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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
You control Thought Reflection and Words of Wilding. During your upkeep, you activate the ability of
Words of Wilding twice. Which of these is a possible result of your next
card draw during your draw step? (Select all that apply!)
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The
abilities of each enchantment create replacement effects that will
apply to your next card draw (CR 611.2a, 614.1). Either one can apply,
so you will choose the order that the effects apply (CR 616.1). If you
choose Thought Reflection first, then both Words of Wilding effects will
apply to the subsequent card draws, creating two 2/2 green Bear
creature tokens (CR 616.1f). The effects from Words of Wilding are not
optional, so both must apply in this case. If you choose Words of
Wilding first, then Thought Reflection can no longer apply, so you will
only create one 2/2 green Bear creature token and draw no cards (CR
616.1f).
Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Your opponent casts Slaughter Games targeting you. Your opponent knows from the previous game that your deck contains Research // Development and Commit // Memory. Which of the following are legal choices to name for Slaughter Games? (Choose any/all that apply)
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Split
cards have two names. If an effect asks a player to name a card and
that player wishes to name a split card, the player must choose one of
the two names and cannot choose both (CR 201.4b, 709.4a). This applies
to split cards with Aftermath as well (702.127a).
Question 3 of 20
3. Question
You control Spiteful Visions. As your turn begins, you and your opponent each have two cards in hand. During your upkeep, your opponent casts Notion Thief. During your main phase, you cast Strategic Planning which resolves normally. After all spells and
abilities have resolved, how many cards does each player have in hand,
and how much damage has been dealt to each player?
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Notion
Thief will not apply to the first card you draw from the turn-based
action during your draw step, so you will draw that card and take one
damage from Spiteful Visions’ second ability (CR 504.1, 603.2). Notion
Thief will apply to the card draw from Spiteful Visions’ first ability,
so your opponent will draw that card instead and take one damage from
Spiteful Visions’ second ability (CR 603.2, 614.1, 614.6). Strategic
Planning puts a card into your hand, but this does not count as a card
draw (CR 121.5). Notion Thief will not apply to it and Spiteful Visions
will not trigger (CR 614.7). You have drawn one card and added one card
to hand while casting one card, so you have three cards in hand and have
taken one damage. Your opponent has drawn one card and cast one card,
so they have two cards in hand and have taken one damage.
Question 4 of 20
4. Question
You control Lore Broker in a two-player game. During your opponent’s turn,
you activate its ability and it resolves. Which of these best describes
how this ability resolves?
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Your
opponent is the active player (CR 102.1). Your opponent will draw their
card before you (CR 121.2c). Next, your opponent will choose a card to
discard, then you will choose a card to discard (CR 101.4). Then the
chosen cards are discarded simultaneously (CR 608.2e, 608.2f).
Question 5 of 20
5. Question
You control Archetype of Courage and attack your opponent with Nessian Courser and Arboreal Grazer. During the first combat damage step, you cast Gather Courage targeting your Arboreal Grazer. How much damage is dealt to your opponent in the second combat damage step?
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Arboreal
Grazer does not assign damage in the first combat damage step since it
has 0 power when damage assignment happens (CR 510.1a). Nessian Courser
assigns and deals three damage in the first combat damage step, since it
has First Strike from the Archetype of Courage (CR 510.1, 510.2, 510.4,
702.7b). Since Arboreal Grazer had First Strike as the first combat
damage step began, it will not assign damage in the second combat damage
step (CR 510.4, 702.7b).
Question 6 of 20
6. Question
You control Horobi, Death’s Wail and your opponent controls Petrahydrox. During your turn, you cast Blinding Flare targeting your opponent’s Petrahydrox. Which of the following best describes what happens?
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Once
Blinding Flare is put on the stack and cast, triggered abilities will
go onto the stack on top of it in AP-NAP order (CR 603.3, 603.3b). Since
it is your turn, Horobi’s trigger will go on the stack first, then
Petrahydrox’s trigger will go on the stack on top of it (CR 101.4,
102.1, 405.3, 405.5). Petrahydrox is returned to your opponent’s hand.
Horobi’s trigger will do nothing (CR 400.7).
