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PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:12 pm 
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Ok, if my opponent have at least two creatures and an unattached equip at the battlefield and I have at least one creature, when he tries to equip one of his creatures I cast Reroute...

May I try to equip my own creature?
Do I have to equip his other creature?
If he has only one creature may I cast the spell?
Could you tell me which rule covers this scenarios?


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 Post subject: Re: Changing target
PostPosted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:16 pm 
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Ok, if my opponent have at least two creatures and an unattached equip at the battlefield and I have at least one creature, when he tries to equip one of his creatures I cast Reroute...

May I try to equip my own creature?

No. When changing the target, the new target must be legal. So you must choose one of his creatures because Equip is "Attach this Equipment to target creature you control," and he still controls the activated ability, even if you are changing the target. FUN FACT: You can change the target to one of his creatures with hexproof, because it's his ability you're changing the target of and your spell (Reroute) doesn't target that creature.
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Do I have to equip his other creature?

I'm 87% sure the answer to this is yes. The instruction is to change the target of an activated ability with a single target, so if the target can be changed it must be changed. If it was worded instead "You may change the target of target activated ability with a single target," then I would say no. But that's not the case here.
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If he has only one creature may I cast the spell?

Yes. The spell only wants you to target an activated ability with a single target. Which you can do. When it resolves, it does as much as it can. Since you can't change the target of the ability, you skip that part and go straight to the cantrip.
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Could you tell me which rule covers this scenarios?

Not off the top of my head. I am not so much of a machine that I have memorized the entire Comp Rules. :incognito: I'll edit with quotes if and when I find them.

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 Post subject: Re: Changing target
PostPosted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:01 pm 
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A spell or ability's effect is only optional if the text indicates it is optional by using "may". Reroute's Oracle text does not do that, so you are obligated to choose a new target, if a new legal target is available. To offer a parallel example, would you expect that you have the option of not countering the targeted spell when your Cancel resolves?

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