(Nov. 17, 2008 9:41 PM)Pikachao Wrote: I understand sacrificing creatures for their effects and the stack process thing, some cards seem to be a little vague about how they work though while some just plain seem to not fit in with the game.
Such as: http://www.twau.co.uk/product/15988/Ajani_Vengeant
(you can click zoom to see it better). How does this card work anyone? o.o By the way, I'll probably get a better idea after reading the rulebook, so far I'm going off what my friend said while playing.
EDIT: By the way, how many colours of mana should I include? I was thinking red/white or red/black but idk anymore... =/
I don't know how much you know, so I'm just going to start from the top. Don't be offended if I explain something you already know.
Ajani is one of a handful of Planeswalker cards they're coming out with. Planeswalkers are a new card type they released back in Lorwyn, and they let you summon a Planeswalker ally that can do nifty things for you. When the Planeswalker comes into play, you put a certain number of loyalty counters on it (this number is in the lower right corner; Ajani Vengeant comes into play with 3 loyalty counters, for instance). You can add and remove your Planeswalker ally's loyalty counters by using one of its abilities, which are listed in its text box. You can play these abilities any time you could play a Sorcery, and you can play them the same turn the Planeswalker comes into play. So for instance, you could have Ajani Vengeant come into play, and then use it's +1 ability to raise it's loyalty to 5. You can also use it's -2 ability to bring it's loyalty down to 1.
However, your opponent can also lower the Planeswalker's loyalty by dealing damage to it. Damaging Planeswalkers is different than damaging creatures, however, since Planeswalkers aren't creatures; damage-wise, they count as another player. This means that opponents can either attack the Planeswalker directly with their creatures (which you can still block with yours); or they use direct damage spells that say "target player" (they target you, but state that they're directing damage to the Planeswalker). If your Planeswalker's loyalty hits 0, they're discarded (they basically say "Screw it, you're on your own," and leave).
One other thing: Planeswalkers are treated a lot like Legendary Creatures; if you or your opponent has a Planeswalker out, and you put another one out that shares the same Subtype, then both are destroyed. So for instance, if your opponent had an Ajani Goldmane out, and you played an Ajani Vengeant, they'd both go to the graveyard because they both have the Subtype "Ajani."
I hope this clears a few things up!