What are state-based actions in MTG?

State-based actions are game actions that happen automatically whenever certain conditions (listed below) are met. State-based actions don’t use the stack. 704.1a Abilities that watch for a specified game state are triggered abilities, not state-based actions.

Can you respond to a state-based actions MTG?

You cannot, as State-based actions do not use the stack, and thus can’t be responded to. (Rule 704.1).

What is Rule 704 in Magic The Gathering?

704.5g If a creature has toughness greater than 0, it has damage marked on it, and the total damage marked on it is greater than or equal to its toughness, that creature has been dealt lethal damage and is destroyed. Regeneration can replace this event.

What are static abilities MTG?

A static ability is an ability of an object that is always “on”, and cannot be turned “off”. Flying and fear are examples of static abilities. Static abilities apply only when the object they appear on is in play unless the card specifies otherwise or the ability could only logically function in some other zone.

Can I put my commander in the graveyard?

If a commander is in a graveyard or in exile and that card was put into that zone since the last time state-based actions were checked, its owner may put it into the command zone. If a commander would be put into its owner’s hand or library from anywhere, its owner may put it into the command zone instead.

Is there a way to get rid of emblems in MTG?

There are currently no cards that explicitly remove emblems. The only way to get rid of an emblem is by activating the last loyalty ability on Karn Liberated. This restarts the game, and resets everything in the game except a specific set of cards that he keeps track of.

Is fighting an ability in MTG?

The damage is dealt simultaneously, and it is dealt by the creatures themselves, so abilities like deathtouch, lifelink, and infect will work as normal. Damage dealt while fighting is not combat damage, so abilities like first strike won’t have any effect. Fighting doesn’t cause the creatures to become tapped.

Is attacking an ability MTG?

Attacking is not the same as activating an ability (compare C.R. 508.1 with C.R. 602.2). Notably, it’s not the same as activating an ability with in its cost, even though, in general, a creature becomes tapped as it attacks (C.R. 508.1f).