Doowan ➡️ (PopCon Indy)

Really love how @playriftbound has a bright future in the TCG space. It is an extremely complicated game and the need for accurate and knowledgeable judges is crucial. Starting today, I will post QOTDs for the community to discuss! Answers will be posted later in the day.

#Riftbound QOTD: I successfully hold a battlefield with Zilean Time Mage. On my main phase, I use Leblanc Deceiver's ability and target my Zilean. How many tokens do I play in total?

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@brandon__logan @grentontv From the FAQ that just came out, it only cares about the energy spent to finalize a spell.

@grentontv Does play here in the text not mean it’s resolved? Or does it just care about the spent mana being the condition met

#Riftbound QOTD: I play a repeated 2 energy spell that then gets countered by my enemy. Could I still play Jhin with only 1 Calm power?

@grentontv I STG I don’t know the domain names at the top of my head (even as a player too!!! 😭😭😭). I’m using colors from now on 😤

@Doowan_ Yes but also no cause it’s a Mind power not calm :)

@grentontv Nah you are just blessed at this point

HOLY SHIT

Someone had just asked me about this exact scenario and I forgot to put an answer to this! A: With HOT FEPR, it is - Arcane Shift resolves, where Mindsplitter is replayed the unit becomes a pending item. 3 damage is dealt to Sentry. Doesn’t die yet [Mindsplitter-Unit (P)] - In cleanup, we kill Sentry from lethal damage. Deathknell is triggered as pending [Mindsplitter-Unit (P) <- Sentry (P)] - Cleanup finished. Now, finalize both items. Mindsplitter enters the board immediately [Sentry] - When Mindsplitter enters the board, its ability triggers as a pending item. It finalizes. [Sentry <- Mindsplitter-WYPM] - Mindsplitter resolves first. I look at enemy hand and discard 1. [Sentry] - Sentry resolves next. Enemy draws 1 []

#Riftbound QOTD: I play Arcane Shift. I choose my Mindsplitter to banish and the enemy Watchful Sentry to damage. What is the correct sequence of order?

@GucciCologne_ 😂😂😂 Yeah this isn't a trick question, you are able to use Reflection tokens effectively for Baited Hook.

@Doowan_ 😭 yes???

#Riftbound QOTD: I use Baited Hook on a Reflection token that has copied a 6 might unit. Do I get to play a unit that is up to 7 might from the top 5 cards?

A: You cannot swap. The rules now have "Linked Instructions" (359.3.e.14.) where each instruction is separate and linked. If the first unit moves to the location of the second unit, the second unit can now no longer move to where the first unit was.

#Riftbound QOTD: Can I use Temptation to swap the location of two of my enemy units? (Wait a minute... doesn't this question sounds familiar? @judgeologist )

@fathermcjared Without confirmation from Riot directly, this is (tentatively) the correct answer. A recent Chinese FAQ (from Shining Soul) has clarified that Elder Dragon's passive changes the way lethal damage is defined.

@Doowan_ You can choose to split all three might amonst the three enemy units. Kinda hope this gets an errata though.

#Riftbound QOTD: I have Elder Dragon in my base and I send a 3 might unit to attack a battlefield that has 3 enemy units. How many units am I able to kill?

Wow I need to do some catch up! A: From recent rulings, it is legal to play both cards and it will DAMAYC when resolving. Flash is playable because the destination is already spelled out. For Ride the Wind, a "valid location" must be chosen during finalization. An argument could be made that "can't" invalidates a location choice. However, a "valid location is one other than the Units’ current Location where they are allowed to be present" (355.4.a.). Since the unit in general is still allowed to be in base (i.e. through a recall), the base is still a valid choice. The CRD could use a clarification that the term "can't" only applies to executing instructions (via resolution). It currently states "forbids action" (054.1.) which is a bit ambiguous.

#Riftbound QOTD: Is it legal to play Ride the Wind on a unit that is declared moving to base in Vilemaw's Lair? What about using Flash on the unit?

@grentontv You definitely have the personality for it!!

I’m not gonna lie though. Casting would be so cool too.

@grentontv It was a pleasure to meet you Gerry!! Really hope to work with you in the future :)

That’s a wrap for me at RQ Atlanta. Thank you all for being such a an amazing community. It’s always so nice to see you all. Won’t be in Vancouver or Sydney but will do my best to make Hartsford! Ps.. new judge shirts are turbo sick. 🔥

NOTE: This is assuming we are using 187.4.c. over 323.6. A: The answer *should* be no. In the newly updated cleanup steps, after Unit B2 dies from the spell, it is now an Open State. Per step 4 of cleanup (323.6.), control is lost (assuming we are using 187.4.c.) because the player’s units aren’t there anymore and no combat/showdown is ongoing at that battlefield.

#Riftbound QOTD: (BF = Battlefield) It is my enemy's turn and I am holding BF1 with Unit A1 while my enemy holds BF2 with Unit B2. My enemy has a Unit B1 in base with Last Rites attached and moves to attack me at BF1. In the showdown, I use Ride the Wind on Unit A1 and move it to BF2. In that same showdown, I use a spell that kills Unit B2. Both players pass Focus and the enemy successfully conquers BF1. Are they able to use Last Rites to play a unit from the trash onto BF2?

@50kJoey Yep that’s correct. Vex’s ability does not target

@Doowan_ I dont think so, because Vex’s ability doesnt make a choice, just stuns the unit that meets its condition

#Riftbound QOTD: I have a Vex at a battlefield and my enemy plays Deadbloom Predator to my battlefield. Do I have to pay the Deflect cost to use Vex's ability?

First time judging a large scale event and whew, it is both rewarding and exhausting 😅 met some great people yesterday :)