what affects emakrul?
Asked by supernick 14 years ago
my friend runs a tooth and nail deck, pops emakrul and something else. i had a master decoy on the field (pay 1 white and tap, tap target creature). emakrul is protected from colored spells, but thats an ability right?
and if he pays the multikicker on wolfbriar elementa and i mana leak him from being tapped out its fully countered?
xeratheenigma says... #2
emrakul can be targeted by any abilities also you can target him with Oblivion Ring and Journey to Nowhere
and if the wolfbriar elemental gets countered his kicker doesnt go off because it didnt enter the battlefield
September 26, 2010 12:50 p.m.
Anything (other than Ghostfire ) that has colored mana in its cost and is an instant, sorcery, an aura, or an enchantment that requires targets cannot target Emrakul, the Aeons Torn . Any permanents can target him. Anything like Oblivion Ring that has a comes-into-play effect can also target him, as it's a permanent when the effect triggers. And, of course, there is the ever-popular instant-speed wrath effect (Rout , anyone?). Also, if he's hardcast, Mindbreak Trap , Venser, Shaper Savant , and card:Ertai's Meddling can 'counter' him, since none of them actually counter the spell they target. However, they would still take their extra turn.
Kicker (and multikicker) on permanent cards are comes-into-play abilities with costs that must be paid when casting, so yes, a Mana Leak would prevent the effect.
September 26, 2010 2:25 p.m.
thx, noone likes when their 15/15 flyer with annihilator 6 cast turn 3 for 8 mana gets tapped and cant do anything for the rest of the game.
September 26, 2010 2:48 p.m.
urzas mine, power plant and the other. then tooth n nail entwined is like 8-9 including the green. drops emrakul and myojin of the web (green guy with divinity counter) pops the counter and plays kalonian behemoths and terra stompers. turn 5 he overruns
September 26, 2010 3:59 p.m.
oh Tooth and Nail plus tron...yum. Thing with that is that he doesn't get the extra turn for just putting it into play, so you have a chance to answer with sorcery-speed effects before he can swing. Wrath of God comes to mind :P i was thinking like some combination of cost-reducing stuff and actually casting Emrakul for 8, not that.
September 26, 2010 4:24 p.m.
Justarsaus says... #8
September 26, 2010 6:39 p.m.
Oblivion Ring + 2W = /exiled/ Emrakul, the Aeons Torn . So it doesn't get reshuffled. :P
September 26, 2010 7:02 p.m.
all good answers. my friend said that any ability that taps for colored mana counts as a spell. and that the kicker/multikicker gets payed after its cast. knew he was wrong
September 26, 2010 7:10 p.m.
Justarsaus says... #11
September 26, 2010 7:23 p.m.
You can't target him with Pacifism because it's a colored spell.
September 30, 2010 11:06 p.m.
okay, pacifism works fine against emrakul Here http://tappedout.net/mtg-articles/2010/apr/8/how-kill-emrakul/?c=67030 Also for any players of emrakul out there: use O-ring on him, then imprint a boomorang or something. When the o-ringt returns to your hand, emrakul enters paly again, allowing you to take an extra turn again. Rinse cast and repeat
December 28, 2010 11:05 p.m.
Pacifism, and auras in general, have to target while they are on the stack and still a spell. You can not target it with Pacifism. Also, Emrakul gives the extra turn when he is cast, not when he enters the battlefield.
December 29, 2010 12:02 a.m.
Fun way to make people rage-quit if they are running an emrakul style deck. play a vampire deck, get your nifty captavating vampires out plus a few others to bump your numbers, emrakul swings at you, just sac lands, on your turn, tap your vamps, steal emrakul, return fire, and force them to rage-quit.he has protection from colors, it does not apply to abilities, because for tends and purposes, abilities are "technically" colorless unless otherwise stated on the card itself. and i have yet to see one that has actually stated it. so based off of this ruling, you can use the combo and out right p**s off your opponent, crush thier spirits, so on and so forth.
Deliciously Evil - Silent Sanguine
May 13, 2011 1:34 p.m.
UmbrotheUmbreon says... #18
So things that say "enter the battlefield" can affect Emrakul?
mufficity says... #1
Yeah, that, royal assassin, and any other ability could affect emrakul.
I believe wolfbriar elemental would be completely countered, as he is paying all of the mana at once.
September 26, 2010 12:23 p.m.