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 […]
Category: Silver
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 […]
Ne nous précipitons pas dans la dépravation…
Stephen est en train de regarder Angus et Natalie jouer leur match lors d’un PTQ scellé. Natalie contrôle un archifielleux de la dépravation engagé. Angus attaque avec un chef d’assaut marduen, qu’il a lancé pour son coût de précipitation, et un jeton 2/1 Guerrier. Il met sur le champ de bataille un autre jeton Guerrier, […]
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 […]
A less-than-ravenous Ravager
You are the Head Judge of a Modern PPTQ, wandering onto the floor to watch some matches. The first one catches your eye; Anakin is attacking with a bunch of creatures, including an with no counters. You don’t see any effect pumping his toughness so you assume it is a 0/0 and step in. “Excuse […]
Like a phoenix from the ash(cloud)es…
You are the Head and only judge of a Standard Grand Prix Trial. You are called to a table where the players are finishing Game 3. Nathan tells you that Ashley just won the game by attacking for lethal and didn’t reveal her morphed after the game ended. Both players agree that the Ashcloud Phoenix […]
Blue Card Monty
During a Legacy Open (Competitive REL), Abel casts paying 2 life and targeting Noel, who responds with . Abel casts targeting the Brainstorm. Noel responds by casting , returning his to his hand leaving his board empty. As Noel is resolving Brainstorm, Abel says “Go,” so Noel untaps and draws for his turn. At this […]
Relentless Rats or Shadowborn Apostles…?
Louis is playing in a GPT, of which you are head judge. As you are checking decklists, you notice Louis’s list ends with the line “23 ______________” with no card name filled in. The remainder of the list contains 37 cards, all of which are either blue or artifacts. What do you do? Judges, feel […]