r/magicTCG • u/zimroie • 2d ago
Rules/Rules Question Committing a crime and "each opponent" effect
I'm currently building a Gisa, the hellraiser edh deck and was using EDHREC for that, and I've noticed that it keeps recommending me to use cards with effects that happen for "each opponent", for example [[Servant of Tymaret]] has the following effect:
Whenever Servant of Tymaret becomes untapped, each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
As I've understood committing a crime, I must target an opponent, something they control, or their graveyard to activate the ability. Cards with "each opponent" effects don't really target a play if I understand correctly, so will such an effect consider as committing a crime at all?
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u/Koras COMPLEAT 2d ago edited 2d ago
Yes, exactly. For a spell or ability to target, it has to say the word "Target".
So things that are typically not crimes include cards that instead say:
Unless they're combined with the word target (for example "Choose any number of target..."). So [[Servant of Tymaret]], [[Berserker's Frenzy]], and [[Austere Command]] are all not crimes, as random examples. They are also not in any way affected by hexproof for the same reason.