The Legend Rule

[arwall]

I apologize in advance if this is a silly question with an easy find.

I'm not entirely sure about this. I have read that two legendary creatures cannot share a name, which makes sense, but I have also read that they cannot share a type (is this referring to the old rule of "legend," or does it simply mean no two common type between two legendary creatures, i.e. no two legendary angels?)

Just trying to clear this up with myself before going ahead with a deck idea.


"704.5k. If two or more legendary permanents with the same name are on the battlefield, all are put into their owners' graveyards. This is called the "legend rule." If only one of those permanents is legendary, this rule doesn't apply."

Pulled from the comprehensive. Some of the websites in the post linking me to it were down or out of service and I was redirected to the updated website; I am guessing the post has not been updated in a while, so I am not sure if this rule is still in effect or has been updated.

[Julian23]

Where does it say they cannot share a type? You can definitly have two legendary angels on the battlefield as long as they dont share the same name.

[Sims]

The issue is, I believe, you're getting the Legend rule confused with the Planeswalker rule.

Two Legendary permanents cannot share the same name. Two Akroma, Angel of Wrath cannot be on the battlefield at the same time, but one can share the battle field with Akroma, Angel of Fury.

However, while Planeswalkers work like Legendary permanents (only one Jace, the Mind Sculptor can be on the battle field at once), they also cannot share the battlefield with another planeswalker of the same type. So playing a Jace Beleren will actually kill your opponents Mind Sculptor.

[arwall]

hahaha Ooh, yeah, that's the problem.

Okay; got it now. Thank you.

[InResponseForceOfWill]

Now, if I have a Flagstone of Trokair in play and I play another do I get to fetch 2 plains?

[Tammit67]

You usually want to make a new thread instead of necro'ing another.

When you play your second Flagstones, before either player receives priority, state based actions are checked. You are found to have two legendary permanents with the same name in play, and they are put in the graveyard. Both triggers are then put on the stack, since both were in play and then went to the graveyard from there.

TL;DR: Yes