MisD and it's targets.

[zulander]

Is Misdirection capable of re-targeting activated abilities?
Example: My opponent has Mindslaver in play and activates it. Am I allowed to use Misdirection to re-target the target player from me to him?

Edit: Sorry, forgot to read the sticky, here are the oracle texts.

Mindslaver: 4 Mana, Tap, Sacrifice Mindslaver: You control target player's next turn. (You see all cards that player could see and make all decisions for the player. He or she doesn't lose life because of mana burn.)

Misdirection: You may remove a blue card in your hand from the game rather than pay Misdirection's mana cost.

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

[Blake-]

The Mindslaver activation is not a spell so no.

[Matt]

Abilities are not spells, even though they use the stack. Look at something like Willbender, which can redirect either spells OR abilities, for a comparison.

[zulander]

Thanks for the clarification!

[chrissss]

Can you misdirect a counterspells target to itself somehow?

lets say, you play a brainstorm, and your opponent counters it, and you have a misdirection, can you do something to change its target?

[Toad]

You cannot Misdirect a Counterspell to itself. A spell cannot target itself, rules say so.

You can Misdirect the Counterspell to the Misdirection. When the Misdirection is resolving, it is still on the stack so it is a valid Counterspell target. The Counterspell will be countered upon resolution.

[chrissss]

yes, thats what I thought. So I can use a misdirection to "counter" another counterspell. Thats good.

[Matt]

yes, thats what I thought. So I can use a misdirection to "counter" another counterspell. Thats good.

It can even counter Last Word.