Question 7 of 20
7. Question
You control Metallic Mimic which had the type “Phyrexian” chosen for it as it entered the battlefield. You also control two Alpine Watchdog and cast Mirrorweave targeting your Metallic Mimic. Then you cast Ichorclaw Myr. How many 1/ 1 counters does your Ichorclaw Myr enter the battlefield with?
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“Phyrexian”
is a valid creature type and is one of Ichorclaw Myr’s creature types
(CR 205.3m). Metallic Mimic’s third ability will apply to Ichorclaw Myr
as it enters the battlefield (CR 614.1d, 614.12). Mirrorweave turns both
Alpine Watchdogs into copies of Metallic Mimic, but the choice of
“Phyrexian” is not a copiable value (CR 707.2, 707.6). The Alpine
Watchdogs did not have a creature type chosen as they entered the
battlefield, so their third ability will do nothing (CR 607.1, 607.2d).
Question 8 of 20
8. Question
You control Battlefield Thaumaturge, Phyrexian Altar, three Saproling tokens, and no other permanents. Your opponent controls two Boreal Elementals. Can you cast Hex? Why or why not?
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In
the steps of casting a spell, targets are chosen before costs are
determined or paid (CR 601.2c, 601.2f, 601.2g). The check for legal
casting is also done before costs are determined and paid (CR 601.2e).
Costs are determined by taking the mana cost of the spell, adding
additional costs, then subtracting cost reductions. Hex’s mana cost is
{4}{B}{B}, increased by {4} due to the abilities of the two Boreal
Elementals, then reduced by {6} due to the ability of Battlefield
Thaumaturge, resulting in a final cost of {2}{B}{B} (CR 601.2f).
Phyrexian Altar is a mana ability, so it may be activated once the total
cost is locked in (CR 601.2g, 605.1a). Once the cost is paid, the spell
becomes cast (CR 601.2h, 601.2i, 601.5). After the check for legality
before costs are paid, the targets are not rechecked for legality again
until the spell attempts to resolve, and it will still resolve if at
least one target is still legal (CR 608.2b).
Question 9 of 20
9. Question
You control a Muse Vessel that has exiled a Nessian Courser and a Brainstorm. During your opponent’s upkeep, you activate Muse Vessel’s second ability. In response, your opponent casts Krosan Grip targeting your Muse Vessel. When Muse Vessel’s ability resolves, which one of the following is true?
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As
Muse Vessel’s second ability resolves, it will identify any cards
exiled with Muse Vessel’s first ability through last-known information
since the Muse Vessel is no longer on the battlefield (CR 113.7a, 406.6,
607.2a, 608.2h). Muse Vessel’s second ability creates a continuous
effect that permits the casting of the chosen card (CR 601.3). However,
this continuous effect does not supersede the timing restriction on
casting creature spells (CR 117.1, 117.1a, 608.2g).
Question 10 of 20
10. Question
You control Aquamoeba and Spidersilk Armor. During your main phase, you cast Gather Courage targeting your Aquamoeba. After the Gather Courage
resolves, you activate Aquamoeba’s ability. In response, your opponent
casts Sudden Spoiling targeting you. Once everything resolves, what is Aquamoeba’s power and toughness?
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Effects
that modify power and toughness apply in a system of sublayers before
timestamp order is taken into account (CR 613.4). First, the Aquamoeba’s
printed power and toughness are 1/3 (CR 613.1). There are no
characteristic-defining abilities to apply (CR 604.3, 613.4a). Then
Sudden Spoiling’s effect is applied, as it sets Aquamoeba’s power and
toughness to, specifically, 0/2 (CR 613.4b). Then Spidersilk Armor and
Gather Courage are applied in timestamp order, as they modify power
and/or toughness without setting them to a specific number, to make
Aquamoeba a 2/5 (CR 613.4c). Finally, Aquamoeba’s power-and-toughness
switching effect is applied to make Aquamoeba a 5/2 (CR 613.4d). While
Sudden Spoiling removes Aquamoeba’s activated ability, it will not
retroactively stop the ability from being activated (CR 113.7a).
Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Your opponent casts Blaze with X = 3 targeting you. You announce Honorable Passage. Which of these best describes what happens as you cast Honorable Passage, and what happens as Honorable Passage resolves?
