Pawpatch Recruit vs Tasha Unholy Archmage
Im seeking an errata or change to Tasha Unholy Archmage i understand the +1 ability selection whenever a creature attacks opponent or Tasha said creature gets -1 -1 now Pawpatch Recruits Ruling clearly states any opponents spell or an ability an opponent controls targets any creature you may place a +1 +1 counter on another creature you control
When this series of circumstances occurs Pawpatchs ruling does nkt trigger and Tashas ability triggers and Pawpatch is removed to graveyard i need to some clarity on this
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Rezzahan#77802 commented
Simply being affected does not make an object/player/zone a target. The word "target" makes them a target. Your creature was not targeted, so it didn't trigger.
115.10. Spells and abilities can affect objects and players they don’t target. In general, those objects and
players aren’t chosen until the spell or ability resolves. See rule 608, “Resolving Spells and
Abilities.”115.10a Just because an object or player is being affected by a spell or ability doesn’t make that
object or player a target of that spell or ability. Unless that object or player is identified by the
word “target” in the text of that spell or ability, or the rule for that keyword ability, it’s not a
target.115.10b In particular, the word “you” in an object’s text doesn’t indicate a target.