It is a little hard to say for sure without knowing exactly what the card was he was using, but generally in a friendly game, you can handle it any way that is acceptable to both players.
In an actual tournament, it would likely be left the way it was, since it wasn't noticed until a few turns later. If it had been noticed immediately then the card would be returned to his hand, and if it was Comp REL, he would get a warning for a game rule violation. Either way, it isn't a huge deal, players make mistakes like that every day, that's why we have judges to help sort out the situation! It can certainly be a learning experience for both players.
DragonFox is correct. The two abilities trigger at the same time. You must choose a target for Servant of the Scale's ability as you put it on the stack, at which time the Abzan Ascendancy's trigger is also on the stack and has not yet resolved, so the spirit hasn't entered the battlefield yet.
If your RC doesn't respond, I would recommend contacting another L3 in your region. They should be able to tell you what the issue is, and either help you with your concerns or provide an alternate means of contacting your RC.
If you are going to have EDH at a FNM, then it really needs to be duel commander. They have their own ban list which is more suited to a competitive setting.
I agree with this completely. Playing Duel Commander bans most of the colorless mana rocks that allow those combo decks to go off so early.
We have a store here in town that has been doing EDH FNMs, but using Duel Commander rules, and it has been quite successful. A lot of people (including me) who aren't huge fans of standard have been happy to play 1v1 EDH instead. And even the more casual players have fun, because they rarely get matched up with an ultra competitive player more than once in the evening.
X in a spell's mana cost = 0 everywhere except the stack. While on the stack, X= whatever it was announced as. Syncopate with X=3 will have a CMC of 4 on the stack, and will not trigger Eidolon of the Great Revel.
Your Spellskite will already be dead at this point.
All combat damage is dealt simultaneously, then state-based actions are checked, creatures with lethal damage are moved to the graveyard, then Trygon Predator's ability goes on the stack.
My regular playgroup pretty much consists of me and one other player. He is running Rofellos in his Stonebrow deck. Personally, I follow the official ban list, always have. His argument is that "because it is banned" is not a good reason for him to not be allowed to run him, that the only reason it is banned is because it cannot be a commander and he was just a casualty of the removal of the banned as a commander rule and that he is perfectly fine in the 99, and that others online have agreed with him. He wants a good reason for him to have been banned and a good reason to remove him from the deck.I've tolerated it up until now because it is basically deal with it or don't play. But I'm getting tired of making that concessions, if he can play a banned card why can't I play Academy or Griselbrand? They are all banned after all. Not that I necessarily want to run those cards, I want to stick to the list. I've cut cards I was sad to see go because, well, they got banned.
So who would you say is right, how would you resolve this situation?
So since it is just the two of you, why not go by the Duel Commander banlist? http://duelcommander.com/banlist/ That way, he gets to play with Rofellos, you can use Griselbrand if you want to, and you're still going by an official banlist. Then everyone is happy!
Rathe6, you misquoted the reminder text for soulbond. It should be:
You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.
Since it uses the word "when", you can recognize it as a triggered ability.
Actually, assuming he was taking control of creatures using Dominus of Fealty's ability, you are both wrong.
In the situation you described, both triggers will go on the stack at the beginning of your opponents' upkeep. The active player's triggers will always go on first, so that would be the Dominus trigger. He will need to declare a target for that trigger as it goes on the stack.
Next, Mogis' trigger will be placed on the stack. This one does not target anything, so your opponent won't need to declare a target.
Now, at this point, if your opponent had some other instant speed way to gain control of one of your creatures, (such as Vedalken Shackles) he would then be able to sacrifice that creature to satisfy Mogis' requirement. He could even gain control of Mogis himself to do this. However, he would not be able to do it using the Dominus ability, because the sacrifice needs to happen before that ability resolves.
Once your opponent either sacs a creature or loses 2 life, then the Dominus ability will resolve, and he will gain control of the permanent he targeted with it, assuming that permanent is still on the battlefield and is still a legal target for the ability. This will happen even if the Dominus is no longer on the battlefield (for instance, if he sacrificed it to the Mogis trigger).
