Arthur and Neil are playing in a Modern GPT. 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 […]
Category: Bronze
You can choose any color you want, as long as it’s black.
Aaron and Nadine are playing in a Legacy Grand Prix. Aaron has a and a in his graveyard. He announces, “I’m going to my Tyrant.” Nadine says, “OK, resolves. I choose my “. Aarons says “Oh, I didn’t realize you had that… then on resolution I’m going to pick my instead.” Nadine calls you over. […]
So… Where is he?
You’re walking the floor at a PTQ when you notice a table with only one player. You glance at the clock and see that just over 10 minutes have elapsed, so you step in, pick up the match slip, and ask the player across from you “Are you Anton or Nikolai?” He replies “Oh, Nikolai’s […]
Big Girls Don’t Scry
Alice is playing in a Standard Grand Prix event. She has a and a dozen assorted lands in play. She begins her turn by Scrying for Thassa’s beginning of upkeep ability. When she goes to her deck, a 2nd card is stuck to the top card. Alice looks and realizes that she has 2 cards […]
The Fateseal Reveal
Aaron and Nadine are playing each other in the third round of a Legacy GPT. Aaron has a in play. He activates Jace’s +2 ability, and looks at the top card of Nadine’s library. He thinks for a moment, then shows it to Nadine and asks, “Is this the card you’re looking for?” while trying […]
Just fix it… Fix it good!
Anthony and Nadine are playing in a block constructed Pro Tour. Anthony has on 8 counters and activates Ral Zarek’s -7 ultimate ability. Anthony proposes rolling 5 d6 and using odd numbers for extra turns. Nadine agrees. Anthony rolls the 5 dice, which hit the die that was on Ral Zarek showing 1, and all […]
I’ll take the Burger. NO NO NO the Burrito. Wait no, the chili dog. JUDGE!!!!!!!!!
Antonio and Nelson are playing in a PTQ. They are currently sideboarding for game 3 when one of Nelson’s friends who has finished his match approaches the table and informs Nelson they are going to pick up lunch, and asks if he wants anything. Nelson stops sideboarding and they begin discussing lunch options. After a […]
Five turns later…
At a Sealed GPT, Naomi taps out to cast Prime Speaker Zegana, draws 6 cards from her triggered ability, then passes the turn. On Allen’s turn, he activates ‘s -7 ability, and takes FIVE (!!) extra turns. During those turns, he draws several cards, casts several spells, destroys several creatures, and attacks multiple times. Just […]
Mulch or Fiction
Amy and Nicholas are playing at a Pro Tour Qualifier, and during Amy’s turn she casts revealing the top 5 cards, which are 4 copies of and then a , in that order. Realizing her error immediately, Amy laughs and shows Nicholas a from her hand, which she was thinking about when she revealed the […]
Will the Real Judge Please Stand Up?
Amita and Norm are engrossed in the final game of round six in a Competitive REL Sealed event. Top 8 is on the line. Norm casts Launch Party, targeting Amita’s Centaur Token, and sacrifices (to pay for ). Amita looks at her hand, looks at the board, looks back at her hand, sighs, and says […]