"Monstrosity {X}{X}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on Polukranos. Then, Polukranos deals damage equal to the number of counters put onto Polukranos this way divided as you choose among any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to Polukranos. Activate this ability only if there are no counters on Polukranos."
Kykyä ei voi aktivoida jos Hydralla on countereita, eli lasketaanko myös esim. -1/-1 counterit, age counterit etc?
Oikein - jos hydralla on -1/-1 counteri, gold counteri tai vaikka +1/+1 counteri, ei tätä abilityä voi aktivoida.
Eli ilmeisesti damageen otetaan huomioon vain abilityn maksun yhteydessä tulleiden +1/+1 countereiden määrä, koska se sanoo "this way"?
Mutta damagen määrä ei kuitenkaan ole X, koska esim. Corpsejack Menacen avulla niitä voi tulla enemmän kuin X:n verran?
Damagen voi jakaa haluamaansa määriin otuksia, eikä tehdä koko damagea haluamaansa määrään otuksia?
Comprehensive rulebook, 112.7a (ote)
Note that some abilities cause a source to do something (for example, Prodigal Pyromancer deals 1 damage to target creature or player) rather than the ability doing anything directly. In these cases, any activated or triggered ability that references information about the source because the effect needs to be divided
checks that information when the ability is put onto the stack. Otherwise, it will check that information when it resolves.
608.2d (ote)
If an effect of a spell or ability offers any choices other than choices already made as part of casting the spell, activating the ability, or otherwise putting the spell or ability on the stack, the player announces these while applying the effect.
(Note that
if an effect divides or distributes something, such as damage or counters, as a player chooses among some number of target objects and/or players, the amount and division were determined as the spell or ability was put onto the stack rather than at this time; see rule 601.2d.)
601.2d If the spell requires the player to divide or distribute an effect (such as damage or counters) among one or more targets, the player announces the division. Each of these targets must receive at least one of whatever is being divided.
Tässä jaetaan lämää targeteille. Kun lämää jaetaan targeteille, tapahtuu jako jo abilityä aktioivaessa eikä vasta resolvissa.
Mutta Hydra sanoo "counters put this way" - jos Hydra ei ole pelissä, ei lämää jaeta. Jos countereita tuleekin enemmän (Doubling Season / Corpsejack Menace), tulisi lämääkin enemmän - vaikka lämän jakautumispäätös olisi pitänyt jo tehdä. Ristiriita?
Odottaisin virallista spoileria ja FAQ:ta ennen kuin toteaisin, mitä tapahtuu.
MUOKATTU 19.8. (Polukranos - Hydran wording julki). Wording sanoo selvästi "it deals X damage, divided as you choose" eli vaikka countereita voi mm. Doubling Seasonin vuoksi tulla useita, tekee Hydra kuitenkin X damagea. Huomattavaa on, että counterien laittaminen on activated ability, joka tekee ukosta hirviön (monstrous). Ja damagen tekeminen on triggeri, joka tapahtuu kun hydrasta tulee hirvi.