Modern templating gives us keywords and phrases to watch out for when determining if something is a replacement effect: "instead," as on Winding Constrictor "skip," as on Brine Elemental "enters the battlefield with," as on Metallic Mimic "As [this] enters the battlefield," as on Metallic Mimic "[This] enters the battlefield as," as on Clone "[This] enters the battlefield [state]," as on Bojuka Bog "[Objects] enter the battlefield [state]," as on Orb of Dreams "As [this] is turned face up," as on Gift of Doom ...okay, so even the basics get a little wordy
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Last July, Magic: The Gathering made a controversial change to the rules of Commander, the 32-year-old games most popular format
But if you open these two in your Sealed pool, you're laughing
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