do I copy Steady Progress if I used it to proliferate Precursor Golem?

Asked by Epochalyptik 14 years ago

Scenario:

There is a Precursor Golem and two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens on your field. There is also a Tumble Magnet with 3 counters on it.

You play Steady Progress and target both a single Golem and the Tumble Magnet.

Precursor Golem's effect forces you to copy Steady Progress twice, as there are two other targetable Golems. Each copy targets a Golem that has not yet been targeted by any other copies.

Question: Because Steady Progress can target any number of permanents and/or players, can all three instances of Steady Progress target both a single Golem AND the Tumble Magnet? Or does each copy of Steady Progress only target a single, different Golem and nothing else?

sporkife says... Accepted answer #1

Steady Progress does not target, full stop. You just get the one you cast.

November 21, 2010 9:44 p.m.

Legendinc says... #2

key word in your little spiel, target

ahem....

Proliferate: "You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there"

not only does the Steady Progress NOT target, like sporkife stated, but the ability proliferate has nothing to do with targeting either.

November 21, 2010 10:30 p.m.

Legendinc says... #3

oh and proliferate only deals with counters.

Precursor Golem creates tokens, no counters involved.

November 22, 2010 2:48 a.m.

sporkife says... #4

well yeah, but if you target it with Zap or whatnot you get another couple copies of Zap , so you get "2R, instant: Draw 3 cards", which is a pretty good deal for red, I think.

November 22, 2010 9:14 a.m.

Kalani says... #5

or if you want to stick with standard, you'll find an even better eal in Irresistible Prey

1G for three cards? And smash the enemy's army of cunning-sparkmages? (or not, if you play it after you attack) I'll take that.

November 22, 2010 3:47 p.m.

Epochalyptik says... #6

Legendinc: The idea would have been to put counters on those tokens, so then you could chain proliferate with all Golems that had counters.

However, I assumed that proliferating targeted any number of creatures and/or players. Technically, it doesn't.

Thank you all who answered.

November 22, 2010 3:50 p.m.