Viscera Seer

Understanding Saw In Half Interactions

Please help! I have a rules question about Saw In Half, and I don’t know where else to go. The example is if an opponent has a Viscera Seer, and you target it with a Saw In Half, then cast Dualcaster Mage. The Dualcaster Mage makes a copy of Saw In Half, and targets itself with the copy. Your opponent then responds by sacrificing their Viscera Seer, what happens next? Can you stop making Dualcaster Mages in any way? Or does the game become a draw?

Not my area of expertise, but I believe the game becomes a draw.EDIT: See the notes for a much better answer.

Dualcaster Mage Rules Saw in Half Viscera Seer

Sacrifice Wording Update

Bloodthrone Vampire and Viscera Seer have the wording "Sacrifice a creature", newer creatures with the sacrifice ability have "Sacrifice another creature." Going forward, will the latter wording be the standard for creatures with that ability? I need all the Blood Artist triggers I can get...

We now don’t let creatures sacrifice themselves if they need to be around to get the bonus of the sacrifice.

Art Blood Blood Artist Bloodthrone Vampire Creatures Sacrifice Standard Triggered Abilities Vampire Viscera Seer

Core Set Mechanic Coincidence

Is it coincidence or intentional that so far every core set returning mechanic has been in black? (M11 and scry with Viscera Seer, M12 and bloodthirst with Bloodrage Vampire and friends, M13 and exalted with Knight of Infamy and friends, and M14 and slivers with Syphon Sliver.)

It’s not some master conspiracy. : )

Black Blood Bloodrage Vampire Bloodthirst Conspiracy Exalted Knight Knight of Infamy Mechanics Scry Sliver Syphon Sliver Vampire Viscera Seer

Scry Mechanic Debate

Is scry really a spell mechanic though? There are lots of permanents with scry, like Reaper of the Wilds, the Temples, Viscera Seer, Battlewise Hoplite, Crystal Ball. Is there another reason why it's not a good fit to be an evergreen mechanic?

Here’s another one. When mechanics show up every once in a while, we bend the color pie a little to give everyone access. All the colors getting a little bit of scry is okay when it happens once every once in a while. If it was evergreen it would fall to the colors that normally get it which is primary blue which doesn’t need it. Now if it were a combat mechanic…

Battlewise Hoplite Bend / Break Blue Color Pie Colors Crystal Ball Evergreen Mechanics Permanents Primary Reaper of the Wilds Scry Viscera Seer

Card Wording Differences

Re: Why do some cards (Falkenrath Aristocrat, Viscera Seer) just say 'Sacrifice a creature:' whereas other cards (Cartel Aristocrat) say 'Sacrifice another creature:'? (chewylsbIf) The creature is granting an ability to itself by sacrificing a creature, we don’t let you sacrifice the creature to itself because we feel it’s bad flavor. (MaRo) Care to explain in regards to Falkenrath Aristocrat and Cartel Aristocrat specifically? Both are giving itself an ability yet they are worded differently

Because Falkenrath Aristocrat predates our decision to do this.

Cartel Aristocrat Creatures Falkenrath Aristocrat Flavor Mark Rosewater Sacrifice Viscera Seer

Card Text Differences

Why do some cards (Falkenrath Aristocrat, Viscera Seer) just say 'Sacrifice a creature:' whereas other cards (Cartel Aristocrat) say 'Sacrifice another creature:'?

If the creature is granting an ability to itself by sacrificing a creature, we don’t let you sacrifice the creature to itself because we feel it’s bad flavor.

Cartel Aristocrat Creatures Falkenrath Aristocrat Flavor Sacrifice Viscera Seer

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