Can you use Mystic Reversal on Windwall and change Windwall's target to Mystic Reversal itself to make Windwall fizzle?
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Ruling: No, you cannot target Mystic Reversal with Windwall. Mystic Reversal will have already resolved and left the chain by the time you choose new targets for Windwall.
Sequence:
- Mystic Reversal resolves and takes control of Windwall
- As part of Mystic Reversal's resolution, you may choose new targets for Windwall
- After following all instructions (including choosing new targets), Mystic Reversal goes to the trash
- Mystic Reversal is no longer on the chain when target selection occurs
- You must choose a legal target that exists on the chain (Windwall was already targeting something)
Nuances:
- You could redirect Windwall if there's another effect on the chain (e.g., if you played Discipline, then Mystic Reversal, you could target either the original spell or Discipline)
- The "may choose new targets" wording is important - it's optional
- There is ongoing debate about whether choosing new targets requires re-finalizing the spell and what implications this has for additional costs like deflect, but this doesn't change the core answer
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