Quote from Lightningtow123 »But mistriggers. The term itself would suggest to me that you forget to do the effect of a triggered ability. That makes sense, if the words are "when X happens, you MAY do this". But what if it is a mandatory effect? For example, Eidolon of the Great Revel doesn't say "may", but I heard about some guy losing a world championship because he mistriggered on it. Once you miss your opportunity, is it too late, even if it's listed as mandatory?
In this situation in a sanctioned tournament, if players notice that the game was handled improperly, they should call a judge (see also M.T.R. 1.10).
In sanctioned tournaments, how a forgotten triggered ability is handled depends on what the ability's effect is and the rules enforcement level of the tournament, among other things (M.T.R. 4.5; J.A.R., "Common Issues"; I.P.G. 2.1).
In sanctioned tournaments at Regular rules enforcement level, if a triggered ability with no optional effects (such as Neheb, the Worthy's last ability) (see also C.R. 603.5) is forgotten, and a judge is called, a judge will generally "put the ability on the stack unless [they] think it would be too disruptive [and unless] significant decisions have been made based on the effect not happening" (J.A.R., "Common Issues").
In sanctioned tournaments at Competitive or Professional rules enforcement level, in general, if a triggered ability with no optional effects (such as Prized Amalgam's delayed triggered ability) (see also C.R. 603.5) is forgotten, and a judge is called in the same turn, a judge may assess a Missed Trigger infraction against the player responsible for remembering that ability (I.P.G. 2.1). If so, then with limited exceptions, "the opponent chooses whether the triggered ability is added to the stack. If it is, it's inserted at the appropriate place on the stack if possible or on the bottom of the stack" (I.P.G. 2.1).
In sanctioned tournaments in general, players who intentionally ignore "their own triggered abilities" have cheated (M.T.R. 4.5).
See also this thread and this thread.
In this situation in a sanctioned tournament, if players notice that the game was handled improperly, they should call a judge (see also M.T.R. 1.10).Or what about people forgetting about "creatures you control get +1/+1" or similar effects? There are times I've attacked with a creature, then my opponent tells me "wait that should be dead from combat damage last turn, put it in your graveyard". Does my creature belatedly die? Or does nothing happen and the game just goes on?
In any case, an ability that reads "Creatures you control get +1/+1" is not a triggered ability (C.R. 603.1), so the tournament rules and policy relating to triggered abilities and the Missed Trigger infraction don't apply here. (In this case, there is a mandatory action, namely a state-based action [such as C.R. 704.5g], but it arises out of the rules, not from a triggered ability.) In sanctioned games, however, an object's power and toughness is considered "derived information" (or "free information" in Regular rules enforcement level) (M.T.R. 4.1), and every player is entitled to know an object's power or toughness and "players may not represent derived or free information incorrectly" (M.T.R. 4.1). In games sanctioned under Regular rules enforcement level, "judges are encouraged to help players in determining" an object's power or toughness, which is considered free information, but in other sanctioned games, "must avoid assisting players with" this information (M.T.R. 4.1). See also this thread.
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Yes, I'm pretty salty. I pulled an Uro and didn't get a chance to sell him before his ban, and now he's dropped $15.
Then again, I don't play standard anyways, and I pulled a foil borderless Oko at a draft and sold him right before I was banned and got $80 off him. So maybe I should be grateful to Wizards for making such a blatantly overpowered card.
I don't feel I'm alone with my general loathing of Wizards right now, with bans happening every other day and the new Walking Dead *****.
This isn't mindless rage posting, I'm just trying to figure out how everyone else feels. My playgroup is definitely on the "**** Wizards" side of things, but I don't know how everyone else is.
Also, I heard that Oko was a misprint, that his "target artifact or creature becomes a useless 3/3" was actually supposed to be "target artifact or creature YOU CONTROL becomes a 3/3 dork". Does anyone know if that's true?
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The funny one:
"You know, when life gives you *****, you make Kool-Aid."
-Sam Jackson, The Hitman's Bodyguard
And the harsh ones:
"Here's the thing. Life is an endless series of train wrecks with only brief commercial-like breaks of happiness."
-Wade Wilson, Deadpool
and
"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet."
-Agent Smith, The Matrix