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As
you cast Honorable Passage, first you announce the spell and put it on
the stack (CR 601.2a). Then you choose the target for the spell (CR
601.2c). Finally, you pay all costs (CR 601.2f, 601.2g, 601.2h). You do
not choose the source of damage until Honorable Passage resolves (CR
608.2d).
Question 12 of 20
12. Question
You attack your opponent with your Phyrexian Crusader and your opponent blocks with Ironscale Hydra. Before damage, you cast Giant Growth targeting your Phyrexian Crusader. Which of the following best describes what happens next?
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Infect
changes the results of dealing damage. Instead of marking damage on
creatures, a source with Infect causes the creature’s controller to put
that many -1/-1 counters on that creature (CR 120.3, 702.90c). Ironscale
Hydra’s ability is a prevention effect that applies before damage is
processed into results (CR 120.4b, 615.1a). Since Giant Growth modifies
Phyrexian Crusader’s characteristics, Phyrexian Crusader is the source
of all five damage for Ironscale Hydra to prevent (CR 510.1a).
Question 13 of 20
13. Question
You control Nessian Courser and Llanowar Elves. During your Beginning of Combat step, your opponent casts Frost Breath targeting each of your creatures. In response, you tap the Llanowar Elves to cast Blossoming Defense targeting the Llanowar Elves. Once the stack is empty, which of the following is true?
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Llanowar
Elves gains hexproof from Blossoming Defense, so it is no longer a
legal target for Frost Breath (CR 608.2b, 702.11b). Since at least one
target is still legal, Frost Breath will continue to resolve (CR
608.2b). It cannot tap the Llanowar Elves since it is an illegal target
for that portion of the spell. Frost Breath creates a continuous effect
that affects game rules, so that portion of the effect will not apply to
Llanowar Elves (CR 608.2b).
Question 14 of 20
14. Question
You control Reflecting Pool, River of Tears, and no other lands. Which of the following best represents the color(s) of mana that your Reflecting Pool can produce?
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Reflecting
Pool produces mana based on the type of mana your lands “could
produce.” These types are determined by seeing what the abilities of
your lands would produce if they resolved at that moment, applying any
applicable replacement effects (CR 106.7). River of Tears’ ability
contains a self-replacement effect, so it will always be checked when
determining what River of Tears can produce for purposes of Reflecting
Pool (CR 614.1a, 614.15).
Question 15 of 20
15. Question
Your opponent controls Teferi, Time Raveler and Grafdigger’s Cage, while you have a Nessian Courser in your graveyard. During your main phase, you cast Violent Outburst. During the resolution of the Cascade trigger, you reveal Living End. Which of the following best describes what happens, assuming you choose to cast Living End if possible?
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Cascade’s
effect creates a window where you may cast the exiled card with mana
value less than Violent Outburst (CR 702.85a). This spell is being cast
from exile, so Grafdigger’s Cage will not apply (CR 702.85a). However,
Teferi, Time Raveler’s effect prevents you from casting spells while the
stack is not empty, so you may not cast Living End (CR 101.2, 307.5,
601.3). Since it was exiled and not cast, Living End will be put on the
bottom of your library in a random order with the other exiled cards.
Question 16 of 20
16. Question
Your opponent casts Blazing Specter. In response, you cast Hallow targeting the Blazing Specter on the stack. After
both spells resolve, your opponent attacks you with the Blazing Specter.
You declare no blockers. Which of the following best describes what
happens during the combat damage step?
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While
on the stack, Blazing Specter is a creature spell and thus a legal
target for Hallow (CR 112.1). Hallow’s prevention effect will continue
to apply to the permanent that the Blazing Specter creature spell
becomes (CR 400.7b). Hallow will prevent the damage that Blazing Specter
deals in combat and cause you to gain that much life (CR 615.5, 615.6).
Blazing Specter’s ability will not trigger (CR 603.2h, 615.6).
