Agustin is playing against Neal at a Legacy Grand Prix. Agustin controls , and each player has three cards in hand. Neal untaps and draws for his turn, and immediately passes. Agustin untaps and draws, then Neal notices that they each forgot to reveal the last card they drew for Breathstealer’s Crypt, and calls for […]
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A Confusing Copying Conundrum
Alex is playing against Nicky in your local MCQ. Alex casts from their graveyard, and Nicky responds by casting the Expansion half of . Alex Attempts to the Expansion, but Nicky has a counterspell of his own, responding with . The players resolve everything, but Alex puts the Chemister’s Insight into their graveyard. In the […]
Miss-Cliqued
You’re the head judge of a local modern PPTQ. At the end of Ned’s turn Alfie casts , targeting Ned with the triggered ability, it resolves and Alfie chooses to have Ned discard . On Alfie’s turn in his pre-combat main phase he casts another , again targeting Ned with the triggered ability. The Clique’s […]
Don’t Draw Conclusions too Quickly
Ansel is playing against Nigel in a Modern PPTQ. Ansel plays a , then plays and attacks with a and says “trigger, then its your go”, Nigel adjusts his live total, then reveals a Fiery Conclusion and then puts it into his hand. Nigel untaps his only land, then draws a card. Both players immediately realize the […]
Your Authority has been Revoked
Adam is playing against Nadine at a Modern PPTQ. Adam says “I’ll you, then cast ” and puts both cards on the table. Nadine has no responses, and Adam sees Nadine’s hand of , , and two . Adam says “I’ll take the Relic, then name Inkmoth.” Three turns later, Nadine plays a , activates […]
Not So Fast, Mr. Monstrasaur!
Ames is playing against Netty at an Ixalan Sealed PPTQ. Netty is tapped out when Ames untaps on his turn 5. Ames draws for turn, then immediately uses one hand to tap his 4 lands, and the other to put a land and a into play, both tapped and saying “Attack for 5”. Netty says […]
Not all Gideons are Allies
Abel is playing in a Standard PPTQ against Nick. Abel taps 4 , declares ‘Cast ’, and puts a card from his hand onto the table. He then says ‘make a knight’, and puts a 2/2 Knight Ally token into play, and says ‘your turn.’ After he draws for turn, Nick is evaluating the board […]
Once again through the Grizzle
Andy is playing against Nole in a Competitive REL Legacy tournament, and controls a morph and a . During Andy’s declare attackers step Nole casts targeting Grizzly Bears. Andy responds by paying ‘s morph cost and turning it face up. Andy puts the Grizzly Bears into the graveyard and says “draw trigger”. Nole casts in […]
Light in the Darkness
At a Modern PPTQ Atari is playing against Nintendo. On her first turn Atari plays an and passes the turn. Nintendo plays a and a and passes after both players have revealed their top cards. During Nintendo’s end step Atari casts targeting herself, it resolves and she puts the top 3 cards into her graveyard, […]
One Probe, Two Spells, Red Land, Blue Cards
During a Legacy Open run at Competitive REL, Amon casts paying 2 life and targeting Nikki, who responds with . Amon casts targeting the Brainstorm. Nikki responds by casting , returning his to his hand leaving his board empty. As Nikki is resolving Brainstorm, Amon says “Go,” so Nikki untaps and draws for his turn. […]