Rules Tip of the Day: When an effect has you choose a creature type, you can only choose a single type. Additionally, you have to choose one that exists in Magic; you can not make up a creature type.

Q: My opponent deals seven points of damage to me and then plays Notorious Throng. I play Wild Ricochet targeting it. Do I get the seven 1/1 black Faeries and copy the spell to gain seven more, or can I not even use Wild Ricochet on Notorious Throng?

A: Wild Ricochet does not give you control of the targeted Notorious Throng, it just makes a copy of it. Notorious Throng does not target, so there is no target to change. Here's what happens. Your Wild Ricochet will resolve and put a copy of Notorious Throng on the stack. This copy will resolve first. When it does, it will put 1/1 black Faerie Rogue tokens equal to the amount of damage that your opponents have received this turn into play under your control. The amount of damage that you have been dealt does not matter. Then your opponent's copy will resolve and he will get seven tokens.

Unless the original spell was played via its prowl cost nothing will happen when your copy resolves. If the prowl cost was payed, then both your and your opponent will get an extra turn. (Your opponent will take his extra turn first, as his will be created last.)

Q: If I have a Ballyrush Banneret in play and play a Goldmeadow Stalwart without wanting to reveal another Kithkin, do I pay 3W or 2W?

A: 2W. Effects that lower the cost to play spell are applied once you take the original cost and factor in all additional costs and effects that raise the cost to play spells. So even though you do not reveal a Kithkin card, you will only have to pay 2W to play this Goldmeadow Stalwart.

Q: Can I attack my opponent with one Ember Beast and have another Ember Beast attack a planeswalker he controls?

A: Yes, that is legal, as both are attacking; they do not have to attack the same player or planeswalker. What matters is that each Ember Beast is not the only creature that is either attacking or blocking.

Q: I take control of an opponent's Faerie with Sower of Temptation, then I play Mistbind Clique, championing the stolen Faerie. When Mistbind Clique dies, who gets the Faerie?

A: Your opponent will. When a champion leaves-play trigger resolves, the championed creature is returned to play under its owner's control. You may have controlled this creature when you removed it from the game, but you are not its owner.

Q: Can Brighthearth Banneret decrease a creature's evoke cost?

A: Yes, Evoke is an alternate cost that can be raised or lowered. The ability of a Brighthearth Banneret can lower an Evoke cost.

Q: I played Rupture the other day and one of my friends targeted the creature I was sacrificing with a Swords to Plowshares to have the spell fizzle. I thought sacrificing the creature was part of the casting cost and couldn't be responded to.

A: That is not always the case. You do not sacrifice a creature as an additional cost with Rupture; you sacrifice a creature when Rupture resolves. However, you choose which creature to sacrifice as Rupture resolves. No one can play other spells or abilities during the resolution of Rupture, so no one can respond to this choice. Additionally, Rupture does not target, So your opponent cannot cause your Rupture to become countered on resolution. At best, they can force you to sacrifice a creature other than the one you intended, to by responding to the Rupture before it resolves.

Q: During a recent game I played Flame Wave and chose my opponent. My opponent responded by playing Confound. I argued that this wouldn't work, as Flame Wave targets a player, not creatures. He disagreed, saying that even though Flame Wave doesn't say each 'target' creature it still means that. Who is right?

A: You are. Targeting is never implied, it is stated on the card's text or in the rules that govern keyword abilities. Spells and abilities can affect creatures that are not targeted, which is what is happening here. Your Flame Wave only targets your opponent, even though its effect will be applied to creatures he controls. Because it does not target any of your opponent's creatures, he cannot target it with Confound.

Q: My opponent attacked me with Tarmogoyf for a few turns. At the time of each attack, there was an instant, land, creature, and tribal card in the graveyard. However, due to an error on both our parts, we agreed the Goyf was 3/4 during each attack. The next time he attacks me, he examines the graveyard and realizes the Goyf should have been 4/5 for each previous attack. What is appropriate action here for casual play? What about a prerelease? PTQ? Pro Tour? How should a judge rule in different types of events when this happens?

A: For casual you can really do whatever you want. There are no guidelines on how to fix mistakes in casual play. The DCI does have rules on how judges should fix errors, if at all, but those only apply to sanctioned matches. However I think that these guidelines on corrections do carry over to casual play quite well.

With regards to sanctioned play, this situation should be treated the same regardless fo the type of event and the Rules Enforcement Level. (For additional information on Rules Enforcement Level see the DCI's Penalty Guide and Procedures.) Assuming that neither player was cheating, then the game would play on as is, with no changes being made to any life totals. In addition, the controller of the Tarmogoyf would get a caution or warning (depending on the Rules Enforcement Level) for a Game Rule Violation. This was his Tarmogofy and he is a bit more responsible for making sure that its impact on the game is handled properly. This players opponent would receive a caution or warning (once again depending on the Rules Enforcement Level) for Failure to Maintain the Game State. This is because both player should make sure that the game state is being maintained properly.