Template:Spellbender notes

• Spellbender takes effect when the enemy uses any targeted spell on any minion, whether allied or not. Only player-targeted spells will trigger the secret, not randomly targeted ones.
• Regardless of what type of spell triggers it, a Spellbender minion will be summoned under the control of the player who played the Secret. That minion is then made the new target for the triggering spell, be it a damaging attack, a useful buff or even Mind Control.
• Spells which require their targets to meet certain criteria, such as Shadow Word: Death and Execute, will still take full effect when re-targeted to the Spellbender, even if the Spellbender does not itself meet the criteria.
• If a spell with a return to hand effect is intercepted by Spellbender, such as Shadowstep or Time Rewinder, the Spellbender minion will be returned to the hand of the player who played the Secret, not that of the player who cast the triggering spell.
• Spellbender activates after the spell has completed its casting phase, but before it takes effect. As a result:
  • If a Counterspell counters a spell, Spellbender will not activate from that spell. This is because the Counterspell ends the spell casting sequence immediately, preventing Spellbender from triggering.
  • Spellbender takes effect after other "Whenever you cast a spell" triggered effects, such as Mana Wyrm or Archmage Antonidas, regardless of order of play.

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