Research/Development and pre Sideboard games

[Kathal]

Hey guys!

Quick question regarding the Research side of Research/Development.

Game 1: I cast a Researches and shuffling up to 4 cards into my bib. I get a deck check now (so after game 1 but before Sideboarding), what happens now? Do I need to tell the judge, which cards I put into my bib? What happens, if I cannot remember it exactly? Are there any other things I have to remember/do when casting Research?

Would be important to know, since I'm planning to play a deck, which uses Research as a combo element.

Greetings,
Kathal

[cdr]

Hey guys!

Quick question regarding the Research side of Research/Development.

Game 1: I cast a Researches and shuffling up to 4 cards into my bib. I get a deck check now (so after game 1 but before Sideboarding), what happens now? Do I need to tell the judge, which cards I put into my bib? What happens, if I cannot remember it exactly? Are there any other things I have to remember/do when casting Research?

Would be important to know, since I'm planning to play a deck, which uses Research as a combo element.

Greetings,
Kathal

Judges will generally not take your deck until you present it, which means after sideboarding if it's a mid-round deck check. By presenting your deck you're asserting that it's in a legal state; it can be in any state prior to that. Taking a deck after game one but before sideboarding would be very unusual.

Even if that somehow happened, judges will very quickly be able to figure out why there are sideboard cards in your deck. You do not need to identify which cards you tutored for.

[Kathal]

I had the after game 1 pre SB deck check already a couple of times, hence the question.

But thanks for the answer, helps a lot!

Greetings,
Kathal