Can you use redirect on memoricide?
Asked by phyrexianpotater 13 years ago
So say my opp drops Memoricide . Could I counter with Redirect and then exile all his / her Memoricide s?
Oracle ruling on Redirect :
If the targeted spell is modal (that is, it says "Choose one --" or the like), you can't choose a different mode.
I believe if your opponent plays Memoricide and names Card A for you to search for and exile, if you then played Redirect , your opponent would have to search for Card A and exile all that he owns, if any.
January 14, 2011 5:06 p.m.
phyrexianpotater says... #3
LAME. hahaha. thanks guys. thank god i didnt try that tonight without asking. i would have felt like a tard.
January 14, 2011 5:49 p.m.
BrownDog5117 says... #4
wouldn't that be kinda cool in a mirror match??
bahahha
January 14, 2011 6:03 p.m.
phyrexianpotater says... #5
dude it would have been the best. i was hoping to use it in my deck urban-warfare-(big-changes)
would negate be the best answer in that deck you think? im really just thinking about memoricide protection
January 14, 2011 6:59 p.m.
phyrexianpotater says... #7
not legal in standard, and it still gets rid of the kiln fiend in my and and on the field
January 14, 2011 11:44 p.m.
TL;DR, You can redirect while memoricide is on the stack, but your opponent gets to choose the card. He also names the card after you redirect it, so there's no weird "mirror match" shenanigans.
Naming a card is not the same as choosing a mode.
Naming a card happens as part of the resolution of the card. So if your opponent names a card for memoricide, you've let it begin resolving and can't even play Redirect on it in the first place.
If you play redirect on the memoricide while it's still on the stack, he still gets to name the card (as choosing targets doesn't mean you gain control of the spell), but he can name something not in his deck.
It's also worth noting that your opponent has to name a nonland card legal in the format. So if he has a brain fart, and it's a competitive/professional REL, he might "have to" name something in his deck or get smacked with "stalling".
TimProctor says... #1
Yes and No, the target in Memorcide is whose library gets searched, not the name of the card.
So you can redirect it to search their library but you can't change the card named.
January 14, 2011 5:05 p.m.