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At a competitive rules enforcement level event Adam controls a Thrun, the Last Troll<\/a>. Nadine controls a Garruk Relentless<\/a> with 2 loyalty counters. Adam declares Thrun as an attacker and Nadine has no responses.<\/p>\n Nadine moves to mark down a life change and Adam stops her, saying he was attacking Garruk.<\/p>\n [expand title=”View Answer”] “A player is assumed to be attacking another player and not any planeswalkers that player may control unless the attacking player specifies otherwise.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Which is what has happened here. There is a small misunderstanding and a bit of confusion is caused, however we have a default for what a player means when they are (unintentionally) unclear in this way.<\/p>\n There is a common misunderstanding that this is Player Communication Violation, but it is not. Remember that Adam is not actually violating Player Communication Policy, just a bit confused about how combat works.<\/p>\n
\nNadine calls a judge. \u00a0What is the appropriate infraction, penalty, and any additional fix?<\/p>\n
\nThis is a textbook example of a tournament shortcut from Magic Tournament Rules section 4.2.<\/p>\n\n