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8.06.04 Title: Subgames
Questions: 14
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Q: Re: Shahrazad ...
First, before actually drawing 7 cards in the subgame, does each player shuffle their deck?
A: Rulings for subgames
can be found in section 506 of the Comprehensive
Rules.
506.4. The subgame
proceeds like a normal game. Randomly determine
which player goes first.
Since you normally start
a normal game by shuffling, I would say you should
shuffle here.
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Q: Second, in the
rulings..it is stated that the subgame is PART of
the main game. Can I use Burning Wish (or any Wish)
or Ring of Ma'Ruf to grab a card from the main game
and add it to my hand in the subgame?
A: Yes.
506.5. All objects in
the main game and all cards outside the main game
are considered outside the subgame (except those
specifically brought into the subgame).
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Q: Can I grab a card
from the graveyard of the main game?
-Ravage
A: Said card is an
object in the main game, so yes.
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Q: If I have 2
Fatespinners on the table, does my opponent have to
choose two different phases?
-Gary S.
A: For each Fatespinner,
he must choose a phase. Each Fatespinner doesn't
know (or even need to know) what was picked on the
other, so he can choose the same phase for both
Fatespinners.
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Q: Lethal Vapors and
Tainted Aether are in play. If I play a creature,
who chooses what happens first?
A: It depends on who
controls what, since they are both triggered
abilities.
If the same player
controls both: That person chooses what order the
triggered abilities go on the stack.
If different players
control the two cards: The active player (the person
whose turn it is) puts his on the stack first, and
then the non active player puts his on the stack. So
the person whose turn it isn't will have his effect
resolve first.
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Q: If the creature in
the above question had a "when it comes into play"
ability, would it go off?
-Omar S.
A: Yes. It came into
play with the ability, so it will trigger.
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Q: My friend believes
that when the land that is enchanted by a Fertile
Ground is tapped for mana, it produces a "land
token" instead of adding another mana of color X to
her mana pool. Part of the reason for this is
because she doesn't understand the difference
between her mana pool, and the lands that she taps
to play spells. Can you explain this procedure to
her or at least point me in to a place which tells
how this works in laymen's terms instead of text
that sounds like a legal contract?
-Espo005
A: As explained several
times in this column, when something "adds mana to
your mana pool," it does exactly that ... adds mana
to your mana pool. Your mana pool is separate from
the permanents that create the mana. If you add mana
to your mana pool, it does not create another
permanent.
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Q: If I have a creature
with Affinity for Artifacts in my hand and have a
Mycosynth Golem out, do I get double Affinity (-2
mana/artifact)?
A: Yes. (See the Fifth
Dawn FAQ.)
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Q: If I give a creature
with Trample Helm of Kaldra and kill a creature, do
I do trample damage once or twice?
-Richard S.
A: Trample simply
changes how damage is assigned. Giving a creature
multiple instances of trample does not change how
much damage it will assign (and eventually deal).
Multiple instances of trample on the same creature
are redundant.
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Q: When a land that taps
for 1 mana has Dawn's Reflection on it is tapped for
mana, does it produce a total of 2 or 3 mana?
-Wzone
A: It produces 3 mana -
one from the natural ability of the land, and 2 from
the Dawn's Reflection.
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Q: If I use Fire
Covenant on a Mogg Maniac, and pay 19 life, does my
opponent take 19 or 1?
-Joann
A: How much damage is
Fire Covenant doing? (No, DON'T LOOK AT THE MOGG
MANIAC'S TOUGHNESS. IT IS IRRELEVANT.)
The amount of damage
dealt by Fire Covenant (19) is the amount that Mogg
Maniac will deal with its ability.
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Q: I have Confusion in
the Ranks in play. My opponent activates his
Isochron Scepter. In response I play Galvanic Key
(as an instant). If I trade it for their Isochron
Scepter, do I get to choose the targets of its
ability or does he choose the targets when he put it
on the stack?
-Richard B.
A: Once the ability is
played, it exists separate of the permanent and is
controlled by the person that played the ability.
So, your opponent will be the one who will play the
copy (including all choices called for by the copy,
including targets).
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Q: I have 2 Aether
Spellbombs out and my opponent has a Mycosynth
Golem, Platinum Angel, and Vedalken Orrery out along
with about 11 other artifacts. Can I use both of my
Spellbombs at once to bounce back the Angel and the
Golem, or do I have to use them separately.
A: You will have to use
them one at a time. See Mantra 1.
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Q: If Vedalken Orrery is
tapped, can my opponent still use the effect of
Vedalken Orrery?
-John A.
A: Yes. Artifacts still
work when tapped (unless the artifact says
otherwise).
See you Tuesday.
Bill Guerin
DCI Level 2 Judge
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