: Knowledge Pool - #9 - Potential Problems! - BRONZE
It is the last round of a Game Day event and two players are playing with the winner advancing to top 8. At the end of turns Anthony points out that a draw will cause both players to miss out on top 8. Nancy suggests that she would rather have the planeswalker points and offers Anthony the full art card the top 8 receive to concede. A ...
Articolo del 29-2-2012 a cura di
: Knowledge Pool - #8 - Lightning Bolt - BRONZE
At a Standard FNM Andrew casts a Lightning Bolt, a card that is not legal in the Standard Format. His opponent calls immediately a judge to check on why Andrew is playing an illegal card. After some questioning the judge determines Andrew was not aware of anything at all about formats, and is just playing a deck made with the card ...
Articolo del 26-1-2012 a cura di
: Knowledge Pool - #7 - 38 Card Decklist - BRONZE
During decklist counts at a 32 person Sealed format Grand Prix Trial, you found that a player turned in a decklist that has 38 cards. There are no white cards listed, and there are no white-mana activations or flashback costs either, but the decklist does have three plains. There are several strong white cards in the sideboard. At the ...
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: Knowledge Pool - #6 - Phyrexian Revoker – BRONZE
Adam and Nadine are playing in a Standard PTQ. Nadine controls an Inkmoth Nexus. Adam casts Phyrexian Revoker, and names Inkmoth Nexus for the Revoker's enters-the-battlefield replacement effect, then passes the turn. During her turn, Nadine casts Garruk, Primal Hunter. Two turns later, Nadine carefully re-reads Phyrexian Revo ...
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: Knowledge Pool - #5 - 16 card sideboard – BRONZE
During a standard constructed Pro Tour Qualifier, Adam is deck checked during round 3, and is found to have the following cards listed as their sideboard: 4 Cancel 4 Flashfreeze 4 Phyrexian Revoker 4 Garruk, Primal Hunter When we investigate Adam is found to be playing all 16 sideboard cards. The error is uninten ...
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: Knowledge Pool - #4 - Dark Tutelage - BRONZE
At a Competitive REL event player A controls Dark Tutelage, untaps, draws, and passes the turn. Player N takes his turn, untaps, draws, and passes the turn. Player A untaps, and announces the Dark Tutelage trigger, and reveals a land resolving it, losing zero life in the process. At this point Player N notices the Dark Tutelage trigger was missed ...
Articolo del 28-11-2011 a cura di
: Knowledge Pool - #3 - Duress - BRONZE
In a 3rd round match of a Constructed PTQ Alan and Nick are ready for the first game of the match and draw opening-hands. After a short review both players decide to keep their opening hands. Alan opens the game with a Swamp and casts Duress. While resolving the Duress Alan notices Nick already has 8 cards in his hand instead of the supposed 7 and ...
Articolo del 20-10-2011 a cura di
: Knowledge Pool - #2 - Eldrazi Monument - SILVER
Abella controls Grave Titan, Eldrazi Monument, and a 3/3 Zombie Token. Abella has 1 card in hand. During Nigel's end step he casts Dismember targeting the zombie token. On her turn Abella attacks with Grave Titan, and after the zombies have been put on the battlefield both players realize Abella forgot her Eldrazi Monument trigger. Abella calls fo ...
Articolo del 3-10-2011 a cura di
: Knowledge Pool - #1 - Torpor Orb + Sea Gate Oracle – SILVER
Competitive REL event, player N controls Torpor Orb and player A casts Sea Gate Oracle. When Sea Gate Oracle enters the battlefield player A looks at the top two cards of his library. He then puts one of them in his hand and the other in the bottom of his library. Player N calls a judge because of Torpor Orb. What do you do? Now some explanati ...
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