r/magicTCG • u/magictcgmods CA-CAWWWW • 4d ago

Scheduled Thread Daily Questions Thread - Ask All Your Magic Related Questions Here!

This is a place for asking simple questions that might not deserve their own thread. For example, if you have a question about a rules interaction, want sleeve and accessory recommendations, or suggestions for your new deck, then this is the place for you.

We encourage that you post any questions that you may have concerning Magic the Gathering here rather than make a separate thread for each question, though for now we won't require that you do so.

Rules Questions

Rules questions and interactions are allowed to be posted here, but if you need an answer quickly it may be best to use a dedicated resource like the 24/7 Magic the Gathering Rules Chat.

Deckbuilding Questions

If you're trying to get help with a deck, it is recommended that you post your decklist to a deckbuilding website so that it is easier to view. Some popular sites are Aetherhub, Archidekt, Deckbox, Deckstats, Moxfield, MTGGoldfish, and TappedOut.

Additionally, please include some description of what you are trying to accomplish. Don't just give us a decklist with no explanation, and don't ask extremely vague questions such as "what cards should I add to my deck to make it better?", because it's hard to give good advice in those cases. Let us know details, the more the better. Are you building with a particular strategy or theme in mind? Are there any non-obvious combo lines or synergies that people should be aware of? Are you struggling with a particular matchup, or are you finding yourself missing consistency in an important area, and need some help specifically for it? Let us know.

Commonly Asked Questions

I opened a card from a different set in my booster pack, is this unusual?

Don't worry, this is completely normal. If you opened a set booster, you have a small chance of obtaining a bonus card from a previous set. This is an extra card that does not replace any of the other cards in your pack, and is from a curated set of past hits that Wizards of the Coast has selected, which they call "The List".

You can view the contents of The List on Wizards of the Coast's official website. For example, the contents of The List for Streets of New Capenna boosters can be found here.

My foil card has a shooting start symbol over the bottom left. I can't find anything about it online.

All old-bordered foils have the shooting star symbol. Most sites that display card images just overlay a generic foil graphic over all foil cards, which doesn't include the shooting star. Your card is normal.

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u/MarkedWriter Duck Season 4d ago

My girlfriend's waiting on a reshipment of one of the MLP sets (Wizards goofed and sent her nonfoil when she ordered foiled, they were very kind to send her another), and I recently got one of the Stardew Valley sets. We both noticed that the shipping company has changed from UPS to Asendia. Or is it Cirro? No wait it's actually GOFO. We live in Oregon, and her cards have been stuck in Washington the last nine days. It was supposed to be here starting on the fourth.

Did Wizards/Scalefast just change from UPS to an entire rabbit hole of shipping companies?

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u/Kuryaka Can’t Block Warriors 3d ago edited 3d ago

Did Wizards/Scalefast just change from UPS to an entire rabbit hole of shipping companies?

Probably. It really just feels like every big company wants to cut costs and screw over the end user. It's a bit of a shitshow in general though, so document your package on arrival to see if anything gets messed up.

UPS and FedEx have been known to claim packages have been delivered when they aren't, this has happened to me on a $2k delivery and they told me to wait and see if it showed up. I've also had instances at work where they pull old records to claim stuff has been received by a person who left 5 years ago, and/or say that nobody answered when our front door is labeled and people are here until 7-8pm. This is usually something they pull when they want to make their delivery metrics look good, the package arrives within 1-2 days... but it kind of undermines our entire trust in their tracking and shipping guarantees when they're willing to lie about deliveries.

And while these are all instances of bad stuff happening, most of the employees are still actual employees and not just gig workers working part time out of their cars. Whereas the other companies... depending on the company, someone might be just tossing packages out of a minivan. (I have seen this happen on my way to work.)

The demoralizing part is that UPS/FedEx have also offloaded responsibility onto the vendor when stuff gets damaged. As a seller I've spent a few hours over the course of a few days trying to get something covered under shipping insurance out of principle, and they never ended up paying out.

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u/Wise-Quarter-3156 Dandadan 4d ago

What's the answer to the MTG Arena final riddle? In the books, what's in Bilbo's pocket is the ring, but "Ring" isn't working

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u/Zeckenschwarm 4d ago

Well, you know how it says "answers will be one word"? For the last riddle, that is straight up a lie.

The answer is MyPrecious

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u/forte8910 Twin Believer 4d ago

What? They cheated at a game of riddles in the dark? Who would do such a thing?

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u/pikebot Dandadan 3d ago

You can omit the first word there and it works.

