Tishana’s Tidebinder Counters Sac and Basic Land Abilities?

Asked by bjgivesbj 4 weeks ago

Scenario 1: Opp is about to use a sac land’s fetch ability. Once they pay the activation cost of sacrificing it, I cast Tishana's Tidebinder to counter this activated ability. Thus, my opponent sacrificed the land but gets nothing, right?

Scenario 2: Opponent attempts to activate a basic land’s inherent mana ability by tapping it. I cast Tishana's Tidebinder, attempting to counter this ability (so the land will be tapped but produce no mana). Am I allowed to do this? Does this interaction work the way I hope it does?

Neotrup says... Accepted answer #1

Scenario 1 works exactly like you would hope.

Scenario 2 doesn't work, because mana abilities do not use the stack and cannot be responded to. This is in part why you can tap lands while casting a spell, rather than needing to tap the lands, wait for responses, then cast the spell. In addition, even if you use Tishana's Tidebinder against a different ability of a land, it won't remove any abilities, so the land will still tap for mana (or be usable for the ability you countered once they're able to pay the cost again). Tishana's Tidebinder could be used against the something like the draw ability of Throne of Eldraine to remove all it's abilities so that it cannot be tapped for mana in the future, but not against the mana ability itself.

December 19, 2024 11:37 a.m.