Your opponent really wants to remove your Troll, so they then cast Shock targeting your Troll. Although the regeneration shield is no longer present on your creature, it can be regenerated a second time if you have a spell and the mana.
And, lucky you, in this scenario you do! At this point, you realize that regenerate is a bit of an annoying mechanic since you can pretty much keep your creatures alive indefinitely provided the proper spells and mana, unless your opponent drops a regeneration-preventing nuke like Death Pits of Rath. It gets even more complicated under the old rules with damage going on the stack. Also of note, if your opponent had cast Shock after they declared blockers but before the combat damage step, your Troll would be removed from combat and no damage would be dealt, leaving their Rats unscathed.
This all brings us to the question: is regeneration common, or broken? Regeneration is one of the first abilities ever used in Limited Edition First Edition , the first MTG card set ever released back in So, it has every right to be one of the strongest abilities.
Although the very first cards that used the mechanic— Death Ward , its counterpart Disintegrate , and of course Regeneration —were fairly simple, the ability came to be considered one of the most convoluted mechanics in the game at the time. This is slightly in contrast to mana burn , which ended up being completely nixed.
After a while, regeneration moved over to make room for simpler mechanics. Among some of the first is Reassembling Skeleton , producing what comes down to the exact same effect as Drudge Skeletons with much less hassle. Eventually, the ability saw its last use in Oath of the Gatewatch in , with Birthing Hulk being the last to bear its name.
Before it saw its last feature, though, there were some wicked cards that carried the regenerate mantle. Some of them have been used to frustrate opponents to no end. Especially Thrun, the Last Troll. Thrun is a hell of a card. You have just about no options to deal with this guy, other than a dedicated blocker like Wall of Mist or a hexproof-remover like Glaring Spotlight.
See the difference in Oracle text on Gatherer between Thrun and Canopy Cover , which was not changed. This comment thread on reddit explains the why of it a bit. Veilstone Amulet. There are also some less annoying but equally useful creatures with regeneration, such as River Boa.
There are even some lands like Yavimaya Hollow. Remember Death Pits of Rath? Great example. Wrath of God. Instead, I tap the creature and reset the amount of damage it has taken this turn.
If it is in combat, I remove it from combat too. This post may contain affiliate links to online stores. If you click a link and buy something, I may get a commission at no extra cost to you.
See my affiliate disclosure. Regenerate has been a keyword action since Alpha. Initially, it was an evergreen keyword action. It appeared regularly in almost all sets until Oath of the Gatewatch, when its evergreen status was revoked.
In Kaladesh, regenerate was finally retired as a keyword. Although it began as an iconic keyword action, the rulings around regenerate quickly become overcomplicated and difficult for newer players. Rules changes also altered the flavor of regenerate, which made it harder to design cards with the action. Originally, regenerate was an ability you activated in the damage step to save a creature from dying where it would otherwise take lethal damage.
However, with updated rules, regenerate became a shield you activated pre-emptively to prevent a creature from being destroyed in the future. Initially, this addition was a way to nerf regenerate and make cards more powerful. However, you might find some cards with this text in non-premier sets, primarily for flavor reasons. Suppose I attack with Ancient Silverback , a creature with an ability that lets me pay one green mana to regenerate it. Now, my opponent casts Defenestrate , targeting my Ancient Silverback.
Usually, my creature would be destroyed. However, instead, I can pay one green mana. Doing so regenerates Ancient Silverback. So, Defenestrate has no effect. All that happens is that I tap Ancient Silverback and remove it from combat. I can also regenerate a creature with spells, such as Boon of Erebos.
Just like in the last example, my creature would die. But I can regenerate it. I cast Boon of Erebos, targeting Battlefield Raptor. Instead, I remove Battlefield Raptor from combat and tap it. Additionally, I remove all damage from it. Now my opponent has to deal two damage to it again if they want it dead. I can regenerate a creature to save it from being destroyed by a deathtouch creature.
Doing so works like regenerating a creature in any other circumstance. I can even do it before my creature enters combat. For example, suppose I regenerate Blight Mamba at the start of my turn. However, when I use it to block Egon, God of Death , the regenerate shield activates that same turn. Regenerating a creature can save it from most board wipes. However, I want to save my Korlash, Heir to Blackblade , from this destruction.
I can activate its regenerate ability to do so. Korlash will survive the board wipe. I destroyed a card and I thought it cannot be regenerated. When Putrefy says, "It can't be regenerated" is it actually a counter for a card that can be regenerated? I target it with Putrefy. Is his Manor Skeleton's regenerate ability countered and does it go to the graveyard?
Does, "It can't be regenerated" mean "It can not be regenerated from the graveyard", or does it counter a regeneration ability? So, what Golgari Thug did, was not regeneration. Instead, it put a creature from the graveyard on top of its owner's library. Regeneration would have stopped the creature from being destroyed and placed in the graveyard in the first place.
Putrefy specifically prevents creatures from being regenerated after being destroyed by its effect. This doesn't counter regeneration at least not in the MtG sense of the word , but prevents regeneration from happening.
When a rule or effect allows or directs something to happen, and another effect states that it can't happen, the "can't" effect takes precedence. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
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