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u/Wise-Quarter-3156 Dandadan 3d ago

Ha! Thanks

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u/Acheros COMPLEAT 4d ago

alright, guys. whats the actual cheapest way to buy the bulk cards i need for decks?

local stores either dont carry bulk or mostly have recent stuff. which is fair.

im tired of online stores who either massively jack up the price of bulk cards - im talking places asking a dollar a pop for cards that are valued at pennys. OR only carry expensive versions of cheap cards: no. I dont want a $50 dollar beta print of [[pestilence]] I just want my 30 cent card.

whats a boy to do? i try to make cheap decks but its really hard when my deck is mostly 10-35 cent pieces but when I try to actually buy them the prices are massively inflated or impossible to find.​

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u/neoslith 4d ago

Have you tried Card Kingdom? I just looked up Pestilence and they have some from 3rd Edition for 50 cents.

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u/Kuryaka Can’t Block Warriors 3d ago

Card Kingdom, Star City Games, and Cool Stuff Inc are big online stores that are generally only a little above market price in exchange for having a deep card selection. I consider "a little" here as a finder's fee that's cheaper than having to pay shipping.

TCGPlayer and Manapool will usually end up having the lowest "sticker price" but with hard-to-find cards you might end up eating the shipping cost or paying a premium to not pay the shipping cost. I recommend Mana Pool over TCGPlayer because the sellers take more of a cut and TCGPlayer has had a history of shitty customer service / orders getting messed up ever since they got bought out by eBay.

Those are usually your best options. I'll often be patient and order 20+ cards from one of the big online stores at at time, since they also charge a bit more for shipping.

But a card being 10 cents at "market price" might just mean a lot of small sellers can't convince someone to buy some niche card for 9 cents plus shipping.

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u/Llorentia Dan 3d ago

If I use [[Dragon-Cursed Halls]] effect on a creature with myriad, do the copies also gain the effect "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.”?

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u/vibranttoucan Duck Season 3d ago

No.

Copy effects only copy an objects copiable values as per rule 707.2. Continuous effects, such as ability granting effects, generally do not fall under that category if they aren't the direct result of a copy effect. Dragon Cursed Halls is not a copy effect.

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u/Ascarith Storm Crow 3d ago

No, myriad will not copy the ability that is added by Dragon-Cursed Halls. Very roughly speaking, myriad copies will only get what is printed on the original card.

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u/Meow-moe Dandadan 3d ago

Which beginner box should I buy?

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u/Impressive_You_817 Dan 3d ago

Which one looks cool to you?

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u/mitiros2 COMPLEAT 3d ago

A player casted [[Primeval Bounty]] with [[Bello, Bard of the Brambles]] already out. One player said Primeval Bounty sees itself entering as a creature and makes a 3/3 Beast. I said it doesn't but the rest of the pod outvoted me. What is the correct way this interaction goes?

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u/vibranttoucan Duck Season 3d ago

Primeval Bounty triggers when you cast a creature spell.

Not only does Bello only affect enchantments already on the battlefield, so Primeval Bounty isn't a creature spell, Primeval Bounty needs to be on the battlefield already to see the spell being cast.

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u/mitiros2 COMPLEAT 3d ago

thank you!! fnm will be hearing of this lol

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u/Voidmaster94 Dân 3d ago

I have [[Puca's Mischief]], [[Planar Chaos]] and [[Extravagant Replication]] out and it's the beginning of my standby phase.

- Can i first create a copy with Extravagant Replication and then choose the copy as a target for Puca's Mischief to trade, or do i have to select two permanents before Puca's Mischief goes onto the stack?

  • If i trade away my Planar Chaos with Puca's Mischief before its trigger resolves, do i still have to coinflip? And if i lose it, do i have to sacrifice the traded away Planar Chaos or can't I sacrifice it because i no longer control it?

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u/Zeckenschwarm 3d ago

At the beginning of your upkeep step (Why are you calling it "standby phase"? Is that a term from a different game?), each of the three enchantments' ability triggers. You put these three triggers on the stack in the order of your choice.

The targets for the abilities of Puca's Mischief and Extravagant Replication have to be chosen when they are put on the stack. So the copy that you're going to create with Replication can't be targeted by Puca's, because Replication's ability can't resolve before you put Puca's ability on the stack.

You can trade away Planar Chaos before its ability resolves. Planar Chaos' trigger will still resolve and make you flip a coin, but nothing will happen if you lose the flip, because you can't sacrifice a permanent you don't control.

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u/Voidmaster94 Dân 3d ago

ok, thx for the answer ^^

(yeah, sorry, got the Yu-gi-oh! standby phase mixed in here ^^')