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Penalty – Match Loss Definition A player takes action towards one or more individuals that could reasonably be expected to create a feeling of being harassed, threatened, bullied, or stalked. This may include insults based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. Threats of physical violence should be treated as […]
Penalty – Game Loss Definition A player takes directed action that disrupts the experience of an individual or targeted group of individuals in the tournament. This includes insults that are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, or sexual orientation but may be otherwise directed at one or more individuals. This […]
Penalty – Warning Definition A player takes action that is disruptive to the tournament or its participants. It may affect the comfort level of those around the individual, but determining whether this is the case is not required. This will usually include conduct that is not directed at one or more individuals and is instead […]
Unsporting conduct is disruptive behavior that may affect the safety, competitiveness, enjoyment, or integrity of a tournament in a significantly negative fashion. Unsporting behavior is not the same as a lack of sporting behavior. There is a wide middle ground of “competitive” behavior that is certainly neither “nice” nor “sporting” but still doesn’t qualify as […]
Penalty – Varies Definition A player loses connection to the game client in the middle of a game, or a player who has made contact with their opponent at the beginning of the round, loses contact for a significant period of time. If a Tournament Official reaches out and does not get a response from […]
Penalty – Game Loss Definition The decklist is illegal or doesn’t match what the player is playing. Examples A player in a Standard tournament lists Field of the Dead (a banned card) on their decklist. A player has a 56-card decklist. Their actual deck contains 60 cards, with four Dispels not listed. A player lists […]
Penalty – Match Loss Definition A player does any of the following: Seeks private information about their match while the match is in progress. Solicits, acts on, or does not report directly receiving play advice from any persons outside the match. Additionally, a player, spectator, or other tournament participant in an event does any of […]
Penalty – Warning Definition In a Challenge Match a player takes longer than is reasonable to complete game actions. In any match, if a Judge or other Tournament Official believes a player is intentionally playing slowly to take advantage of a time limit, the infraction is Unsporting Conduct – Stalling. Examples A player spends an […]
Penalty – Warning Definition A player has not made a reasonable effort to make contact with their opponent or a tournament admin at the start of the round or has not completed tasks assigned within the time allocated. If a round begins before the previous round would have ended (due to all players finishing early), […]
Effective June 5, 2020 Last updated June 13, 2020 Introduction The Magic™ Digital Infraction Procedure Guide provides judges the appropriate penalties and procedures to handle violations that occur during a tournament using Magic: The Gathering Arena (or MTG Arena), as well as the underlying philosophy that guides their implementation. It exists to protect players from […]