True-Name Nemesis Abrupt Decay Misdirection
Player A controls a TNN. Player A attempts to abrupt decay a permanent controlled by Player B
Can Player B Misdirect the abrupt decay to Player A's TNN, killing it?
If yes, can you please list why and how it bypasses the protection against targeting?
Thanks!
You can't. Same reason you can't stifle Iona, or Phyrexian Revoker.
Iona's second ability ("As Iona, Shield of Emeria enters the battlefield, choose a color.") is a static ability that creates a replacement effect, which modifies how Iona enters the battlefield. Since it is not a triggered ability (there's no "When, Whenever or At" present) nor an activated ability (the absense of "[cost] : [effect]" wording), it can't be countered by Stifle.
You choose a new target for Decay. However the controller of the spell is still Player A (controller of TNN), so the protection never kicks in, and Decay can target the TNN.
Although Player B chooses the target for Decay, it's still not a spell controlled by Player B, so there are no restrictions on targeting the TNN.
this came up on oarsman's stream a few times lately, the card text on Misdirection is no good. In my opinion it should read more like Redirect (were it possible with the new tempting given the single-target restriction.
I see nothing wrong with the wording. You choose a new target. Because the Decay is not controlled by you, even though you are the one targeting the TNN, it's not "controlled by the opponent" because the controller of the decay is still player A, there is no restriction...
You can always complain at the rules manager if you don't like card text, they listen. You can find Tabak's email on Wizards.com or hit him up on Twitter.
Without going back and studying the appropriate rules, I'm not sure whether you could change how Misdirection is worded without functionally changing it.
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Can Tropical Storm "Tropical Storm deals X damage to each creature with flying and 1 additional damage to each blue creature." kill TNN?
no, protection prevents DEBT.
D - Damage from whatever the chosen source is (Color, player, enchantments, etc)
E - Enchanting/Equipping can't be enchanted/equipped by things controlled by or with the characteristic that is being protected
B - Blocked by things of color/type
T - Targeted.
The thing falls under the first one
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