Topic: Thespian's Stage question

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thespian's%20Stage

{tap}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{2}, {tap}: Thespian's Stage becomes a copy of target land and gains this ability.

My question is:
I use the ability to copy a land. If I copy another land, do I lose the ability of the first copy?
Since it's "gains" and it doesn't say that it loses the previous copy, I think I might "pile" up the abilities.
Also in the case i can gain multiple abilities, if I have as ability {tap} for any color from one card and {tap} for {R} from another card, can I {tap} for any color + {R}?

Re: Thespian's Stage question

That doesn't work.  Once you copy another land it loses all abilities of the first land you copied and gains the new ones. 

You can't make it a kessig wolfrun + nephalia drownyard + maze end.

706.2. When copying an object, the copy acquires the copiable values of the original object’s characteristics and, for an object on the stack, choices made when casting or activating it (mode, targets, the value of X, whether it was kicked, how it will affect multiple targets, and so on). The “copiable values” are the values derived from the text printed on the object (that text being name, mana cost, color indicator, card type, subtype, supertype, expansion symbol, rules text, power, toughness, and/or loyalty), as modified by other copy effects, by “as . . . enters the battlefield” and “as . . . is turned face up” abilities that set characteristics, and by abilities that caused the object to be face down. Other effects (including type-changing and text-changing effects), status, and counters are not copied.

Re: Thespian's Stage question

Thanks for the explanation

Re: Thespian's Stage question

Although there is a rather comical combo in legacy that pairs Thespian's Stage with Dark Depths as the copy won't have any counters on it...

Re: Thespian's Stage question

TyWooOneTime wrote:

Although there is a rather comical combo in legacy that pairs Thespian's Stage with Dark Depths as the copy won't have any counters on it...

That sounds like a nice idea, maybe to run it also in EDH, even though is really unlikely to hit the combo

Re: Thespian's Stage question

Well with the current legendary rule if you copy the land you destroy both of them.

After M14 is released you can choose which one to sac so it'll work then.

Re: Thespian's Stage question

elpablo wrote:

Well with the current legendary rule if you copy the land you destroy both of them.

After M14 is released you can choose which one to sac so it'll work then.

That's the plan... add it to Vampire Hexmage and you have some options for those Marit Lage decks...

Re: Thespian's Stage question

Thanks for the heads up on that combo!
I currently run Dark Depths in a RUG EDH deck simply because I can often power through the counters in just a couple turns, but looks like I better pick up a copy of the stage before word gets out!

Re: Thespian's Stage question

I don't think they're will be a mad dash to the retailers.  If you can't find one, I'll send you mine tongue