Question 17 of 20
17. Question
You control a Fellwar Stone enchanted with Ensoul Artifact and your opponent controls No Mercy. You attack with your Fellwar Stone. Your opponent
declares no blockers. Fellwar Stone deals 5 damage to your opponent and
No Mercy triggers. In response to the trigger, you cast Erase on your Ensoul Artifact. What happens as No Mercy’s trigger resolves?
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Since
Fellwar Stone is a creature, No Mercy’s ability will trigger when it
deals combat damage (CR 510.2, 510.3a, 603.2). No Mercy’s ability does
not target, so it will resolve normally (CR 115.1d, 608.2b). The Fellwar
Stone is destroyed because it is the same object that dealt damage and
caused the No Mercy ability to trigger, even though it is no longer a
creature (CR 608.2c, 608.2j).
Question 18 of 20
18. Question
Your opponent attacks you with an Elvish Berserker and you block it with Brimaz, King of Oreskos. After all triggers resolve, you then cast Flash Foliage. After everything has resolved, which of the following statements are true? (Choose any/all that apply)
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Once
Brimaz is declared as a blocker for Elvish Berserker, both creatures
have a triggered ability that triggers (CR 509.1i, 509.4a, 509.5a,
509.5c). These abilities will be put on the stack in AP-NAP order (CR
603.3b). When Brimaz’s triggered ability resolves, you create a Cat
Soldier token blocking Elvish Berserker (CR 608.2c). This does not
trigger Elvish Berserker’s ability again (CR 509.1h, 509.5c). Your
opponent will choose where the Cat Soldier token goes in the damage
assignment order, before or after Brimaz (CR 509.7). When Elvish
Berserker’s triggered ability resolves, it will get 2/ 2 until end of
turn (CR 608.2h). When Flash Foliage resolves, your opponent will choose
where the Saproling token goes in the damage assignment order, but may
not change the relative positions of Brimaz and the Cat Soldier token
(CR 509.7). This does not trigger Elvish Berserker’s ability again (CR
509.1h, 509.5c).
Question 19 of 20
19. Question
You control a face-down Blistering Firecat during your opponent’s turn. Your opponent passes
priority during their end step. You pay Blistering Firecat’s Morph cost
to turn it face-up, then pass priority. Can your opponent then cast Shock? Why or why not?
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The
end step will end once the stack is empty and both players pass in
succession (CR 500.2). Turning Blistering Firecat face-up is a special
action that doesn’t use the stack and you will receive priority back
again once that action is complete (CR 116.2b, 116.3). Taking this
special action breaks the succession of priority passes required for the
step to end, so your opponent will receive priority back and may cast
Shock (CR 117.1, 117.3d, 117.4).
Question 20 of 20
20. Question
During your turn, your opponent controls Dress Down. During your first main phase, you cast Arcbound Worker, Ivy Elemental with X = 2, Fury by paying its Evoke cost, Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer by paying its Dash cost, and Mayhem Patrol by paying its Blitz cost. Assuming no other
effects are involved, which of the creatures are still on the
battlefield when your cleanup step begins? (Choose any/all that apply)
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Blitz
and Dash both function similarly to each other, as they both represent
static abilities that function while the spell is on the stack, and that
will create a delayed triggered ability that will exist independent of
its source (CR 603.7a, 603.7c, 608.3g, 702.109, 702.152). Thus, Dress
Down will not prevent Mayhem Patrol and Ragavan from leaving the
battlefield due to Blitz and Dash, respectively. Arcbound Worker and Ivy
Elemental both have replacement effects that allow them to enter the
battlefield with 1/ 1 counters (CR 614.1c). However, when these
creature spells are resolving, the game looks at the characteristics of
the creature as it would exist on the battlefield to determine which
replacement effects to apply, including continuous effects that already
exist and would apply to that creature (CR 614.12). Since Dress Down
removes the static abilities generating these replacement effects, they
will not apply as Arcbound Worker or Ivy Elemental enter the battlefield
(CR 603.6d). Each creature will be put into your graveyard as a
state-based action (CR 704.5f). Evoke includes a triggered ability that
triggers when Fury enters the battlefield and its Evoke cost was paid
(CR 702.74a). Dress Down removes this ability immediately when Fury
enters the battlefield, so it will not trigger (CR 603.6a, 603.6b). Fury
will remain on the battlefield.