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Originally posted by GenghisTom:
Ok,

Tidehollow Sculler enters the battlefield.
Trigger on the stack (when ETB, exile card)
I somehow bounce the Sculler back to my hand in response.
Leave play trigger on stack (leaves, return the card)

The leaves play trigger goes off first - essentially doing nothing. Then the ETB trigger resolves and I get to exile a card correct?

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Yes.

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Originally posted by helpmehelpyou:
when does Epic Experiment go to the GY?

lets say I cast it for 6
I exile 6 and get to play 3 for "free"
does EE go to the GY befor or after the 3 cards are played?
or can I choose when to put EE in the GY??

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Spells are put into the graveyard after they are done resolving.

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Originally posted by ardeay:
New Rule Question!

My Scavenging Ooze targets a creature card in an opponents graveyard, I hold priority, then play surgical extraction on that same creature card in response.

Is the +1 counter and 1 life still rewarded

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Originally posted by harbingerofthevoid:
If I cast Burn Trail and have 4 red creatures in play, can I Conspire twice?

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No. Conspire is an additional cost you may pay to get that effect. Think of it as 'Kicker - tap 2 red creatures, copy this'. You can only pay it once.

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Originally posted by ryan2754:
How do the Medallions from Tempest interact with X costing spells.

For example, if I have a Sapphire Medallion and Ruby Medallion in play, and cast Epic Experiment, do I get X=2 for 'free' for just paying the Red and Blue in the EE mana cost?

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ignore what pali said. When you cast Epic Experiment, you first choose a value for X. Lets go with x=7 in this case. So the Cost of this epic experiment is now 7UR. when you go to PAY that cost, the game applies the sapp and ruby medallion, and says 'ok, this blue and red spell costs 2 less, please pay 5UR'.

So if you just want an Experiment where X=2, it would only cost you UR, but on the stack, it would still behave as a 2UR costed spell (couldnt be spell snared, for example)
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Somehow forgot that it had an X in the cost (facepalm).

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Originally posted by Shron Von Drago:
I have a question about shuffling. I shuffle my deck and present it to my opponent and he shuffles it lets say i'm not satisfied with how he shuffled or suspect he may have shuffled a certain way on purpose what are my options can I shuffle again or have a judge shuffle it?

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your only option is to call a judge and explain what you think happened. Step away from the table and talk to them. You cannot shuffle it after your opp shuffles, and judges are not there to shuffle decks.

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Originally posted by tragicmagic:
If I attack with Geist of Saint Traft, and a player blocks with a 2/2, in response to the block, can I cast Rootborn Defenses, and populate the 4/4 token that was also attacking? I know it wouldn't be attacking technically, however, my Geist would survive, and the 4/4 that I populated wouldn't exile, yes?

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Nitpick - you dont respond to blocks. Each player gets priority after blockers are declared, before damage is dealt.

That said, you are correct. Geist becomes indestructible (along with all your other creatures) and the new angel token does not get exiled.

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Originally posted by stinkinogre:
Sorry if this has already been asked. I'm to lazy to look at all the posts...anyhow

I have deathrite Shaman out. They play mulch binning an unburial rites. They have priority to play the rites before I can remove it?

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This is correct. Your opp is the active player (player whos turn it is). Whenever any spell or ability resolves, the active player is always the person to get priority first. So, his mulch resolves, bins unburial. He gets priority, and can cast that now.

IF he had somehow cast mulch on YOUR turn (quicken, had hypersonic dragon in play), YOU would get priority first, and would be able to deathrite it away.

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Originally posted by Drexus:
^ an add on to the previous question, does the active player not have to specify specifically he/she is keeping priority now though?

i.e. if they just cast mulch without saying he is keeping priority then you would have a chance to remove it.

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No. That is only to put multiple spells/abilities on the stack at once. Example - Cast lightning bolt, hold priority, cast reverberate, targeting lightning bolt.

As i said in the previous post, whenever ANYTHING resolves, the active player gets priority. You will only get priority if they pass it to you. It is a harder concept to grasp while playing paper magic, i suggest trying out the free mtgo decks to get a better feel for priority and the stack.

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Thror I have one more question. Dredge and sylvan library makes my head hurt. So I have 3 dredge cards binned and activate my library how many cards can I dredge and do I pay the life if I dredge more than one.

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Originally posted by stinkinogre:
Drexus I've always just assumed they have priority till they go to cast another spell, activate an ability or switch phases but I'm a bad player so I dunno.

Thror I have one more question. Dredge and sylvan library makes my head hurt. So I have 3 dredge cards binned and activate my library how many cards can I dredge and do I pay the life if I dredge more than one.

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The first part of this is a good starting point on priority.

Sylvan + dredge is a bit tricky. So, you get 1 card from your draw step, and choose to dredge. Then you choose to 'draw 2' with sylvan, and replace both of these with dredge. This is the ruling from gatherer:

If you choose to draw two cards, then replace one or more of those draws with some other effect, the rest of Sylvan Library's ability still happens. If you've actually drawn only one card that turn, you must choose that card and either pay 4 life or put it on top of your library. If you haven't actually drawn any cards that turn, the rest of the ability has no effect.

End result, you get 2 free dredges. However, if you went 'dredge for turn, draw 1 with sylvan, dredge 1 with sylvan' you would have to pay4 life or put the drawn card back. Any order of '2 dredges+1draw' would result in 'pay4 or put drawn card back, and any order of '2draw+1dredge' is 'pay4 or put back' for each drawn card.

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Originally posted by thror:
This is correct. Your opp is the active player (player whos turn it is). Whenever any spell or ability resolves, the active player is always the person to get priority first. So, his mulch resolves, bins unburial. He gets priority, and can cast that now.

IF he had somehow cast mulch on YOUR turn (quicken, had hypersonic dragon in play), YOU would get priority first, and would be able to deathrite it away.

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Originally posted by oneofchaos:
Can't you deathrite the card that it targets anyways in response to unburial rites?

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oh sure that works. but that wasnt the original question. :P
For whatever reason, he might not have the green mana to remove a creature, but has the black mana to remove unburial rights.
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Say I have a 3/3 Centaur Token in play with a +1/+1 counter on it from Common Bond. When I populate the token it doesn't make a 4/4, it makes a 3/3 right?

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Originally posted by MeddlingMage:
This may be a stupid question but it came up so here goes.

Say I have a 3/3 Centaur Token in play with a +1/+1 counter on it from Common Bond. When I populate the token it doesn't make a 4/4, it makes a 3/3 right?

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Correct. Any time anything gets copied, only the base/printed card gets copied. Any counters, status changes, etc, are not copied.

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I cast Detention Sphere.
There are two targets I can choose from, LoA or PI.
If I target PI, it's sacrificed as a triggered effect.
Then, because the target is no longer there does Dentention Sphere's triggered ability fizzle? Therefore NOT also exiling LoA? (The PI has the same name as LoA because it's a copy correct?)

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Originally posted by thror:
your only option is to call a judge and explain what you think happened. Step away from the table and talk to them. You cannot shuffle it after your opp shuffles, and judges are not there to shuffle decks.

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3.9 Card Shuffling

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Once the deck is randomized, it must be presented to an opponent. By this action, players state that their decks are legal and randomized. The opponent may then shuffle it additionally. Cards and sleeves must not be in danger of being damaged during this process. If the opponent does not believe the player made a reasonable effort to randomize his or her deck, the opponent must notify a judge. Players may request to have a judge shuffle their cards rather than the opponent; this request will be honored only at a judge’s discretion.