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boardin4life125 New Member	posted March 23, 2002 09:27 PM If you mulligan down to 1 can you just keep mulliganing at 1 ? If at a dci sancutioned event your opponet ask you to desleeve do you have to desleeve ?
gzeiger Member	posted March 23, 2002 10:21 PM If you mulligan a one-card hand you will draw zero cards. Don't do that. A player may not ask you to de-sleeve your cards. A judge can ask you to remove a card from the sleeve to verify its authenticity, but you have a right to use sleeves (assuming they are not marked so as to be distinguishable from one another). __________________ DCI certified Level 1 judge gzeiger@hotmail.com
Selvaxri Member	posted March 24, 2002 11:41 AM Can Obstinant Familiar (R, 1/1 lizard: Whenerver you would draw a card, you may choose not to draw a card... or smething like that) prevent me from being Stroked? ie, my opponent Strokes me for 72, can i use Obstinant Familiar to basically say 'No, i don't want to draw anything?'
Trnothr Member	posted March 24, 2002 11:58 AM quote: Originally posted by Selvaxri: Can Obstinant Familiar (R, 1/1 lizard: Whenerver you would draw a card, you may choose not to draw a card... or smething like that) prevent me from being Stroked? ie, my opponent Strokes me for 72, can i use Obstinant Familiar to basically say 'No, i don't want to draw anything?' To your question, a question: Why wouldn't you be able to skip the draw? __________________ Am I the one you think I am, or just the one you didn't expect?
gzeiger Member	posted March 24, 2002 05:55 PM It's even better - you can draw as many cards as you like, and decline to draw the rest. __________________ DCI certified Level 1 judge gzeiger@hotmail.com
Magic Elemental Member	posted March 24, 2002 06:52 PM If you have a psychatog in play, and someone puts two permanent -2/-2 counters on it, can you prevent it from dying during your upkeep by discarding a card? And can you keep it alive on their turn the same way?
gzeiger Member	posted March 24, 2002 06:54 PM There's no way to save it in this situation. Creature death is a state-based effect, which replaces your priority to play anything. You can keep it until end of turn by pumping it before the spell resolves, but it will die during your upkeep before you get a chance to even announce the ability. __________________ DCI certified Level 1 judge gzeiger@hotmail.com
elambert24 Member	posted March 25, 2002 06:13 AM When a Shambling Swarm is put into a graveyard from play, it says you must distribute up to 3 -1/-1 counters on up to 3 target creatures. My question is simple, can these counters target a Beloved Chaplain? How about a Protection from Black creature? I would think they could target the Chaplain, but not the Pro Black creature. Any definitive answer is appreciated. Also, in preparation for regionals I need someone to send me a link to the ruling that allows a player to now write down what is in their opponents hand after using such cards as Duress. The reason is, I am wondering if it also legal (as I have been doing it ever since the ruling) to write down what goes in their hand indirectly, i.e. which pile they choose from FoF. Any official word on this is appreciated as well. __________________ Check out my auctions
daddyj Member	posted March 25, 2002 12:14 PM quote: Originally posted by gzeiger: A player may not ask you to de-sleeve your cards. A judge can ask you to remove a card from the sleeve to verify its authenticity, but you have a right to use sleeves (assuming they are not marked so as to be distinguishable from one another). Well, I would have to disagree. A player can ask you to do anything, including de-sleeve, conceed or eat crap and bay at the moon. The deal is you don't have to do anything he asks except what is permitted by the floor rules (cards in hand, etc). If he has a problem with your deck, he should call a judge. If he persists, YOU call a judge and have him set straight. Never be afraid to holler for a judge if you have any question pertaining to the game whatsoever. quote: When a Shambling Swarm is put into a graveyard from play, it says you must distribute up to 3 -1/-1 counters on up to 3 target creatures. My question is simple, can these counters target a Beloved Chaplain? How about a Protection from Black creature? I would think they could target the Chaplain, but not the Pro Black creature. Any definitive answer is appreciated. No on both counts. Beloved Chaplain has pro-creatures and Shambling Swarm is an activated creature ability. Same with a pro-black creature. If there are any other creatures on the board (including his own) they must be targeted. If not, the ability fails. quote: Also, in preparation for regionals I need someone to send me a link to the ruling that allows a player to now write down what is in their opponents hand after using such cards as Duress. The reason is, I am wondering if it also legal (as I have been doing it ever since the ruling) to write down what goes in their hand indirectly, i.e. which pile they choose from FoF. Any official word on this is appreciated as well. Check www.wizards.com/magic->rules->2001-2002 Magic Floor Rules. __________________ You should read my article about how to avoid getting ripped off! http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000266.html Never trust anyone, not even yourself. -Cobra Commander
gzeiger Member	posted March 25, 2002 01:36 PM The new floor rule is that you are permitted to write down anything you want during the match, as long as you don't take an unreasonable amount of time to do so. __________________ DCI certified Level 1 judge gzeiger@hotmail.com
Qu@$!modo Member	posted March 25, 2002 01:45 PM Could you explain how destroying an Illusions of Grandeur so opponent won't gain life and would die. Could you explain this scenario. At the beginning of my upkeep. Opponent taps my island and I want to tap it for mana. Opponent says: OK and I play <..> then my opponent says. As a fast effect I tap your Island and another Island. Then when I don't play a thing and I suffer 2 damage, can my opponent still tap things during my draw or before I draw or is that a part of my upkeep and do I keep my mana... Please lmk asap. __________________ click on the images from this site to help the rainforsest, just help them
Avatar of Might Member	posted March 25, 2002 01:54 PM quote: Originally posted by Qu@$!modo: Could you explain how destroying an Illusions of Grandeur so opponent won't gain life and would die. Let's say the opponent is playing illusions, and you are playing disenchant: - Opponent plays Illusions. The life gaining ability goes on the stack. - The disenchant rids of the illusions, putting the lose life ability on top of the stack - Opponent loses life before gaining life, thus losing the game if he had less than 21 life to begin with __________________ -Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Never drink and derive. -We had creative differences: I was creative and he was different -If you believe everything you read, better not read. dna@sfsu.edu
gzeiger Member	posted March 25, 2002 03:59 PM I'm not 100% sure I understand your second question. I think you're asking if you can tap mana during your upkeep and not spend it until after you draw. You can do that. The untap, upkeep and draw steps are all part of the beginning phase, and your mana pool only empties at the beginning of each phase. So you can use mana tapped during your upkeep to play an instant that you drew, but it will burn you before you have a chance to play a sorcery or permanent during your main phase.
