Magic the Gathering rules

[Mr. President]

You put some counters on the creature and remove one during your upkeep. When there are no counters left, the creature dies.

[thinkingamer]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Mine is different. It's a global instead of local enchantment.

What is the difference between global and local enchantments?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by thinkingamer
What is the difference between global and local enchantments?

Local enchantment affects just one player. Global enchantment affects everybody.

That's the way I interpret it, anyway.

[Jon Miller]

I odn't think there is a difference anymore

Jon Miller

[thinkingamer]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


Local enchantment affects just one player. Global enchantment affects everybody.

That's the way I interpret it, anyway.

ok. thx for the clarification.

[SnowFire]

Except that it's false.

A local enchantment affects one target. They generally read "Enchant Creature," "Enchant Land," "Enchant Enchantment," and so on. It's generally stuck right underneath/on top of the permenant it's enchanting.

A global enchantment is controlled by a player and just kind of sits there, activating its effect.

So Glorious Anthem is a global enchantment that says "Creatures you control get +1/+1," and the you refers to the controller of the enchantment. It's still a global enchantment.

Crusade says "White creatures get +1/+1," and this too is a global enchantment, that just happens to affect everybody.

Holy Strength is obviously a local enchantment ("enchanted creature gets +1/+2").

[thinkingamer]

UR, next time please try to not misinform me.

[Urban Ranger]

Sure? So what is Sterling Grove?

[Panda]

Sterling Grove
{G}{W}
Enchantment
All other enchantments you control can't be the target of spells or abilities.
1, Sacrifice Sterling Grove: Search your library for an enchantment card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library and put the card on top of it.

Sterling Grove is an enchantment with a static ability which that only affects you.

Contrast with, say:

Divine Sacrament
{1}{W}{W}
Enchantment
White creatures get +1/+1. Threshold - White creatures get an additional +1/+1. (You have threshold as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.)

This is an enchantment you own but whose static ability affects all white creatures and not just yours.

There is absolutely no distinction between global enchantments affecting only you and global enchantments which affect all players, simply who controls them and who owns them. Local enchantments target a specific permanent only.

edit: sorry Snowfire, I see you've already answered this question before it was asked. There is, however, a seperate category of enchantment called Enchant World, which has already been covered in this very thread.

[Urban Ranger]

Just thought of something.

If you put a Pariah on Dawn Elemental, which is:

Dawn Elemental - WWWW
Creature - Elemental (rare)
Flying
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Dawn Elemental.
3/3

Does that mean you are invulerable until your opponent takes it out somehow?

Then, add to the combo, Diplomatic Immunity.

That looks nasty.

[Jon Miller]

I beleive so

Jon Miller

[Immortal Wombat]

Yeah, the Pariah/Elemental Combo would need a (probably black) instant-death spell, but add the diplomatic immunity, and you'd need a global effect card like Wrath of God to take it out. Sweet

[Mr. President]

Can enchantments ever become tapped?

The Ice half of Apocalypse's Fire/Ice says "Tap target permanent." An enchantment is a permanent, but it never taps under normal circumstances. Can Ice target an enchantment?

[Urban Ranger]

I think so, but tapping an enchantment doesn't do anything as far as I know.