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. […]
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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 […]
A Traitorous Moon
At a Competitive REL Legacy event Nightingale controls . Annabelle casts by sacrificing two s for WW and tapping for 2. In response, Nightingale casts targeting Annabelle and both spells resolve normally. Annabelle then plays an Island and sacrifices the City of Traitors. After Annabelle puts her City into the graveyard, Nightingale realizes that Blood […]
Taking out Elspeth
Arthur and Mr. Nigma are back at it again, playing in a Sealed GPT. On Arthur’s turn, he draws . Mr. Nigma has been pumping out an army of chump blockers with , which is currently at 3 loyalty. Arthur triumphantly Bolts Elspeth down to 0, scrys a card to the bottom of his library, […]
Sticks and Stones
During a match at a PTQ, Amy and Nolan are playing toward the end of the round. During game three, Amy has no cards in hand and her first draw for the turn is a that she is able to cast through its miracle cost for lethal damage. Nolan puts his hand down in disgust […]
Coasting to Victory
While counting decklists for your Post-M15 Standard GPT, you notice on SeaCat’s list he had written 4x “U/G painland”, 4x “U/G Temple”, 4x “U/G Shockland”. What do you do? Judges, feel free to discuss this scenario on Judge Apps! [expand title=Answer]Keep in mind that if this were a larger tournament with more than one judge, […]
Star-Crossed Minotaurs
Alan and Nathan are playing in a Sealed GPT. Alan casts a , then attacks with a . Nathan controls a , but chooses not to block with it. During his second main phase, Alan casts . Alan looks at this hand for a few seconds, then says “Umm… I guess it’s… WAIT!” He then […]
Here’s Looking At You, Deck
At a Grand Prix Trial you are running at your local store, a spectator points out a player to you and asks you to watch the way he shuffles. Before the player’s match, you witness him riffle shuffle with the cards facing himself once, and then once with the cards facing away. He repeats this […]