Magic Riddle

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Mana Vortex

{1}{U}{U}

Enchantment

The Dark

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When you cast this spell, counter it unless you sacrifice a land. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a land of their choice. When there are no lands on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.

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Word of Command

{B}{B}

Instant

Limited Edition Alpha

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Look at target opponent's hand and choose a card from it. You control that player until Word of Command finishes resolving. The player plays that card if able. While doing so, the player can activate mana abilities only if they're from lands that player controls and only if mana they produce is spent to activate other mana abilities of lands the player controls and/or to play that card. If the chosen card is cast as a spell, you control the player while that spell is resolving.

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Voodoo Doll

{6}

Artifact

Legends

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At the beginning of your upkeep, put a pin counter on this artifact. At the beginning of your end step, if this artifact is untapped, destroy this artifact and it deals damage to you equal to the number of pin counters on it. {X}{X}, {T}: This artifact deals damage equal to the number of pin counters on it to any target. X is the number of pin counters on this artifact.

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Date Posted: Tue Aug/10/10 at 5:57 pm

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

There\'s one card in MTG that can stop any creature, albeit temporarily.

When I say any creature, I mean any creature.

This includes Progenitus, Darksteel Colossus, Emrakul, etc.

Anyone know what it is?

 

PS - It has nothing to do with the cards listed :P
Date Posted: Tue Aug/10/10 at 6:06pm

gericault5
Posts: 2788
Joined: 13-Oct-09

define stop: can't be played, cant attack, what
Date Posted: Tue Aug/10/10 at 6:39pm

Gregorius
Posts: 412
Joined: 01-Aug-10

"Stop any creature"?
Um... uh... did someone make Dio Brando from JJBA into a Planeswalker?

Oh, zam! That would make an awesome custom card!
Date Posted: Tue Aug/10/10 at 7:45pm

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

Define stop? Ummm, how about... remove from play/prevent from coming into play. It would be easier for me to give examples:

Counterspell stops a creature from coming into play, however some creatures can't be countered.

Terror can destroy a creature, but some creatures are black, and others are indestructible.

Unsummon can remove a creature from play, but some creatures have shroud.

Pyroclasm can kill creatures, but some creatures can't be damaged.

Diabloic Edict can cause a creature to be sacrificed, but can't gaurantee it in the event they control more than 1.

Since I posted this, I've been looking into it, and I've found 1 other card that can "stop" any creature. I wonder if there's more?
Date Posted: Wed Aug/11/10 at 8:06pm

shakii23
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How about Planar Guide? No?
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 7:56pm

ParadoxRemix
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Never seen this guy before. He can indeed stop any creature. Since I posted this I've found a few others. The first one I had in mind was Evacuation, however there's also Hallowed Burial, Decree Of Annihilation, False Prophet, Final Judgement, and Living Death among others I probably don't know about or am forgetting about. With all the new fatties they're putting into MTG, I've become a bigger fan of these cards than I've been in the past.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 8:24pm

gericault5
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i like soulquake for this
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 9:59pm

shakii23
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I thought it is also a creature... Well i have 3 other... Apocalypse...
Humility... Exhaustion...
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 10:09pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

Iona stops most of these. I have no idea. What about cards with Cycling abilities? The cards you posted didn't solve the riddle, except for False Prophet.


[Edited by Turbine on 12/Aug/10 at 10:11PM]
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 10:28pm

shakii23
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You can also use, Singing tree + Dwarven Thaumaturgist for those creature that has no protection...
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 10:30pm

Turbine
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That's two cards though.
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 10:39pm

shakii23
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Yup... How about man'o war
Date Posted: Thu Aug/12/10 at 11:29pm

shakii23
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there is also decree of annihilation... Sunscour, maybe...
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 5:03am

ParadoxRemix
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I posted Decree, and Man 'O' War doesn't work because of shroud.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 5:08am

ParadoxRemix
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Humility will not stop any creature. Creatures based solely on +1/+1 counters will be unaffected by it.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 6:04am

Turbine
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Scourglass!
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 6:05am

ParadoxRemix
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Scourglass doesn't stop artifact creatures.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 6:08am

Turbine
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Decree of Annihilation only kills lands.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 6:10am

ParadoxRemix
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Joined: 22-Feb-10

Card Name:

Decree of Annihilation


Mana Cost:



Converted Mana Cost:

10



Types:

Sorcery


Card Text:


Exile all artifacts, creatures, and lands from the battlefield, all cards from all graveyards, and all cards from all hands.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Decree of Annihilation, destroy all lands.


Expansion:


Scourge


Rarity:

Rare


Card #:

85


Artist:

John Avon
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 6:52am

Turbine
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Iona, Shield of Emeria                          6WWW

Flying

As Iona enters the battlefield, choose a color.

Your opponent cannot cast spells of that color.

7/7


Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 9:25am

ParadoxRemix
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I'm aware of what Iona is, but I'm unaware of why you're reminding me...
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 9:37am

Turbine
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Because she can stop you from even playing it. That is why I was looking into Cycling abilities. Resounding Wave should stop Iona, but doesn't help against Shrouded creatures.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 10:49am

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

Right. In the case of Iona, either counter her, which is the easiest option, or use 2 spells instead of 1 to get rid of her. Other than her color stopping ability, she has no protective abilities.
Date Posted: Fri Aug/13/10 at 12:53pm

Turbine
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"There's one card in MTG that can stop any creature, albeit temporarily.

When I say any creature, I mean any creature."


So, what is the answer though?

Date Posted: Mon Aug/16/10 at 7:53pm

ParadoxRemix
Posts: 389
Joined: 22-Feb-10

I was wrong about there only being one card, I postwed them earlier.
Date Posted: Mon Aug/16/10 at 7:57pm

Turbine
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Joined: 26-Oct-09

There is no one card that stops any creature. There are ones that stop most though. Iona stops colored ones, and All is Dust can't kill colorless ones. Unless there is multiple Ghostfires, What could you use?
Date Posted: Mon Aug/12/13 at 10:05am

Raikon
Posts: 35
Joined: 13-Jul-13

Terminus. Moves all creatures to bottom of the library. No creature can resist this effect.
Date Posted: Mon Aug/12/13 at 10:12am

Raikon
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Joined: 13-Jul-13

Oh I see Iona being a problem. Okay, how about Karn Liberated's final ability?
Date Posted: Tue Aug/13/13 at 12:21am

pepcfan
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Joined: 10-Aug-13

merciless eviction?
Date Posted: Thu Aug/15/13 at 10:04pm

Draco_lich
Posts: 1073
Joined: 07-May-10

evacuation, upheaval, decree of annihilation, dimensional breach, false prophet, major teroh (with painters servant), planar guide, merciless eviction, apocalypse, worldfire, terminus, final judgement, soulquake

any spell that puts all creatures in the library, exile or in the hand basically

edit: also... anything that makes it so all creatures lose all abilities and don't deal damage (sudden spoiling for example)

[Edited by Draco_lich on 15/Aug/13 at 10:07PM]
Date Posted: Fri Aug/16/13 at 7:15am

Boyachi
Posts: 1553
Joined: 02-Nov-11

Time Stop is the answer. Can stop the creature from coming into play, from attacking, from having an ability go, etc. Timestop can also deal with uncounterable cards.
Still a fan of Iona, as EntropySpawn brought up, as well as Kederekt Leviathan.