Forum:Spirit Reaper Question

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http://forum.tcgplayer.com/archive/index.php/t-50267.html

"Spirit Reaper" is destroyed by its own effect after a card that targets it resolves. If a Spell Card targets it, and the activation of that Spell Card is negated (such as with "Magic Jammer"), then "Spirit Reaper" is not destroyed. However, if the effect of the Spell Card was negated, such as if "Imperial Order" is active, then "Spirit Reaper" is destroyed because the Spell Card resolves (even though its effect is negated). Even if "Imperial Order" is already active on the field, you can activate a card such as "Tribute to the Doomed" designating "Spirit Reaper", and "Spirit Reaper" will be destroyed by its own effect.

I don't get how a card effect is resolved if another card is negating it. [|Imperial Order] negates a spell card, so surely if Player A activated a spell card and selected Player B's Spirit Reaper as a target to use the effect on, Imperial Order would negate the effect and Spirit Reaper will not be destroyed? Another thing then, as the card is not destroyed by Imperial Order and still remains on the field then is that the reason Spirit Reaper is destroyed because the card selecting Spirit Reaper as a target is still on the field. Magic Jammer Negates and destroys a spell card so that would make sense no?

(J20Hawkz (talk • contribs) 14:39, August 10, 2013 (UTC))