But the same could be said for a japanese duress no?
I've never really been clear why those are legal either.
Some of the cards up there are iconic enough (Rewind, Duress) that I can't really see an issue with it. But if my opponent dropped a textless/foreign Karn, I'd demand a judge.
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This is either a misprint or a promo card. Because neither the (nonexistent) text nor the picture is misleading, then provided the card has not been tampered with in any way, I would allow these.
Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
The cards have to have a name. Whatever name is visible on the card is what the card is. This can be confusing with certain misprints and miscuts. Here are a couple examples:
Even though this card has the art of a Swamp, the name identifies it as Drudge Skeletons, so that's what it is.
Here's a little more interesting case. Even though the card has all the text of Raka Disciple, it is actually a Tranquil Path because that is the name on the card.
I wouldn't have a problem with them, as long as its a legitimate card and both players understand what it does, its essentially the same as playing a version of the card in a language neither player can read.
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Would you consider these cards tournament legal?
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I'm curious because these are done by Wizards, so it's not someone else removing the name or text and the card is still in its original state.
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2 maelstrom pulse
1 slaughter pact
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1 Disfigure
1 damnation
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1 Treetop Village
2 stirring wildwood
2 Tectonic Edge
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2 Stony Silence
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Back to nature
1 Utter End
1 Golgari Charm
I've never really been clear why those are legal either.
Some of the cards up there are iconic enough (Rewind, Duress) that I can't really see an issue with it. But if my opponent dropped a textless/foreign Karn, I'd demand a judge.
Ah good point... Then I guess there's no reason that the cards in the OP wouldn't be tournament legal then
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This is either a misprint or a promo card. Because neither the (nonexistent) text nor the picture is misleading, then provided the card has not been tampered with in any way, I would allow these.
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Worse yet, full-art Cryptic Command, which has an odd effect because it has you choose two of four modes, making it far more complicated.
At least I can read the Japanese Duress.
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With no name, the card is nothing.
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