Hi guys,
Quick question about an opponent willingly showing a card and what are the official rules about this. Here's the situation:
Opponent plays Wurmcoil Engine during second main phase. During end step, I cast Swords to Plowshares to exile his creature. I untap' proceed to upkeep and draw. Opponent says: I should have used mental misstep to counter the StP and shows me his card.
What are the rulings about this? Can an opponent show a card and keep in his/her hand? Should it be discarded or exiled?
There is nothing in the rules preventing a player from giving away information that he knows and that his opponent does not know. The card would not be discarded or exiled.
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Hidden information refers to the faces of cards and other objects at which the rules of the game and format do not allow you to look.
Throughout the match, a draft, and pregame procedures, players are responsible for keeping their cards above the level of the playing surface and for making reasonable efforts to prevent hidden information from being revealed. However, players may choose to reveal their hands or any other hidden information available to them, unless specifically prohibited by the rules. Players must not actively attempt to gain information hidden from them, but are not required to inform opponents who are accidentally revealing hidden information.
Quick question about an opponent willingly showing a card and what are the official rules about this. Here's the situation:
Opponent plays Wurmcoil Engine during second main phase. During end step, I cast Swords to Plowshares to exile his creature. I untap' proceed to upkeep and draw. Opponent says: I should have used mental misstep to counter the StP and shows me his card.
What are the rulings about this? Can an opponent show a card and keep in his/her hand? Should it be discarded or exiled?
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