Can anyone think of a way to remove an ability from a spell on the stack?

Asked by KrazyCaley 14 years ago

So. Let's say that a friend of mine who shall remain anonymous plays Vexing Shusher just to...well, just to vex me.

Now. I want to counter Vexing Shusher . Yes, yes, I know, I could play Mindbreak Trap or whatever, but that is not the point. I don't want to exile this spell.

I. Want. To. Counter. It.

Thus, I need to find a way to strip spells on the stack of their abilities. I can't think of any way to do this, and gatherer has proved fruitless, though perhaps I'm not using all the right terms. So, any ideas?

SwiftDeath says... #1

im not sure what the rules say but the only card that may be able to counter it would be a card with the split-second abilaty other than that im at a loss.

November 12, 2010 11:29 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #2

i looked not even split-second can help cause it says activated abilities so the only thing i can say is ur at a loss cause it can't be countered.

November 12, 2010 11:35 p.m.

KrazyCaley says... #3

Well I know it's not against the rules to strip a spell of its abilities, but I can't think of any actual card that does such a thing. Alas.

November 12, 2010 11:39 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #4

there is one its called Trickbind . however i think the card has a static ability in which case the trickbind will have no ill effect on the card. plus side u can stop the activated ability for one turn.

November 12, 2010 11:51 p.m.

SwiftDeath says... #5

there is one its called Trickbind . however i think the card has a static ability in which case the trickbind will have no ill effect on the card. plus side u can stop the activated ability for one turn.

also there are a several other cards that have the same counter ability effect as trickbind, but not the split-second ability.

November 12, 2010 11:53 p.m.

Eyehate says... #6

@Crazykillsftw,

Yeah, you have the right idea about Trickbind . It won't stop the "can't be countered" clause on a spell because it's a static ability of the spell.

@KrazyCaley,

As far as I know (and I've been playing since circa 1993) there is no way to do what you're asking.

November 13, 2010 12:46 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... #7

@Eyehate, yeah, crafty old veteran myself, and I can't even think of an Unglued card that lets me do anything like that.

November 13, 2010 1:19 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... Accepted answer #8

So, to conclude, Caley, no, you can't do that. Stop being so CRAZY.

November 13, 2010 1:19 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... #9

I'm not crazy. I'm KRAZY. It's distinct because I'm so Krazy I spell it with a k AND also argue with myself on the Q&A forums.

However, I am insufficiently k(c)razy to misspell my own first name. This is the exact level of k(c)raziness that the word "krazy" specifies.

In conclusion, thank you all for coming

November 13, 2010 1:20 a.m.

Zanven says... #10

Venser, Shaper Savant will bounce him back to hand, but you can't counter it any more than you can strip a shroud creature of its shroud ability.

November 13, 2010 3:12 a.m.

Zanven says... #11

(And yes, I added that last little bit to get you thinking about whether or not it's possible to strip shroud off of something)

November 13, 2010 3:19 a.m.

KrazyCaley says... #12

I would find hilarious a card that read "Target creature loses shroud."

November 13, 2010 3:49 a.m.

Eyehate says... #13

@Zanven,

Humility and Sudden Spoiling do it =)

November 13, 2010 6:42 a.m.

hamburgers says... #14

Couple Engineered Plague Clear that right up :D

December 6, 2010 3:32 a.m.

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