Welcome to July’s issue of Magic Judge News, and CHANGES!!

We have new announcements about Judge Academy, and the changes to the program. We’ll continue posting
news as we go, and I’m sure we’re all in for an experience to learn about the new structure of the program.

Remember, the world is not ending, just restructuring to something new!  We’d be glad to chat if you have any
questions in the comments!

Judge Article and Blog Posts – June 2019

1. Judge cast: JudgeCast #230 – M20 Release Notes,  Judgecast #231 M20 IPG and MTR Updates
2. Translated Rules: Magic Comprehensive Rules – July 12th, 2019, Magic Tournament Rules – July 12th, 2019, Magic Infraction Procedure Guide – July 12th, 2019
3. Knowledge pool – Critical Decksterity Fail,  Stolen Breath
   German: Ajanis anderer Name
   Chinese:  有备无患？
4. JudgeApps Help: JudgeApps Update – May/June 2019
5. Travel Guides: MF Barcelona, MF Krakow 2019
6. Regional Blogs:  New articles in:
   Magic Judge Iberia – Español
   Europe – East regional blog
   German Speaking Countries
   Juízes de Magic Brasil
   UKISA Regional Blog
   Jueces Hispanoamericanos
   Northeast USA Judge Family
   Judging in Russian
   The Judges of Southeast Asia
   BeNeLux

More judge blogs can be found at the Judge Blog Portal.

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Do you need a quick rules or policy answer? Ask a Magic Judge!

Judge of the Week

Judge of the week is still on hiatus!

Judge Anniversaries!

Still no updates!

Welcome to the Fold

A big welcome to the following judges who worked their first MagicFest

MF Detroit
MF Krakow
MF Denver
MF Barcelona

Exemplar Program

With the new Judge Academy starting up, there will be changes to how the Exemplar Program operates. More information can be found here.

Questions asked in the Month of July and an [O]fficial answer, just for you!

[expand title=”1. AP is playing the top 8 of a Competitive REL event. During sideboarding for game 3 they note that there are in total only 74 cards in their box. They notice a card on a separate table and they figure it is the missing one, from their main deck. That card was found by the TO at least 1 hour ago and he didn’t inform anyone. What’s the appropriate infraction?”]

A: Although that player have played some games without the missing card, as this was found between games, there is no infraction no penalty at all! Just fix the deck and let them proceed to game 3.

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[expand title=”2. While searching their library for a fetchland effect, AP drops one of the cards from their library face down on top of their hand, which was face down on the table. Knowing that we are in a point where the player hasn’t touched those cards yet, what’s the appropriate infraction and fix?”]

A: We can correct this mistake by using publicly available information. Neither player knows what that card is, but if they both know and agree the card on top of AP’s hand was the card that was dropped from the library, we can simply shuffle it back without issuing an HCE penalty and its respective additional remedy.

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[expand title=”3. AP has Wrenn and Six’s emblem in the command zone. They have a Daze in their graveyard. Can they choose to retrace it, using its alternate casting cost? If so, are they allowed to return the Island from the battlefield back to their hand, before discarding it for the retrace?”]

Cards: Wrenn and Six, Daze

A: Yes they can. When you get around to paying costs, you can pay costs in any order you choose. You can choose to return the Island to your hand for Daze’s alternate cost, then discard that same Island you just returned to your hand for the retrace part of the cost.

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[expand title=”4. AP equips their Daggersail Aeronaut with a Colossus Hammer. On their next turn, does the creature has flying?”]

Cards: Daggersail Aeronaut, Colossus Hammer

A: It doesn’t. We can check the Oracle ruling to answer this one: “If an ability of the equipped creature states that it has flying “as long as” a particular condition is true, that condition becoming true will not cause that creature to gain flying. For example, if the equipped creature “has flying as long as it’s attacking,” it will not gain flying, even if it attacks after Colossus Hammer becomes attached to it.”  The reason for this is that the Aeronaut’s timestamp is set when it enters the battlefield, but the timestamp for the Hammer is set when it becomes attached to the Aeronaut, meaning that the Hammer will always have a later timestamp than the Aeronaut. Even if it becomes your turn after the Hammer was attached to it, it won’t have flying since the Hammer’s effect has a later timestamp.

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