Can you target any spell on the stack?

You can target any spell on the stack, there is no rule limiting it to only the top item on the stack.

Can you counter the same spell twice?

You cannot counter the same spell more than once. 701.5a To counter a spell or ability means to cancel it, removing it from the stack. It doesn’t resolve and none of its effects occur. A countered spell is put into its owner’s graveyard.

Can you target yourself Magic The Gathering?

Yes. You’re a player, after all. Not ethe difference between “target player” and “target opponent”, though – you’re not your own opponent, so you can’t target yourself in that situation.

Do you have to declare target MTG?

If you were talking about hitting your opponent or a creature, you have to declare the target first. 306.7. If noncombat damage would be dealt to a player by a source controlled by an opponent, that opponent may have that source deal that damage to a planeswalker the first player controls instead.

Can you copy a spell that was countered?

Yes, that’s a perfectly valid play. For this specific case of Reverberate, these are the rulings you should take into account: 8/15/2010: Reverberate can target (and copy) any instant or sorcery spell, not just one with targets. It doesn’t matter who controls it.

Is a countered spell still cast?

Yes, the spell is cast. This will count for “on cast” triggers, Storm, Aetherflux Reservoir, Approach of the Second Sun and Commander Tax.

Can you target creatures in the graveyard?

There are exceptions to this, but they all specify how they work, for example: Animate Dead specifies it enchants a “creature card in a graveyard”. Zombify uses the words “target creature from your graveyard” by saying it’s coming from the graveyard, that’s the only place it can be when you target it.

Can spells target themselves?

A spell or ability on the stack is an illegal target for itself.

Can you use twinned spell on the same target?

When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn’t have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell’s level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip).

What happens when a spell goes onto the stack?

Any spell—creature, instant, artifact, whatever. It goes onto the stack. The player whose turn it is (in this case, me) gets a chance to respond. This chance to respond is called “priority.” Then my opponent gets a chance to respond. If neither of us do, then the spell just happens.

Why does counterspell target a spell instead of a creature?

This is because Counterspell is cast in reaction to another creature casting a spell, and because of the way turn order/initiative works in D&D, there is no valid target at the time you twin the spell. It could also be argued that Counterspell targets a spell instead of a creature, but I’m not sure on that one.

What does the stack mean in Magic The Gathering?

It’s time to take a look! In short, the stack is the limbo that Magic spells and abilities go to between being activated or cast and actually happening. In this liminal space, you know something is going to happen, it just hasn’t happened yet.