My question being, is there any possible way to check for that, and if so, how would you go about doing that?

The only way we could think of is ask the TO (store owner), to count his rares in his deck and sideboard, and if he was dumb enough to not think of that, he'd be cheating?

I guess if you're REALLY, sure and you suspect the guy has been careless. The easiest way is to count his sideboard. Specifically, the number of rares/uncommons/commons. Even if he has swapped out cards perhaps he was careless with the rarities. I don't actually say anything anymore. The last time I made a scene was when I was drafting overseas. Played a guy sitting right next to me at the draft. He comes with the most ridiculously deck filled with cards I had never passed....

The key to this scenario is that the player assigning damage can assign it any legal way they want. Assigning trample damage to the defending player is always optional. It's just that it is by far the most common choice when damage is assigned by the attacking player.
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Originally posted by howiesauce:
Where is the rule that explains that all the cards put onto the battlefield from a genesis wave see each other enter play.

Say a cast genesis wave for 6 and i get 2 elvish archdruids and a warstorm surge from M12. they all 3 enter at the same time so the 2 archdruids see each other enter and each get the +1/+1 from the other and the warstorm surge will allow them to deal 3 damage each.

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Thats more of a matter of static abilities, and a triggered ability.

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how does scrambleverse chose a player at random?

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Originally posted by howiesauce:
As for the ruling on the genesis wave though. Where is it written that all cards enter simultaneously. Someone was saying I needed to do 1 card at a time so the first archdruid would be a 2/2 and then the second would be a 3/3. I need proof.

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Originally posted by howiesauce:
As for the ruling on the genesis wave though. Where is it written that all cards enter simultaneously. Someone was saying I needed to do 1 card at a time so the first archdruid would be a 2/2 and then the second would be a 3/3. I need proof.

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In addition to Zakman86's comments, the following information from the FAQ for Warp World may be useful in convincing whoever it was that was arguing that the cards entered the battlefield one at a time (see here for the full FAQ entry):

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Originally posted by Warp World FAQ - 10/15/2006:
Anything that triggers during the resolution of this will wait to be put on the stack until everything is put onto the battlefield and resolution is complete. The player whose turn it is will put all of his or her triggered abilities on the stack in any order, then each other player in turn order will do the same. (The last ability put on the stack will be the first one that resolves.)

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Originally posted by Warp World FAQ - 10/1/2009:
Taking it slowly, here's what happens when Warp World resolves:

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4) Each player puts all artifact, land, and creature cards revealed this way onto the battlefield. All of these cards enter the battlefield at the same time.

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Also, rules 116.2a and 116.2b apply here:

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Originally posted by Rule 116.2a:
Triggered abilities can trigger at any time, including while a spell is being cast, an ability is
being activated, or a spell or ability is resolving. (See rule 603, “Handling Triggered Abilities.”)
However, nothing actually happens at the time an ability triggers. Each time a player would
receive priority, each ability that has triggered but hasn’t yet been put on the stack is put on the
stack. See rule 116.5

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Static abilities continuously affect the game. Priority doesn’t apply to them. (See rule 604,
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Other Artifacts don't lose their abilities if i turn them into 5/5's with Tez, i can still tap things with my tumble magnet if he's a 5/5

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Originally posted by WeedIan:
A rule that doesn't make sense to me, why does equipment that is turned into creatures lose the ability to equip?

Other Artifacts don't lose their abilities if i turn them into 5/5's with Tez, i can still tap things with my tumble magnet if he's a 5/5

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Simple answer is that you can't do it because the Comp Rules say you can't

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301.5c An Equipment that’s also a creature can’t equip a creature. An Equipment that loses the
subtype “Equipment” can’t equip a creature. An Equipment can’t equip itself. An Equipment
that equips an illegal or nonexistent permanent becomes unattached from that permanent but
remains on the battlefield. (This is a state-based action. See rule 704.)

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Originally posted by WeedIan:
A rule that doesn't make sense to me, why does equipment that is turned into creatures lose the ability to equip?

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For example:

When a player taps a creature to attack, they often turn any attached auras or equipment sideways as well, because it's convenient and it usually doesn't matter. But what if one of those equipment is also a creature?

Picture two equipment on the battlefield, both of which have been turned into creatures, one of top of the other. Which one is attached to which?

I have Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in play. Player gives me control over Celestial Dawn (via his general). What exactly happens?

Also, question regarding Ponder as a few people were arguing about this. You aren't able to shuffle your library according to the oracle text. However on the card it states you may shuffle it. Which one is correct and if you AREN'T able to shuffle, why would they print that on the card? I'm probably misunderstanding something, so I just wanted to clear it up.

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EDH question:

I have Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth in play. Player gives me control over Celestial Dawn (via his general). What exactly happens?

Also, question regarding Ponder as a few people were arguing about this. You aren't able to shuffle your library according to the oracle text. However on the card it states you may shuffle it. Which one is correct and if you AREN'T able to shuffle, why would they print that on the card? I'm probably misunderstanding something, so I just wanted to clear it up.

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Are you sure you mean ponder, and not Impulse?? The only note in oracle about ponder is "If you choose to shuffle your library, that includes the three cards you just looked at and put back on top of it."

Impulse was printed twice, once with and once without 'shuffle' text. Putting them on the bottom in any order and then shuffling doesnt really make sense, so the shuffle part was dropped.

EDIT: Celestial dawn works like Blood Moon. It turns all your lands into Land - Plains, and strips them of the rest of their abilities. So your urborg will be Legendary Land - Plains, T: add W to your mana pool. Nothing more. (A more detailed answer is available, but it is pretty deep into the comp rules)

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1) If my opponent has a regenerating creature, and I "turn to frog" it, can he put up a regeneration shield in response and still be able to regenerate even though he loses all abilities? (AKA: Does he also lose the regeneration shield when turned into a frog? lol)

2) If I play a turn 2 Riddlesmith, then a memnite discarding a vengevine, would I be able to bring back the vengevine since both the vengevines trigger and the riddlsmiths discard both happen "when you cast" the spells?

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Originally posted by psilence6k:
2 Questions!

1) If my opponent has a regenerating creature, and I "turn to frog" it, can he put up a regeneration shield in response and still be able to regenerate even though he loses all abilities? (AKA: Does he also lose the regeneration shield when turned into a frog? lol)

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The shield will stay and still work.

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2) If I play a turn 2 Riddlesmith, then a memnite discarding a vengevine, would I be able to bring back the vengevine since both the vengevines trigger and the riddlsmiths discard both happen "when you cast" the spells?

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I have a Caged Sun in play naming Swamp; Urborg, Tomb of yawgmoth (All my lands are Swamps); and Mirri's Wake.

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Originally posted by marriedwithchildren:
how much mana do I get when:

I have a Caged Sun in play naming Swamp; Urborg, Tomb of yawgmoth (All my lands are Swamps); and Mirri's Wake.

I tap my swamp for 1 and get 2 because of Caged Sun, and then Mirri's wake say's I get 2 more right?

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Originally posted by MeddlingMage:
If I have a Knight of the Reliquary in play, and I cast Armageddon, can I tap the Knight in response,sac a land, to get say a fetch land after the geddon resolves?
Or does it come into play immediately and go to the GY as well?

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Originally posted by helpmehelpyou:
omen machine + artisan of kozilek

do I get to return a guy or not?
i assume it does.. but wanna double check

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Yes it works.

As long as whatever ability is being used to play the eldrazi says "cast", the abilities trigger. Same for Demigod of Revenge.

doens't work for things that say "cast from hand"

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