Q: When I imprint Time Walk onto an Isochron Scepter, can I take infinite turns? -- Brian

A: Wow, cool combo, Brian! But you better hold on a second, because you seem to have a common misconception.

You can't just say, "I'm taking infinite turns." What you have to do is activate the Scepter and let the opponent respond.

If he can't do anything, only then are you allowed to say, "Infinity," and take infinite turns. Then every turn will be yours, and your opponent won't stand a chance!


Q: After I shuffled my morphs around in play, my opponent complained that he forgot which one was which. What should I do? -- Ben

A: Thank you for your question, Ben. It's not your responsibility to help your opponent remember things. You have to be careful in these situations, because if you help your opponent then that might be considered "collusion." What you might want to do in the future is, whenever you shuffle, or "scramble," as we prefer to call it, your morphs, immediately call a judge and tell him what you just did.


Q: When Memory Lapse puts Obliterate on top of my opponent's library, can he use a card-drawing card that same turn and get the Obliterate right back? That doesn't seem fair. -- Bradley

A: I know it doesn't seem fair, Bradley, but I'm afraid he is allowed to do that if he has the cards. That's why Memory Lapse is so terrible!


Q: What should I do in a tournament if my opponent is cheating by playing a deck with 100 cards? -- Milton

A: Call a judge immediately. When people play big decks like that, that seems rather unsportsmanlike, and so the opponent should get a penalty.


Q: My opponent played a card that said creatures can't block this turn. But I told him, they're not blocking, I'm declaring them as blockers, which doesn't have the same English meaning. I think I found a new loophole, am I right? -- Darrin

A: You know, you raise a good point, Darrin. I've decided to interpret the rules the same way. Excuse me for a moment while I go get the rules rewritten to reflect my bizarro interpretation I just came up with.


Q: If a creature becomes untargetable, what happens to the equipment on that creature? -- Mike

A: It gets put in the graveyard with no chance for anyone to respond. This is called a "state-based effect."


Q: How many times can I copy a spell with Mirari? -- Pat

A: This is a very common question, Pat. A lot of people think you can copy a spell over and over with Mirari.

But you need to read the card carefully. You can only copy a spell over and over if you can pay three mana each time. So the answer to your question would really be, "The amount of mana you're able to make divided by three."


Q: Krark's Thumb doesn't seem like a very useful card. What does it do? -- George

A: We're not really sure what it does at this time. As a side note, that's why it was made legendary. We'll have to get back to you on that one!


Q: When I discard cards to Psychatog, do I have to activate the ability in response to itself and pitch my whole hand? Or can I activate the ability one at a time? It seems like the second one would be better so that my Psychatog doesn't get double Shocked in response or something stupid like that. -- Robert

A: Well, Robert, I'm not sure why you'd want to discard your whole hand. Ruleswise, you can do the second one, but it really seems like you shouldn't do either one. I think it's normally considered to be better to have as many cards in your hand as possible.

While I'm happy to answer your rules questions, I'm afraid I don't really play the game myself and don't really know much about strategy.


Got a rules question? Let our level VII judge and rules guru dbuel answer it! Send your question to MiseTings, 1060 West Addison, Chicago IL 60613. Sorry, we can't guarantee that all questions will be answered.

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Q: When I imprint Time Walk onto an Isochron Scepter, can I take infinite turns? -- Brian

A: Wow, cool combo, Brian! But you better hold on a second, because you seem to have a common misconception.

You can't just say, "I'm taking infinite turns." What you have to do is activate the Scepter and let the opponent respond.

If he can't do anything, only then are you allowed to say, "Infinity," and take infinite turns. Then every turn will be yours, and your opponent won't stand a chance!


Q: After I shuffled my morphs around in play, my opponent complained that he forgot which one was which. What should I do? -- Ben

A: Thank you for your question, Ben. It's not your responsibility to help your opponent remember things. You have to be careful in these situations, because if you help your opponent then that might be considered "collusion." What you might want to do in the future is, whenever you shuffle, or "scramble," as we prefer to call it, your morphs, immediately call a judge and tell him what you just did.


Q: When Memory Lapse puts Obliterate on top of my opponent's library, can he use a card-drawing card that same turn and get the Obliterate right back? That doesn't seem fair. -- Bradley

A: I know it doesn't seem fair, Bradley, but I'm afraid he is allowed to do that if he has the cards. That's why Memory Lapse is so terrible!


Q: What should I do in a tournament if my opponent is cheating by playing a deck with 100 cards? -- Milton

A: Call a judge immediately. When people play big decks like that, that seems rather unsportsmanlike, and so the opponent should get a penalty.


Q: My opponent played a card that said creatures can't block this turn. But I told him, they're not blocking, I'm declaring them as blockers, which doesn't have the same English meaning. I think I found a new loophole, am I right? -- Darrin

A: You know, you raise a good point, Darrin. I've decided to interpret the rules the same way. Excuse me for a moment while I go get the rules rewritten to reflect my bizarro interpretation I just came up with.


Q: If a creature becomes untargetable, what happens to the equipment on that creature? -- Mike

A: It gets put in the graveyard with no chance for anyone to respond. This is called a "state-based effect."


Q: How many times can I copy a spell with Mirari? -- Pat

A: This is a very common question, Pat. A lot of people think you can copy a spell over and over with Mirari.

But you need to read the card carefully. You can only copy a spell over and over if you can pay three mana each time. So the answer to your question would really be, "The amount of mana you're able to make divided by three."


Q: Krark's Thumb doesn't seem like a very useful card. What does it do? -- George

A: We're not really sure what it does at this time. As a side note, that's why it was made legendary. We'll have to get back to you on that one!


Q: When I discard cards to Psychatog, do I have to activate the ability in response to itself and pitch my whole hand? Or can I activate the ability one at a time? It seems like the second one would be better so that my Psychatog doesn't get double Shocked in response or something stupid like that. -- Robert

A: Well, Robert, I'm not sure why you'd want to discard your whole hand. Ruleswise, you can do the second one, but it really seems like you shouldn't do either one. I think it's normally considered to be better to have as many cards in your hand as possible.

While I'm happy to answer your rules questions, I'm afraid I don't really play the game myself and don't really know much about strategy.


Got a rules question? Let our level VII judge and rules guru dbuel answer it! Send your question to MiseTings, 1060 West Addison, Chicago IL 60613. Sorry, we can't guarantee that all questions will be answered.

Discuss this article in the Magic: the Gathering Forums!

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• Ask MODO - Downtime School #13
• The Rules Corner - By: Dr. Rules, M.D.
• Ask Wizards: Rejected
• Ask Wizards: Rejected II
• Ask Kai
• Ask Mike Flores