Questions tagged [mtg-professional-rel]
For questions about Magic: The Gathering's Professional REL (Rules Enforcement Level), its highest REL. Used at Grand Prix Day 2, Pro Tour, and the World Magic Cup.
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Am I technically allowed to look up cards during a Magic tournament match?
Am I allowed to look up a card during a game, if it's being played with serious Rules Enforcement? Either to read the full card from the Gatherer, or to try to find the exact card I'm vaguely thinking ...
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Is refusing to concede in the face of an unstoppable Nexus combo punishable?
Alice's board: 10 lands, Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Teferi emblem, Tamiyo, Collector of Tales, 2 Wilderness Reclamation, 15 cards left in deck, 15 life, 4 Nexus of Fate in deck
Bob's board: nothing (...
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How does your opponent verify you have not more than 4 of a particular card in your deck?
Inspired by How does your opponent verify that you're able to cast a Companion card?
As of time of writing the top-voted answer basically says you don't verify that the opponent can cast a Companion ...
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What happens if both players misunderstand the game state until it's too late?
Let's take two players, Alice and Bob. Alice has a Tarmogoyf. She asks Bob what card types are in his graveyard. Bob fans out his graveyard, they do the math, and conclude Alice's Tarmogoyf is 5/6.
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How do I handle a gameplay error when I have an equivalent play available in a tournament?
For example, suppose I have 3 Mountains. I play another Mountain, cast Koth of the Hammer, use the +1, and attempt to attack for four. However the Mountain I target is the one I freshly played (...
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In what category of information are timestamps?
In Magic the Gathering Competitive/Professional REL, there are four categories of information: status, free, derived, and private. Under which category of information do timestamps fall?
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Does showing my opponent I have an effective win condition qualify as improperly determining a winner?
This question is focused on the tournament rule, IPG 4.3 Unsporting Conduct — Improperly Determining a Winner.
Two players playing the Bant Nexus of Fate combo deck meet each other in a round. This ...
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Tapping a creature with summoning sickness in an equivalent play situation
This is a follow-up question to How do I handle a gameplay error when I have an equivalent play available in a tournament?. The answer to that question indicates that even though the play is ...
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Are you required to call a judge if you're not involved in the game?
If you're a spectator to a game at either competitive or professional REL and you see a gamestate error occur, should you call a judge?
What happens if you don't call a judge?
Is it different if you ...
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Should I tell opponent they can't draw a card if they try to cantrip when I have a "can't draw more than one card a turn" effect in play?
Say I have Spirit of the Labyrinth in play and opponent plays a Preordain.
Spirit stops them from drawing a card, but they might simply have forgotten about it. Or they might think they need to scry 2 ...
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Is declining to win to burn time on the clock punishable?
Continuation of Is refusing to concede in the face of an unstoppable Nexus combo punishable?
Alice's board: Jace, the Mind Sculptor @ 5 loyalty, Counterbalance, 8 lands, bunch of counterspells in ...
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Intentionally Not Announcing Triggered Abilities Until Just Before They Would Be Considered Missed
In Magic the Gathering, the Infraction Procedure Guide details what it means for the announcement of a player's triggered ability to be missed, as a function of what category of effect the triggered ...
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Is it permissible to intentionally make an illegal move in order to bluff?
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Alice's board: a tapped Steel Leaf Champion, Ghor-Clan Rampager in hand (which Bob knows about because of an earlier discard spell)
Bob's board: Charming Prince, 8 life
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In Magic, are you allowed to reveal what cards you have drafted to stop others from drafting the same colors?
For example, suppose I open a [bomb Boros mythic]. I reveal it, and say "Ok guys I'm drafting Boros" (with the implication that everyone else should avoid fighting me over those colors). Is ...
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What happens if you cast a modal spell but choose illegal modes?
For example, Izzet Charm is a spell with three modes, one of which is "counter target noncreature spell unless opponent pays {2}".
Suppose I cast Grizzly Bears and opponent responds with ...
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Missed State-Triggered Abilities
Player A controls Emperor Crocodile and some other creatures. The other creatures leave the battlefield, and only Emperor Crocodile remains. The state-triggered ability is not noticed, and some ...
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Can I bring a visual flow chart for complex magic cards to events?
I was reading the card Chains of Mephistopheles and I found these great flow charts for how it's replacement effect works. Would I be allowed to bring a simple flow chart like that to a sanctioned ...
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Choices While Resolving Missed Triggers Which Cannot Be Publicly Verified
According to the IPG, when the opponent of a player who missed a trigger chooses to put it onto the stack, "No player may make choices for the triggered ability involving objects that would not ...
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In what way are cards simultaneously milled by multiple players?
According to Rule 101.4a, "If an effect has each player choose a card in a hidden zone, such as their hand or library, those cards may remain face down as they’re chosen. However, each player ...
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Would illegally moving cards during a game from the sideboard to the hand/library or vice-versa be a Hidden Card Error or a Deck Problem?
Would illegally moving cards during a game from the sideboard to the hand/library or vice-versa be a Hidden Card Error or a Deck Problem? For example...
A player is instructed to shuffle their hand ...
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Are costs always paid sequentially?
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"The player pays the total cost. First, they pay all costs that don’t involve random elements or moving objects from the library to a public zone, in any order. Then ...
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