{"id":57,"date":"2015-10-08T21:27:53","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T18:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2024-09-29T03:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T00:56:11","slug":"ipg2-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/ipg2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"IPG 2.1 Game Play Error \u2014 Missed Trigger"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Definition<\/h2>\n

A triggered ability triggers, but the player controlling the ability doesn\u2019t demonstrate awareness of the trigger\u2019s existence by the first time that it would affect the game in a visible fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Penalty<\/strong><\/p>\n

None<\/p>\n

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To quote the Comprehensive Rules:<\/em><\/p>\n
603.1<\/a> Triggered abilities have a trigger condition and an effect. They are written as “[Trigger condition], [effect],” and begin with the word “when,” “whenever,” or “at.” They can also be expressed as “[When\/Whenever\/At] [trigger event], [effect].” A triggered ability is said to \u201ctrigger\u201d whenever the above-mentioned [trigger condition] has been met.<\/em><\/div>\n


\nGenerally speaking, the point at which a player needs to demonstrate awareness of a triggered ability is after it has triggered, but no later than when that ability would \u201cfirst matter.\u201d The finer details of when things \u201cfirst matter\u201d will be covered throughout this definition.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The point by which the player needs to demonstrate this awareness depends on the impact that the trigger would have on the game:<\/p>\n

This is another way of saying that in order to figure out whether or not a player has missed a trigger, you must first consider what the ability does. The point at which the ability first matters depends on which of the below four categories that ability belongs to. Note that this is intended to be an exhaustive list \u2014 all triggered abilities in the game may be categorized in one of the following ways.<\/em><\/div>\n