As expected, Modern Masters has created quite a stir, and we’re looking at GP Las Vegas in just a couple of weeks, where Modern Masters sealed will be the format. On top of that, there’s plenty of people drafting their MM boxes right now, and a lot of people looking to get into the format […]
Category: Tournament Rules
Tournament Tuesday: Card Alters and You
One of Magic’s most appealing features is the card art. After all, a card’s illustration is bigger than its text box! Some people go the extra mile and alter their cards — from adding details to the illustration, to extending the illustration to the edge of the card, to creating “textless” cards. As beautiful as […]
Gatherer rulings aren’t always correct — you can’t abuse errors.
Gatherer is a great resource. It lists the official wording for every tournament legal Magic card, and many cards list rulings that a player may commonly run in to. But just like how you can’t take advantage of mistakes in the card text listed in Gatherer, you can’t take advantage of a misleading or wrong […]
Don’t put up with insults or threats from your opponent.
First things first: Don’t insult, demean, bully, harass, or threaten your opponent, or anyone else at an event. Really, just don’t. Unfortunately, not everyone you meet at a tournament is going to have an understanding of basic respect and courtesy. However, this doesn’t mean you have to put up with it. If telling the offender […]
Know the policy on trading and buying/selling cards at your venue.
Trading cards is something many collectors enjoy. The excitement of trading off something you don’t need for something you’ve been looking for is a great feeling. It’s a win-win for both traders, generally! This social activity is something the most stores and tournament venues allow or even encourage. However, you should be aware of the […]
How to make sure you don’t lose your stuff.
My Magic career essentially ‘began’ when my friends and I started attending prereleases in Albuquerque, NM, run by Sunmesa Events. Quite a few times, Glenn Godard would give a speech during his events that he called “The Stuff Speech”, and that’s what today’s article is about. Basically what it boils down to is how easy […]
Drafting with Dragon’s Maze: The lands stay in the pack and are drafted.
If you’ve drafted before, you might be used to ripping off the pack wrapper, discarding the token or tip card and basic land card from the back of the pack, and feverishly looking through the rest of the cards you opened for that bomb rare. In full Return to Ravnica block drafts, however, that will […]
Details for the Dragon’s Maze prerelease event.
It’s prerelease weekend! My favorite weekend of the year. The month of buildup and the weeks of spoilers are over, and now we finally get to get our hands on the new cards. Prereleases are probably the most “casual” sanctioned event (outside of FNM, maybe) a player is going to run across. So if you’re […]
Shortcuts: Adding multiple objects to the stack.
Today, we’ll be looking the shortcut policy in the tournament rules, which lets you do things that aren’t technically correct but still understandable by both players. Sit tight, because we’ve got a lot to cover. One of the little-known rules concerning the stack is that when a player casts a spell or activates an ability, […]