Rules Tip of the Day: When two or more replacement effects could be applied to a single event, the affected player or controller of the affected permanent can choose which to apply first. Then if the others are still applicable, they will also be applied one at a time.

Q: I've gained control of my opponent's Molten Firebird. What happens when it goes to a graveyard?

A: Molten Firebird's ability states that the Firebird is returned to pay under its owner's control, so when the Firebird's delayed triggered ability resolves, it will return to play under your opponent's control. However, you controlled the Firebird when it left play and you will control this delayed triggered ability. That means that all instances of the word "you" refer to you, not your opponent. This means that while your opponent will get his Firebird back, you will skip your next draw step

Q: I have a Serendib Sorcerer in play. I play its activated ability, targeting my opponent's Sinew Sliver. Does his Sliver become 0/2 until end of turn, or does the "all Slivers get +1/+1" continuous effect get layered over it, making it a 1/3 until end of turn?

A: The continuous effect from Sinew Sliver's static ability is applied in a different layer and after the effect from Serendib Sorcerer. (The effect from the Sorcerer's ability is applied in 6b, and the effect from the Slivers ability is applied in 6d. See second 418.5 of the comprehensive rules for additional information.) So this Sinew Sliver will end up being a 1/3 creature.

Q: Am I correct in thinking that I would not be able to play Madness cards that I discard to Null Profusion at the end of turn?

A: No, you can play a Madness card anytime you would discard it; it does not matter that you are discarding down to your maximum hand size. However, because you are doing so in the cleanup step of your turn, you will repeat the cleanup step again. In this example, you will discard the Madness card, play it, draw another card due to Null Profusion, and then discard down to two cards again.

Q: If my opponent has a Counterspell in his graveyard and attempts to counter a spell I have played, can I Extirpate Counterspell to remove it from his hand?

A: When a spell is played, it goes on stack as the very first step in the announcement process. You can play Extirpate in this example, but the Counterspell on the stack will be completely unaffected.

Q: I play Shivan Wumpus. When it comes into play, my opponent decides to sac a land. Can I respond with Momentary Blink, targeting the Wumpus, to trigger the Wumpus effect again?

A: No, that does not work. Your opponent does not choose whether or not to sacrifice a land until the Wumpus' ability resolves. If he does, then the Wumpus will be put on top of your library before you can do anything. If you play Momentary Blink before this ability resolves, then the Wumpus will leave and return to play and its ability will trigger again. At this point, there will be two instances of the Wumpus ability on the stack, but the Wupus in play is treated as a new creature and will be "unconnected" to the first triggered ability. So when the first Wumpus comes-into-play ability resolves, your opponent can just choose to not sacrifice a land, because even if he does, there will not be anything to put on top of your library.

Q: I have a question concerning the card Life and Limb. When all your Forests become Saprolings, are they basic or non-basic lands? And when your Saprolings become Forests, do they become basic or non-basic Forests?

A: When an effect changes or adds a type, it does not affect supertypes at all. So these lands are still basic lands; giving them an additional permanent type of creature will not make them non-basic. And these Saprolings may become lands, but they do not gain the basic supertype. As they do not have any supertype, they are considered non-basic.

Q: If I play Moonlace on Chronozoa, are the future copies colorless as well?

A: No. Copies of permanents do not copy effects that are applied to the original. Any Chronozoa token copies put into play will be blue, even if the original is colorless.

Q: How does Sudden Spoiling affect Meddling Mage? Would it cancel out the text that states what spell can't be played?

A: Yes, Meddling Mage's ability can be removed. After Sudden Spoiling has resolved, until the end of turn, a Meddling Mage controlled by the targeted player will be a 0/2 creature with no abilities. This will allow the named card to be played until the end of the current turn.

Q: If I cast Kindle the Carnage and randomly discard Reckless Wurm, will Kindle do its damage to creatures before or after I play the Wurm for its Madness cost?

A: You do not discard a card until Kindle the Carnage resolves, so Kindles damage will happen first. When Kindle the Carnage resolves, you will discard the Wurm, remove the Reckless Wurm card from the game, and deal five damage to each creature in play. Then, after Kindle the Carnage has completely resolved, the Madness ability of the discarded Reckless Wurm will go on the stack. When this ability resolves, you can play the Wurm. As Kindle the Carnage has already resolved at this point, the Wurm will not receive any damage.