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    Split Decision

    Illustrated by Robbie Trevino

    EDHREC Rank #7,219
    Will of the council — Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Starting with you, each player votes for denial or duplication. If denial gets more votes, counter the spell. If duplication gets more votes or the vote is tied, copy the spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

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    The copy will have the same targets as the spell it's copying unless you choose new ones. You may change any number of the targets, including all of them or none of them. If, for one of the targets, you can't choose a new legal target, then it remains unchanged (even if the current target is illegal).

    May 29, 2014

    If the spell being copied has an X whose value was determined as it was cast (like Skeletal Scrying has), the copy will have the same value of X.

    May 29, 2014

    If duplication gets more votes, Split Decision creates a copy of the spell. You control the copy. That copy is created on the stack, so it's not "cast." Abilities that trigger when a player casts a spell won't trigger. The copy will resolve like a normal spell, after players get a chance to cast spells and activate abilities.

    May 29, 2014

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    Split Decision — Conspiracy
    CNS#25$1.98
    Conspiracy
    Split Decision — Game Night: Free-for-All
    GN3#39$3.03
    Game Night: Free-for-All