Arcades is playing a match against Nebuchadnezzar which is in game 2. Both players draw their opening hand of 7 cards, and Arcades immediately keeps. While considering their mulligan decision, Nebuchadnezzar realizes that they forgot to put the cards they intended to sideboard into their deck. You investigate and discover that Nebuchadnezzar’s deck contains 55 […]
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A Confusing Copying Conundrum
Alex is playing against Nicky in your local MCQ. Alex casts from their graveyard, and Nicky responds by casting the Expansion half of . Alex Attempts to the Expansion, but Nicky has a counterspell of his own, responding with . The players resolve everything, but Alex puts the Chemister’s Insight into their graveyard. In the […]
All Aboard!
Amie is playing against Nyla in a sealed PPTQ. Amie casts , and Nyla lets it resolve. Amie says “look at six,” immediately grabs the top 6 cards of her library, and starts to look at them. Nyla calls for a judge. What do you do? Submit your answers here, and join us on Judge […]
Monastery Swift-guide
Argus is playing against Neferian in round 3 of a Modern PPTQ. Neferian mulligans, keeps his 6 card hand and scrys to the top. Argus starts the first turn of the game, plays a , casts and attacks. Neferian flips the top card his deck thinking Argus has played a . Argus immediately calls a […]
Seas the Moment
Ajit is playing against Niko at a Modern PPTQ. Ajit casts targeting Niko’s and says “Trigger, draw a card”. Niko stops Ajit from drawing, floats one white mana, then allows to resolve. Ajit thinks for a minute, then says “Go to Combat?” Niko taps one and casts targeting Ajit’s . The players put their cards […]
Your Authority has been Revoked
Adam is playing against Nadine at a Modern PPTQ. Adam says “I’ll you, then cast ” and puts both cards on the table. Nadine has no responses, and Adam sees Nadine’s hand of , , and two . Adam says “I’ll take the Relic, then name Inkmoth.” Three turns later, Nadine plays a , activates […]
Classically Confident Confidanting
Anker is playing against Nite in a Modern PPTQ. Anker controls a Dark Confidant. He untaps, points at his creature, says “Confidant Trigger” and draws a card. Anker proceeds to say “Draw for turn?” Nite calls for a judge and explains that Anker didn’t reveal the card that he put into his hand from the Dark […]
Ambidecksterity
Abagail is playing in a sealed PPTQ. She sits down for game 1 of her match, grabs a pile of roughly 40 sleeved cards out of her deck box, shuffles, and presents to her opponent. Upon drawing her opening hand, she immediately calls a judge and explains that this is her sideboard. She has several […]
Re-Stacked and Re-Pact
Arthur and Neil are playing in a Modern PPTQ. At the end of Arthur’s turn, Neil taps out to cast . Arthur responds with . Neil responds with . Arthur thinks for a moment, then casts . Neil pauses, says “Ah, nuts…” then puts his spells in his graveyard. Arthur does the same. Neil untaps […]
About to get Domi-nated
August is playing against November at your Modern PPTQ, it’s a third game of the final match. November controls several creatures, he has no cards in hand, 1 life and is fully tapped out. August controls 8 lands, he has 3 cards in hand and 1 life. August casts , activates its +1 ability, looks […]