{"id":1376,"date":"2018-07-05T12:51:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2019-03-11T13:35:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T11:35:03","slug":"m19-two-headed-giant-release-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/m19-two-headed-giant-release-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"M19 Two-Headed Giant Release Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>TL;DR: WB has a lifegain-matters that works unintuitively in 2HG, so if you&#8217;re judging a prerelease this is good to mention in your announcements. Also you might have to deal with multiple games in a match because of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Fraying+Omnipotence&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Fraying Omnipotence<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While most cards\u00a0work pretty straightforward in 2HG there are some quirks, often involving\u00a0the combat phase or life total changes. Those cards are explained in these notes.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re playing\u00a0a 2HG prerelease\u00a0you should\u00a0also check out the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/m19-2hg-hidden-gems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2HG Hidden Gems<\/a>\u00a0that highlights\u00a0which cards to look out for!<\/p>\n<p>For further reading, if you want to know more about 2HG see the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/faq\/\">2HG FAQ<\/a>.\u00a0If you want to know more about how these cards function in general see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/feature\/core-set-2019-release-notes-2018-06-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regular release notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>GENERAL NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;YOU&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rule of thumb for 2HG is\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;You&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>still refers to you alone, not both you and your teammate.\u00a0<\/strong>Look for the word &#8220;you&#8221; in the card text, such as &#8220;creatures you control get +1\/+1&#8221;, &#8220;as long as you control an artifact&#8221;, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;EACH&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cards that say\u00a0<em>&#8220;each opponent&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>&#8220;each player&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0do affect more\u00a0players than usual.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1378\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_AwreJm2VUR.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1381\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_HFqWIwZLKK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Each opponent loses X and you gain Y&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With Vampire Neonate your opponents lose 2 life in total and you gain 1 life in total. With Liliana, Untouched by Death&#8217;s first ability your opponents lose 4 life in total and you gain 2 life in total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>THEME: GAINING LIFE MATTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1385\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_sinnQLqcER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1386\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_T51Jzj8553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1383\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_41PitPA4TV.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1382\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_2pjBbJhpat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1384\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_Qeylg35AaB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Epicure of Blood | Nightmare&#8217;s Thirst | Ajani&#8217;s Pridemate | Regal Bloodlord | Resplendent Angel<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gaining life and losing life still happens to players individually, even though your life total is shared with your teammate. When your teammate gains life, your life total changes, but <strong>you<\/strong> aren&#8217;t gaining the life. The above cards will not count life gained by your teammate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CARD-SPECIFIC NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1379 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_F25LX4hTHR.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blanchwood Armor<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As the ability is on the Aura and not on the creature, if you put this on your teammate&#8217;s creature it still counts your forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1377 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_0xClYghokf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Infernal Scarring<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the other hand Infernal Scarring grants the ability to the creature. If you put this on your teammate&#8217;s creature, they draw the card when the creature dies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1387 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_OvSwuQx1x2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fraying Omnipotence<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both players on a team lose half their team&#8217;s life total simultaneously. That means that each team&#8217;s life total would be 0 or -1 after this resolves.<\/li>\n<li>Normally there is no sideboarding in 2HG tournaments because you only play 1 game each match. But if you draw the game with this, you start a new game for which you can sideboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1380 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/2hg\/files\/2018\/07\/en_FbVpDd7CTp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Magistrate&#8217;s Scepter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2HG taking an extra turn means your team takes an extra turn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR: WB has a lifegain-matters that works unintuitively in 2HG, so if you&#8217;re judging a prerelease this is good to mention in your announcements. Also you might have to deal with multiple games in a match because of . 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