Arjun and Nadia are playing in a Modern GPT. Arjun controls . Nadia has a single card in her hand: . During Arjun’s end step, Nadia casts Quicken, then draws and casts targeting the Spirit and Arjun. Arjun says, “Sure, still done,” then notes his life total change and puts Spirit in his graveyard. Nadia […]
Category: Game Rule Violation
A Grizzly Mess
Ampharos is playing against Natu in a Standard Constructed GPT during the first week of October. Ampharos controls an . He casts on controlled by Natu and draws a card. He then attacks for 4 with his Alpine Grizzly and passes the turn. As Natu is untapping, she realizes Ampharos never discarded a card for […]
Temple of Beats, the bad ones
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. […]
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 […]
Emrakul, the situation torn
At a Grand Prix Trial, Ajani plays and mills Nissa for ten cards. Amongst them, Emrakul is put into the graveyard. After the ten cards are put into the graveyard, Nissa immediately picks up her graveyard and begins shuffling it into her library. Ajani calls over a judge and explains he wished to respond to […]
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, […]
Drawing Extra Cards, Game Play Errors, Game Rule Violation, Gold, Looking at Extra Cards, Missed Trigger
Better late than never
Abel is playing in a Standard PTQ. He controls a , which he untaps at start of his turn. He then immediately draws a card for his turn. He pauses for a second, says, “Oh!” points to his Pain Seer, then reveals the top card of his library, which is a Swamp. He says “Swamp. […]