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2026-04-29 00:58 UTC

For the record: #MTG players are required to announce triggers of the cards they control. You cannot, for example, remain silent about your Charismatic Conqueror when your opponents play a creature or artifact, and hope they forget about its trigger. You have to say something like "Charismatic Conqueror trigger?" or "Do you tap your creature or artifact?" or "Do I get a token?" If you instead remain silent and hope your opponent forgets about it, and let them play their creature or artifact untapped, and then wait until they pass their turn - you have missed your trigger. You do not get to say "haha! you forgot my trigger, now I get a token!" You get nothing. You also cannot forbid your opponents from reminding each other about your trigger. Players can if they want to, but you yourself are required. It's not only an illegal play and cheating,* it's a slime-ball move. Don't be a slime-ball. (Yes, this happened in a pod I played in this weekend.) *see MTG tournament rules section 4.5: https://media.wizards.com/ContentResources/WPN/MTG_MTR_2025_Apr%2021_EN.pdf #MagicTheGathering

Replies (5)

  • @jerbear@kind.social 2026-04-29 01:11

    @sapphire@mstdn.games *Forbidding* opponents from reminding each other about your trigger? Whaaat? That is some absolute nonsense. I can't believe someone would try that with a straight face. I can't imagine any context in which I can tell my opponents not to discuss something that's public knowledge. That blows my mind.

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  • @petejohanson@fosstodon.org 2026-04-29 02:54

    @sapphire@mstdn.games eww. I'd be super annoyed by someone trying to pull that on me.

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  • @Sh41@androiddev.social 2026-04-29 06:59

    @sapphire@mstdn.games intentionally not announcing triggers is terrible sportsmanship. I don't remember if it's a warning or higher, but in my book that is cheating.

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  • @GrimDeck@mastodon.social 2026-04-29 19:20

    Yeah, that is fully on the controller of the trigger. If you want the Charismatic Conqueror token, say it when it happens. Trying to spring it later is pure angle shooting.

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  • @LovesTha@floss.social 2026-04-30 07:30

    @sapphire@mstdn.games if your lucky your opponent let's you have the trigger, but you don't get to assume the option you want without them giving it to you.

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