This wouldn’t work. Tournament rules may allow multi-language decks, but if a player can’t read the language printed, they also allow that player to call a judge over and ask for the oracle text with no penalty.
Phoebe’s ability also doesn’t indicate that the target of the text box changes. So it’s still the parrot that dies, and phoebe leaving the battlefield still does nothing.
This wouldn’t work. Tournament rules may allow multi-language decks, but if a player can’t read the language printed, they also allow that player to call a judge over and ask for the oracle text with no penalty.
Also, tournament play does not allow the un-set used here
Phoebe’s ability also doesn’t indicate that the target of the text box changes. So it’s still the parrot that dies, and phoebe leaving the battlefield still does nothing.Edit: see below
That isn’t true. A self referencing ability automatically changes to the new creature as per 201.4b.
Boo, stupid rules /s
Thanks for the clarification
I learned that one early in my magic history thanks to Experiment Kraji