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A 2-versus-2 variant of Magic: The Gathering in which the players on each team share a life total and take turns together, though still with separate decks.

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What happens with Poison Counters in Two Headed Giant?

I know that in Commander, 10 poison counters kills a player. However, does the same apply in Two Headed Giant? There are technically two players, even though they share a life total of 30. Also I ...
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How does Fae of Wishes / Granted work in a THG limited event?

Fae of Wishes can be cast as the adventure Granted, which has the text: You may choose a noncreature card you own from outside the game, reveal it, and put it into your hand. How does this work ...
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Two Headed Giant - do I gain life when my teammate gains life?

I'm playing Two-Headed Giant. I have Ajani's Pridemate, which has "Whenever you gain life...". My teammate plays a card, that makes him gain life. As we share our life total, my life is also updated. ...
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How does Hypnotic Specter work in Two-Headed Giant?

If I attack with Hypnotic Specter and the defending team does not declare a blocker, should I "target" who is going to discard a card randomly? Or do they decide?
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A player to skip combat phase in Two-Headed Giant

What happens if a particular player is said to skip his/her combat phase in a Two-Headed Giant game (for instance, if someone had cast Moment of Silence)? Is the whole team unable to attack, or is ...
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What happens if you cast a card that says "Target Opponent" in Two Headed Giant?

Let's say I'm playing a game of 2HG, and I cast Tribute To Hunger, which reads: Target opponent sacrifices a creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. Do I get to pick which ...
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Which effects affect both opponents and which only one in Two Headed Giant?

Say, for Cruel Edict I have to choose which one of my opponent's heads sacrifices a creature. But I think that Sudden Disappearance makes all of their permanents go away, not just one person's. Can ...
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How does Dread work in a Two-Headed Giant game?

Dread has the following ability: Whenever a creature deals damage to you, destroy it. If we are playing a Two-Headed Giant game and one player puts a Dread onto the battlefield, can I attack the ...
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In two-headed giant, does Nightveil Specter exile cards from both heads?

If Nightveil Specter dealt combat damage in a two-headed giant game, do I choose which player's top card to exile or do I exile both?
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How does Rite of the Raging Storm work in Two-Headed Giant?

A while back, some friends and I played a Two-Headed Giant game. During that game I played a Rite of the Raging Storm, and I want to check if how we played it was accurate: During each team's upkeep, ...
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What cards or types of cards are substantially more/less useful in Two-Headed-Giant than in 'normal' Magic?

I'm just getting into Two-Headed-Giant games, and have noticed that some cards become far more powerful while others become much less powerful. For instance, landwalk cards become better because your ...
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How much collaboration is reasonable for a Two-Headed-Giant draft?

My friends and I have a regular MTG-drafting group. It's pretty informal, and after we draft sometimes a group of 4 people will play Two-Headed-Giant just for fun since it's not really a tournament ...
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How does metalcraft work in Two-Headed-Giant?

I'm playing Two-Headed-Giant and have a creature with metalcraft. I control 1 artifact and my teammate controls 2. Does my creature's metalcraft ability 'trigger'? I know metalcraft says "if you ...
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"Can't attack you unless" in Two-Headed Giant

How do cards like Ghostly Prison and Propaganda work in 2HG? More specific, how do you apply the "Can't attack you unless X" to the game. Does it work for both players, i.e. no matter which player ...
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Missed triggers in two-headed giant

My partner and I recently played in a Two-Headed Giant Sealed. As is the case with most multiplayer tournaments, the event was run at Regular REL. My partner has an upkeep trigger (Thopter Spy Network)...
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Which player(s) does Ragavan's ability target if the creature damages the opponent team?

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer says: Whenever Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may ...
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2 Hg Team damage vs player damage

So trying to read the 2HG format rules, and i'm not sure i understood how does it works. Any team has a shared life pool starting from 30. Any damage to a player is taken from the shared hp, so when ...
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Two Headed Giant Sealed Events Card Trading

Origins is being released soon, and I plan on going to the THG prerelease for the first time. Me and my partner have been running pull simulations to see what deck strats come up often. We are ...
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Multiplayer Rules Considering Enchantments

Rule 810.5 about the Two-Headed Giant game variant says: 810.5. With the exception of life total and poison counters, a team’s resources (cards in hand, mana, and so on) are not shared in the ...
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How should I change my usual draft strategy in a Two-Headed-Giant draft?

I have done several drafts with my drafting group, but we recently elected to try the next one as Two-Headed-Giant instead of a 'normal' matches. How should my drafting strategy change to reflect this?...
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