Anna and Nadine are several turns into their game at a local Legacy GPT. Anna casts targeting Nadine’s , which she cast on her previous turn. Nadine gains 1 life, and Anna passes the turn. Nadine untaps and Anna sees that Nadine put the Shaman in her graveyard instead of exiling it. She then notices […]
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Lights, Turtle, Action
You are the head judge of a GPT. You are watching a match when Nancy casts on Arthur’s . She attacks and exiles it, then passes the turn. When Arthur enters his declare attackers step he places the Meandering Towershell in play tapped and attacking. They both go to record the life total change. What […]
Shock and Draw
Arjun and Nadia are playing in a Modern GPT. Arjun controls . Nadia has a single card in her hand: . During Arjun’s end step, Nadia casts Quicken, then draws and casts targeting the Spirit and Arjun. Arjun says, “Sure, still done,” then notes his life total change and puts Spirit in his graveyard. Nadia […]
A Grizzly Mess
Ampharos is playing against Natu in a Standard Constructed GPT during the first week of October. Ampharos controls an . He casts on controlled by Natu and draws a card. He then attacks for 4 with his Alpine Grizzly and passes the turn. As Natu is untapping, she realizes Ampharos never discarded a card for […]
I Heard You Like Triggers
Arthur and Nadia are playing in a Standard GPT. Arthur attacks Nadia with a non-Monstrous . Nadia blocks with a enchanted by and makes a Cat Soldier token. During the Combat Damage step, both non-token creatures are destroyed, then Brimaz is returned to the battlefield when Gift of Immortality’s trigger resolves. After combat, Arthur passes […]
Temple of Beats, the bad ones
During day 2 of a Grand Prix while playing against Naomi, Ashton plays his land for turn, a . Ashton picks up the top card, looks at it, sets it back down on the table. Ashton thinks, and then picks up the card and puts it into his hand. Naomi immediately calls for a judge. […]
Kataki to the Maternity Ward, Your Pod is Waiting
In a Modern GPT you are head judging, Andrew has a , a , and a in play. He begins his turn by untapping and drawing for his turn. In his Main Phase, Andrew activates Birthing Pod by tapping two lands and sacrificing Wall of Roots. He begins searching his library. Before he has pulled […]
The Seventh Card
Anita is playing in a Grand Prix Trial. She calls you to the table and informs you that she was resolving a mulligan to 6 and made an error. She tells you she was on autopilot and counted out 7 cards face down on the table. She then drew cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, […]
When multiple Personalities run amok
Andy and Norbert are playing a Standard GPT. Nobert is tapped out. Andy plays , and when it resolves, he names and writes the name down on a piece of paper and ends his turn. During Norbert’s turn, Norbert plays . Andy realizes that it is the Ajani that he meant to name and calls […]
Emrakul, the situation torn
At a Grand Prix Trial, Ajani plays and mills Nissa for ten cards. Amongst them, Emrakul is put into the graveyard. After the ten cards are put into the graveyard, Nissa immediately picks up her graveyard and begins shuffling it into her library. Ajani calls over a judge and explains he wished to respond to […]