You are watching Angela and Nefertiti play their match in a Standard GPT. Angela controls with 2 counters represented by a die. She casts , grabs two cards off the top of her library, taps a Plains, rolls her die to 3, and declares Myth Realized as an attacking creature. Nefertiti looks up at you […]
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A-rushin into trouble
You’re watching the last match of round 3 of a Dragons of Tarkir/Fate Reforged Limited PPTQ. Anna controls and , while Nalick controls no creatures. On her turn, Anna casts , points at her Champion of Arashin and says, “Both triggers on champion,” then attacks with the Champion of Arashin and Anafenza. Nalick looks at […]
To Bee, or Not to Bee?
During a Standard PPTQ you are Head Judging, Aaron activates his targeting a . Aaron puts the tokens into play and attacks with the Hornet Queen. Both players record the damage and life gain, then Aaron passes the turn and exiles the Hornet Queen. Neville untaps and draws a card. He thinks for a moment, […]
The Mystery of the Temple of Mystery
Arnold and Nadine are playing in a PPTQ. Arnold plays a , then scries. He puts the card back on top, slightly askew from the rest of his library. He then attacks with a face-down creature, which Nadine does not block. As Nadine is setting her pen down after recording her life total change, she […]
Horse of Greed
You are the head judge of PPTQ. Anna has a in play. Both Anna and Nicole are playing quickly due to it being near the end of time in the round. While watching the match, you see Anna untap, play the revealed land from the top of her library, and draw for her turn. She […]
The Same Old Song
Anne and Ned are playing in a PPTQ. Anne controls a . During her end step, Ned targets it with . Anne activates the Grand Master’s ability, then casts targeting the Magma Spray, leaving her with only one remaining Island untapped. While she is pulling the bird token out of her deck box, she absentmindedly […]
Battering Skulls
At a local Comp REL Legacy event, Antonio controls a equipped to a Germ token, a tapped , and three tapped Plains. Narnia only controls two untapped Islands and one . Antonio attacks with the Germ, both players tick down Narnia’s life total by four, and Antonio passes. Narnia draws a card and a spectator […]
Third time’s a charm
At a PPTQ, you are called over to a table in round 5 where Anson has cast with 5WW (instead of 4WWW). Nothing has happened in the game since it was cast, and you back the game up. You ask Anson if he has had any GRVs earlier in the tournament. You discover that he […]
A Dash of Depravity
Stephen is watching Angus and Natalie play their match in a Sealed PPTQ. Natalie controls a tapped . Angus attacks with , which he has cast for its Dash cost, and a 2/1 Warrior token. He puts another Warrior token onto the battlefield, combat damage is dealt, and Angus moves to the end step. He […]
Schrödinger’s Markings
You are the Team Lead of the Deck Checks team at a Super Sunday Series event at a Grand Prix. You perform a random beginning-of-round deck check on Andy at the beginning of round 7. You notice that throughout the event, Andy’s main deck has become quite warped from the way that he is shuffling, […]