We continue our series on the Judging at Regular REL (JAR) policies with an overview of what happens when you see a card you shouldn't have.
Into the Wilds doesn’t count as “playing” a land.
Into the Wilds seems to cause confusion for many players about whether they still get to play a land from their hand that turn. We explain why you can!
An Enlarge’d creature must be blocked if able, but a single blocker is enough.
Don't confuse "must be blocked if able" on Enlarge with other effects that say "each creature must block this if able"
Multiple Thorncaster Slivers – the abilities stack.
Multiple instances of the triggered ability from Thorncaster Slivers will add up, and each ability will trigger when a sliver attacks.
Scourge of Valkas’s trigger counts the dragons you control as it resolves.
We explain how Scourge of Valkas's trigger is like many others that check the game state for information, which happens during resolution rather than at the time it triggers.
JAR series: “A player forgets a triggered ability”
Welcome back, everyone. Over the course of the next few weeks, we’re going to be going over the Judging at Regular REL document. This is the document that judges use at regular REL events, like Friday Night Magic and Prerelease events. If you want to read it for yourself, you can find it here. Don’t […]
Chandra, Pyromancer’s 0 ability – You have to pay to cast the exiled card.
Chandra's 0 ability doesn't say "without paying its mana cost," so you still have to pay for it... but you have to do it this turn or it just stays exiled.
Fiendslayer Paladin vs. Boros Reckoner (the Paladin isn’t safe)
A reddit user posted a question about Fiendslayer vs. Reckoner, believing that the Reckoner could indeed target the Paladin with its triggered ability, while the opponent disagreed. Who was right? Well, let’s look at the Paladin’s ability: “Fiendslayer Paladin can’t be the target of black or red spells your opponents control.” That seems simple enough. […]
Burning Earth only triggers if the land is tapped for mana, not for any other abilities.
An explanation of how Burning Earth works (or really doesn't) when a nonbasic land is tapped for a non-mana ability.