Resolving the High Tide isn't that helpful (especially since he knows I have another Force which could just be hardcast even if I don't have a second blue (which he should know I have if he'd been deducing properly).
But you're right, he could have cast the High Tide during upkeep, then passed and tried to go off during draw. If that affects anything, though, it's actually worse for him, because if I draw a second Force of Will I have more info. He certainly can't cast other spells because then he wastes floating mana which is more relevant than my topdeck (usually).
I'm not sure if you know this or not. It seems like you don't. Canonist is never "On the stack." Vial activation is on the stack, then Canonist is in play. Canonist goes into play as part of the resolution of the Vial. There's no time between when I reveal that I have Canonist and when Canonist is in play, preventing him from putting additional spells onto the stack.Quote:
Originally Posted by flrn
You could guess that I have Canonist, but it seems like a great way to lose the game to assume that your opponent tapping a Vial @ 2 is a Canonist, thus causing you to blow three mana for nothing kneejerking out the Meditate, and then potentially trying to go off with other spells wasting more mana. If I don't have anything else to do, I'm going to bluff tap the Vial and see if you kneejerk critical stuff.
If Jeff tries to go off IR to the Vial, then he'll lose the game whether or not I have Canonist. The way he played it, at least he could win even if I didn't rip the Canonist.