{"id":9855,"date":"2020-07-01T21:07:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T18:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2024-08-08T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:39:25","slug":"core-2021-missed-triggers-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/rules\/2020\/07\/01\/core-2021-missed-triggers-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Core 2021 Missed Triggers Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The time has come once again to dive into a new set with the Missed Triggers guide! Core Set 2021 brings us plenty of new (and a few very<\/em> old) cards and mechanics to play with. They\u2019re uncomplicated for the most part, which is a welcome break from the complexity we\u2019ve seen in some recent sets. In fact, only two cards have generally detrimental triggers this time around! Besides those two we\u2019ve included some notes on other cards that might cause confusion, but shouldn\u2019t ever lead to Missed Trigger warnings.<\/p>\n

Two cards have triggers that upgrade when missed:<\/h4>\n

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  1. Nine Lives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cWhen there are nine or more incarnation counters on Nine Lives, exile it\u201d and \u201cWhen Nine Lives leaves the battlefield, you lose the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Nine Lives can buy you a lot of time, but both triggers here ensure that Death can\u2019t be cheated forever. The \u2018lose the game\u2019 trigger is hard to forget, and opponents are strongly incentivized to remind players when it happens. It is just an ordinary trigger though. So if it does end up missed (perhaps because both players treated the trigger condition as \u201cdestroyed\/exiled\u201d instead), it follows the typical \u201cone turn cycle\u201d remedy.<\/p>\n

    The \u2018nine or more counters\u2019 trigger is an example of a state trigger; a trigger that goes on the stack as soon as its condition is true, and then keeps getting put on the stack anytime it resolves or leaves the stack but is still true. If a player puts the ninth counter on their Nine Lives and goes a full turn cycle without exiling it we simply give them a Warning, then put a new instance of that state trigger on the stack when the game resumes.<\/p>\n

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    1. Mazemind Tome<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cWhen there are four or more page counters on Mazemind Tome, exile it. If you do, you gain 4 life.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Another example of a state trigger! So we handle this one exactly the same as before. Something important to note is that even if players take counters off the Tome (or Nine Lives) after the trigger is put on the stack, it will still resolve because it doesn\u2019t use the \u201cintervening if\u201d format. The number of counters only matters when the trigger goes on the stack, not when it resolves.<\/p>\n

      Other cards or mechanics of note:<\/h4>\n
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      1. Pursued Whale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u201cWhen Pursued Whale enters the battlefield, each opponent creates a 1\/1 red Pirate creature token with \u2018This creature can\u2019t block\u2019 and \u2018Creatures you control attack each combat if able.\u2019\u201d
        \nThis card looks quite like the Hunted cycle that we saw way back in Ravnica, and then again with the Hunted Nightmare in Ikoria. But this time the trigger is definitely not<\/em> detrimental. Giving your opponent creature tokens usually helps them, but this Pirate causes more trouble for your opponent than a measly 1\/1 is worth.<\/p>\n

        It\u2019s also worth noting that the Pirate token itself doesn\u2019t have any triggers; its abilities are both static. That means that an opponent who\u2019s been given a Pirate will<\/em> get a penalty if they forget to attack with all of their creatures, even though they don\u2019t \u201cown the card responsible\u201d, because they\u2019ve committed a Game Rules Violation rather than missed a trigger.<\/p>\n

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        1. Sanctum of All<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cIf an ability of another Shrine you control triggers while you control six or more Shrines, that ability triggers an additional time.\u201d
          \nWe\u2019ve seen this template a few times now (Panharmonicon, Teysa, Yarok, Naban) and it\u2019s getting a bit more familiar but is still an odd one. So, a reminder: the Sanctum itself doesn\u2019t have to be acknowledged in order to create a second trigger. Instead, players just have to acknowledge both of the triggers coming from the affected Shrine(s) before the window passes.<\/p>\n

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          1. Phasing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Teferi\u2019s signature mechanic, Phasing looks<\/em> quite a bit like a zone change with a delayed zone change trigger. But that\u2019s not the case. No zone change happens at all, and the first things players do during their Untap Step each turn is to phase back in any cards or tokens they own that are phased out. Since this is a turn-based action and not a trigger, players aren\u2019t allowed to miss it. Handling that if it comes up will fall under GRV.<\/p>\n

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            And now, it looks like the time has come to close things out. Hopefully this guide has been helpful to you all! Now\u2019s the opportunity to relax for a while before we embark on a new adventure this Fall with Zendikar Rising. We\u2019ll see you all then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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