Remember first in, last out, for the stack. The active player's triggers go on first, then non active players', then they resolve in reverse order.
From the information you've given us here, yes it sounds like a mistake was made. It is absolutely possible to win games without playing them, this occurs in several situations, such as one player leaving, one player conceding, or one player receiving a game loss penalty.
It is possible that your judge did not understand that the person you were playing was not your assigned opponent. It would never be possible for a game against someone other than your assigned opponent to "count".
Titania's ability will trigger as she sees the lands going to the graveyard, but it can't be placed on the stack in the middle of the resolution of a spell. So once Wildfire finishes resolving, the triggers will go on the stack and you'll get the tokens.
If you're going to do this, please take the time to find your round 1 opponent and sign the match slip that you're dropping! Otherwise they will have to sit there for 10 minutes, and you'll get a tardiness penalty recorded in the system.
Your opponent can respond to any "Enters the Battlefield" triggered ability. However keep in mind that Elesh Norn does not have a triggered ability, her ability is static, so it will take place immediately before any response.
He can respond to the Massacre Wurm ability if he wants to. So yes, he would be able to exile the Elesh Norn before Massacre Wurm's ETB ability resolves, but not before Elesh Norn's static ability takes effect.
In an actual tournament, it would likely be left the way it was, since it wasn't noticed until a few turns later. If it had been noticed immediately then the card would be returned to his hand, and if it was Comp REL, he would get a warning for a game rule violation. Either way, it isn't a huge deal, players make mistakes like that every day, that's why we have judges to help sort out the situation! It can certainly be a learning experience for both players.
And I do play Braids in my Duel Commander deck, though she is not the commander.
I agree with this completely. Playing Duel Commander bans most of the colorless mana rocks that allow those combo decks to go off so early.
We have a store here in town that has been doing EDH FNMs, but using Duel Commander rules, and it has been quite successful. A lot of people (including me) who aren't huge fans of standard have been happy to play 1v1 EDH instead. And even the more casual players have fun, because they rarely get matched up with an ultra competitive player more than once in the evening.
All combat damage is dealt simultaneously, then state-based actions are checked, creatures with lethal damage are moved to the graveyard, then Trygon Predator's ability goes on the stack.
So since it is just the two of you, why not go by the Duel Commander banlist? http://duelcommander.com/banlist/ That way, he gets to play with Rofellos, you can use Griselbrand if you want to, and you're still going by an official banlist. Then everyone is happy!
Since it uses the word "when", you can recognize it as a triggered ability.
In the situation you described, both triggers will go on the stack at the beginning of your opponents' upkeep. The active player's triggers will always go on first, so that would be the Dominus trigger. He will need to declare a target for that trigger as it goes on the stack.
Next, Mogis' trigger will be placed on the stack. This one does not target anything, so your opponent won't need to declare a target.
Now, at this point, if your opponent had some other instant speed way to gain control of one of your creatures, (such as Vedalken Shackles) he would then be able to sacrifice that creature to satisfy Mogis' requirement. He could even gain control of Mogis himself to do this. However, he would not be able to do it using the Dominus ability, because the sacrifice needs to happen before that ability resolves.
Once your opponent either sacs a creature or loses 2 life, then the Dominus ability will resolve, and he will gain control of the permanent he targeted with it, assuming that permanent is still on the battlefield and is still a legal target for the ability. This will happen even if the Dominus is no longer on the battlefield (for instance, if he sacrificed it to the Mogis trigger).
Remember first in, last out, for the stack. The active player's triggers go on first, then non active players', then they resolve in reverse order.
It is possible that your judge did not understand that the person you were playing was not your assigned opponent. It would never be possible for a game against someone other than your assigned opponent to "count".
Titania's ability will trigger as she sees the lands going to the graveyard, but it can't be placed on the stack in the middle of the resolution of a spell. So once Wildfire finishes resolving, the triggers will go on the stack and you'll get the tokens.
He can respond to the Massacre Wurm ability if he wants to. So yes, he would be able to exile the Elesh Norn before Massacre Wurm's ETB ability resolves, but not before Elesh Norn's static ability takes effect.