Alex is playing against Nate at a Standard PPTQ. Alex controls a and two . Alex casts and it resolves. Alex crews his with Thalia and attacks with all of his creatures. Before blocks, Nate activates his , and puts a Thopter into play. Alex, not wanting to be blocked, destroys it with . After […]
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Making the Cut
You are judging at a standard PPTQ. While performing a beginning of round deck check, you see that Osiris is playing with 59 cards in his main deck and 16 in his sideboard. Upon counting his decklist, you read there are actually 59 main deck and 16 sideboard registered. His sideboard lists the following: 3 […]
The Lathnu Time I’ll Forget!
Anduin and Nythendra are playing in a Kaladesh/Aether Revolt Sealed PPTQ. On Anduin’s turn, he casts . Nythendra has no response, and Anduin says “Gain 2 energy?” Nythendra nods approvingly. Anduin then asks if he can go to combat, and attacks with the Hellion and a . Nythendra says “no blocks”, and both players adjust […]
Rade ’em and Weep
Anna and Nancy are playing in a Modern Masters 2017 sealed event run at Competitive REL. Anna casts targeting Nancy. She scries one card to the bottom of her library and the other to the top. She then flips the top card of her library, revealing , puts it into her hand, and rolls the […]
It’s Plain to See
Alice is playing against Nicky in round one of a Standard PPTQ. Alice controls two untapped and two untapped . Alice taps both Mountains to cast and announces she will scry 2. Nicky confirms. Alice looks at the top two cards of her library and places both cards on the bottom of her library. A […]
Kalitas and Company
Adrian and Nina are playing in a Standard PPTQ. Adrian cast during his pre-combat main phase and proceeds to attack with his . Nina blocks with her and before damage she sacrifices to make her creatures indestructible. On Adrian’s end step Nina activates her to search for . Nina draws her card for the turn […]
Negative, Queller, the Graveyard is Full
Anita and Norris are playing in a Standard PPTQ. Anita casts in her first Main phase, discarding two of the five cards in her hand. Norris responds by playing , and exiles her . Anita then destroys with a . She again casts , says “Draw three?” Norris agrees, Anita draws her cards, and passes […]
The Eldrazi Diet
Arianna and Neff are playing in a Standard PPTQ. Neff controls . Arianna has several cards in her graveyard and 20 cards exiled face-up by Neff’s Ulamog. Arianna casts . She grabs her deck and says, “My library is exiled and my graveyard will become my library,” to which Neff responds with a nod. Arianna […]
5, 6, Pick up Sticks
Arborea is playing in Modern 5K run at Competitive REL. She casts and grabs top the few cards of her deck. She counts them, realizes there are only 4, and reaches for a fifth. When she does so, the top two cards of her library stick together, and she picks up both of them. She […]
Why did it have to be snakes?
Anna is playing against Nigel at a Sealed PPTQ and round four has just begun. Anna asks to speak to you away from the table, shows you her hand, which contains 3 copies of . Anna explains that she is only playing 2 copies of in her main deck, and has one more which she […]