trax72 Member	posted March 26, 2002 04:56 AM quote: Originally posted by gzeiger: There's no way to save it in this situation. Creature death is a state-based effect, which replaces your priority to play anything. You can keep it until end of turn by pumping it before the spell resolves, but it will die during your upkeep before you get a chance to even announce the ability. Wouldn't it die already in the cleanup step? (statebased effects are checked then aswell)
elambert24 Member	posted March 26, 2002 04:59 AM quote: Originally posted by trax72: Wouldn't it die already in the cleanup step? (statebased effects are checked then aswell) I think gzeiger was assuming that the original poster was trying to save him by pumping him that turn, and then pumping on his turn, etc. __________________ Check out my auctions
gzeiger Member	posted March 26, 2002 01:49 PM You're right, Trax
eiriklarsen Member	posted March 26, 2002 02:06 PM Question about Library of Alexandria: quote: Text on card: LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA Land T: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. T: Draw a card. Play this ability only if you have exactly seven cards in your hand. Can I put the card-drawing ability on stack, then play another spell or effect that reduces my hand size to ie 6 cards, then resolve the card-drawing ability? [Edited 1 times, lastly by eiriklarsen on March 27, 2002]
gzeiger Member	posted March 26, 2002 02:17 PM Yes you can. The restriction is only "play this ability if you have exactly seven cards..." "Play" means to put the ability on the stack and pay any associated costs (tapping the Library). Once the ability has been played your hand size may change. If this play were illegal, the Library would be worded TAP: If there are exactly seven cards in your hand, draw a card. __________________ DCI certified Level 1 judge gzeiger@hotmail.com
moxdiamd Member	posted March 26, 2002 07:19 PM If I gain control of a creature using Rootwater Matriarch(Tap: gain control of target creature as long as that creature has any enchantments on it.)What happens if my Matriarch is destroyed? Does the abducted creature stay in my control? Does it return to the other player, or does it go to the graveyard?
gzeiger Member	posted March 26, 2002 08:23 PM The targeted creature will remain in play under your control. Unless a card says otherwise, an activated ability, once played, is independent of the permanent that created the ability. The Matriarch's ability lasts until its duration is up - when there are no enchantments on the creature.
Selvaxri Member	posted March 26, 2002 08:55 PM I'm attacking with a creature, i play Sylvan Might on it (+2/+2 trample for 1G, flashback 2GG). Can i pay the flashback cost during the resolution of the spell? (technically, it's already in the graveyard.)
HanSolo6385 Member	posted March 26, 2002 11:51 PM Selvaxri: Since Sylvan Might is an instant you can cast the original spell, allow it to resolve, and then cast it's flashback to do a 4/4 pump on your creature. __________________ Snow King, Ruler of all Penguins! AIM Handle:SURFNSKI4REAL King Woopywoopy of the Penguin Clan The more you know, the more you know you don't know. - Socrates Sign your toploaders!! Orders from the Overlord of Squirrels himself!
da-odd-templar Member	posted March 27, 2002 08:00 AM quote: Originally posted by Selvaxri: I'm attacking with a creature, i play Sylvan Might on it (+2/+2 trample for 1G, flashback 2GG). Can i pay the flashback cost during the resolution of the spell? (technically, it's already in the graveyard.) A card doesn't go to the grave until the final part of it's resolution, just so you know :P __________________ Stinky cheese is still cheese. Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. - Stephen Wright Rice Cube - The next Azn Sensation!
daddyj Member	posted March 27, 2002 08:48 AM quote: Originally posted by eiriklarsen: Question about Library of Alexandria: Can I put the card-drawing ability on stack, then play another spell or effect that reduces my hand size to ie 6 cards, then resolve the card-drawing ability? It's already been answered, but this one is a classic question, having been asked since Mirage came out. Yes you can tap the library, but the ability on the stack, then cast mystical (or vampiric) tutor, put the card on top of your library then draw it. [edit] Typo __________________ You should read my article about how to avoid getting ripped off! http://www.magictraders.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000266.html Never trust anyone, not even yourself. -Cobra Commander [Edited 1 times, lastly by daddyj on March 28, 2002]
Chumleyhack Member	posted March 27, 2002 09:19 AM Gossamer Chains: do you have to have a target unblocked creature to return it to your hand? [Edited 1 times, lastly by Chumleyhack on March 27, 2002]

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