{"id":19,"date":"2012-04-20T20:07:35","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T20:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/?p=19"},"modified":"2015-02-05T15:08:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T23:08:40","slug":"bloodgift-demon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/2012\/04\/20\/bloodgift-demon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodgift Demon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><p><img  style='float:left'  class='lems-mtg-cardimg' src='http:\/\/gatherer.wizards.com\/Handlers\/Image.ashx?size=small&type=card&name=Bloodgift Demon'><\/p>At a Standard GPT (REL Competitive), Adam controls a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Bloodgift+Demon&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Bloodgift Demon<\/a>. After Nadine passes her turn, Adam untaps, draws a card and immediately proceeds to the Declare Attackers Step.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He attacks with both <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Bloodgift+Demon&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Bloodgift Demon<\/a> and some other creatures. Nadine casts a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Go+for+the+Throat&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Go for the Throat<\/a>, targeting Bloodgift Demon, to which Adam responds by casting Undying Evil, remarking: \u201cThis badass is too good to simply let him die!\u201d; right after that, he realizes he did not remember the trigger of the Demon and calls for a judge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><br style=\"clear: both; height: 1px; margin: -1px 0pt 0pt; overflow: hidden;\"><br \/>\nWhen you arrive at the table, you hear Nadine sigh &#8220;Too bad, I already hoped you wouldn&#8217;t remember and miss the extra card&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What are the infraction(s), penalties and fixes you apply?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">[expand title=&#8221;View Answer&#8221;]<br \/>\nSince this is not a lapsing trigger and less than a turn cycle has passed, Adam receives a Warning for Missed Trigger; we put the trigger at the bottom of the stack. The trigger asks for a target player, so even if the trigger will only resolve after both spells on the stack have been dealt with, Adam has to choose a target player for the ability right now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Nadine does not receice a Warning for Failure to Maintain Game State, per the new IPG we don&#8217;t do that anymore: Players are responsible for their own triggers, opponents are not obliged to point them out, even if they are obligatory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Now the important question is: why is <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/knowledgepool\/wp-content\/plugins\/lems-mtg-helper\/lems-mtg-helper-cardfinder.php?find=Bloodgift+Demon&width=223&height=310\" class=\"jTip\" name=\"\">Bloodgift Demon<\/a>&#8216;s trigger not lapsing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Either the Demon is giving your opponent a card or costing you a life, and thus doesn&#8217;t fulfill the requirements in the definition of lapsing triggers, regardless of which player is chosen as a target. For a good read about the new Missed Trigger Policy we can&#8217;t recomend enough the comprehensive article Toby Elliott wrote about it:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/internationalmagicjudges.net\/article-1624\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/internationalmagicjudges.net\/article-1624<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The final question remaining is why drawing a card is not in the list of lapsing triggers: while we all think of the great advantage of extra cards, and recognize that through stiffer penalties for Drawing Extra Cards, it&#8217;s not always a good thing. Just think of \u201cmill\u201d strategies&#8230;<br \/>\n[\/expand]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a Standard GPT (REL Competitive), Adam controls a . After Nadine passes her turn, Adam untaps, draws a card and immediately proceeds to the Declare Attackers Step. He attacks with both and some other creatures. 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