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First Pick
World Championship Roundup
Standard Metagame Breakdown:
https://magic.gg/news/magic-world-championship-31-standard-metagame-breakdown
Trophy:
https://bsky.app/profile/cutemonster.bsky.social/post/3m7beisqwcc2u
https://bsky.app/profile/playmagic.com/post/3m7bdgaudv22e
https://bsky.app/profile/playmagic.com/post/3m7g7fuuf2s2l Top 8:
https://bsky.app/profile/playmagic.com/post/3m7eleuqmwa2a
Player of the Year Ken Yukuhiro
Champion Seth Manfield:
https://bsky.app/profile/playmagic.com/post/3m7gqe7jyne22
https://bsky.app/profile/playmagic.com/post/3m7gsd7af3h2u
The Take-Back Heard 'Cross the Internet:
https://imgur.com/judge-allows-seth-to-takeback-spell-Jwt1Es7
https://youtube.com/shorts/pKQXDecUB7U?si=a8Bh93LRg7Jc_FEs
https://youtu.be/Kq5we40GpUs?si=UKgHD6qo9MuM9GB6
Minh (PharmacistJudge) — 8:24 PM
I am going to weigh in here. The policy was made in 2018 and the line is drawn at information gained. People are arguing that Ken allowing the spell to resolve is information gained. It isn't. Look at the boardstate and importantly look at Ken's decklist (which is open information). Ken has {U/G}{G.B} and Cavern. His decklist has Bitter Triumph (non-relevant spell to the situation) and Urgent Necropsy (which he can't cast). He already cycled his 1 copy of Webstrike Elite earlier. The funny thing is, this takeback is allowed because it is the World Championship. This is a rare time where decklists are open and public. So Seth Manfield knows Ken has no responses because he has seen the decklist. So Ken saying something resolves is not information gained.
If you allow that it resolves as being information if the player has no potential plays, players are incentivized to say "it resolves" as fast as possible to close the takeback window. That makes the tournament environment much worse. The rules for takebacks are part of the tournament rules. The tournament rules are the same whether you are at a local FNM or the World Championship. If you want little timmy at FNM to have takebacks, you must allow the world champions to have some as well. Consistency is key especially when writing policy.
Gather the Townsfolk
Marvel Super Heroes Preview
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Splash Damage
New Star Wars CCG
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Riftbound Big Events
The Finisher
The first of the Lorwyn stories dropped this week. Go read them! But for first article spoilers: four Strixhaven students get tricked into Lorwyn and accidentally awaken the Carrier of Twilight. Now, I done messed up a few times in my younger years… but I never tripped and fell and accidentally triggered The Great Aurora, so tell me: what was your biggest mistake in college?
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