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Can Wind Wall target itself as the spell to be countered, and if so, would Ravenbloom Student get +1 Might from the resolution?
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Ruling: Wind Wall can target itself because it moves onto the Chain before targets are declared, making it a valid target for itself. However, Ravenbloom Student would not get +1 Might because a card that is Countered is not considered to have been played.
Sequence:
- Wind Wall is put onto the Chain
- Targets are declared (Wind Wall can target itself as it's now a spell on the Chain)
- Wind Wall resolves and counters itself
- Ravenbloom Student does not trigger because countered cards are not considered played
Nuances:
- This interaction is mostly irrelevant in practice but could be used to put a spell in your trash
- The rule preventing deterministically illegal choices does not apply here because the targeting is not deterministically illegal
- Magic has a separate rule prohibiting self-targeting, but Riftbound does not have an analogous rule
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