Valtrix
10-24-2009, 09:04 PM
So, something I've been wondering about the correct rulings on is in regards to the declaration of actions (ending a turn, playing a spell, etc.) Specifically situations where you say something, but meant something else/changed your mind/wanted extra time to think.
Things that come to mind are:
1) You say, "End my turn" then (very quickly) "after X".
2) "Lightning bolt your mutavault...Wait, I'm not so sure, I may want to target X instead, etc."
3) "Attack with XYZ, wait just XY"
4) You play X land, but realize right away you should have had Y land.
And I'm sure there's a million scenarios where this happens. I know quite a bit probably has to do with how competitive the tournament is, but at what point is doing something unchangeable? In 1 if I forget to do something, but remember almost right away, is that too late? If I first say I want to bolt the mutavault has that locked me in? Can I not change targets or decide that I don't want to play the spell anymore? If I say that I want to attack with somebody at any point is that the declaration, or is it assumed that I'm organizing my thoughts until I want to confirm everything that I'm attacking with?
These questions are a little vague, but I've had them happen quite a bit from both sides the table, so I'd really like to know how these types of situations should be handled. Ideally we want to know that we're right before we commit to anything, but that's just not the case all the time.
Things that come to mind are:
1) You say, "End my turn" then (very quickly) "after X".
2) "Lightning bolt your mutavault...Wait, I'm not so sure, I may want to target X instead, etc."
3) "Attack with XYZ, wait just XY"
4) You play X land, but realize right away you should have had Y land.
And I'm sure there's a million scenarios where this happens. I know quite a bit probably has to do with how competitive the tournament is, but at what point is doing something unchangeable? In 1 if I forget to do something, but remember almost right away, is that too late? If I first say I want to bolt the mutavault has that locked me in? Can I not change targets or decide that I don't want to play the spell anymore? If I say that I want to attack with somebody at any point is that the declaration, or is it assumed that I'm organizing my thoughts until I want to confirm everything that I'm attacking with?
These questions are a little vague, but I've had them happen quite a bit from both sides the table, so I'd really like to know how these types of situations should be handled. Ideally we want to know that we're right before we commit to anything, but that's just not the case all the time.