Cranial Insertion: Leftover Candy (and Questions)

[epeeguy]

Originally Posted by jokalhaups

I thought you didn't have to start with the same deck when playing limited?

Only if you are not using decklists. At Worlds, even for Limited, you are using decklists (no differently than at a Limited PTQ). In which case, you have to return the deck to the original configuration per the decklist.

[jokalhaups]

Originally Posted by epeeguy

Only if you are not using decklists. At Worlds, even for Limited, you are using decklists (no differently than at a Limited PTQ). In which case, you have to return the deck to the original configuration per the decklist.

Okay, makes sense. I haven't played at Worlds since 2002 (or any higher level events). Thanks!

[crazyrazor]

Originally Posted by Magnus Magicus

The Vampire Hexmage has first strike. So it deals 2 damage to the Mob, THEN before regular damage you sac it to remove all counters from the Mob. It then becomes a 1/1 with 2 damage and dies.

ok i get all that

but under the new rules i dont think u can do any thing between combat damage steps or even during them

am i right or am i right?

[Binary]

You can't do things between steps because that's not possible in Magic.

You can do things between first strike damage being dealt and normal damage being dealt, because players gain priority in each combat damage step.

[Stroggoii]

Originally Posted by Binary

You can't do things between steps because that's not possible in Magic.

You can do things between first strike damage being dealt and normal damage being dealt, because players gain priority in each combat damage step.

True, just tried that same scenario on Manalink, the Mob gets killed by the first-strike damage.

[crazyrazor]

i guess im missing something

i always thought that there was no time to do any thing between first stirke damage being assigned and regular damage

There is no time to cast spells and activate abilities in between; the last time to do so prior to damage being dealt is during the declare blockers step.
quoted from rules change

so i guessed that the next time u can use abilities was at end of combat

[Woapalanne]

Originally Posted by crazyrazor

i guess im missing something

i always thought that there was no time to do any thing between first stirke damage being assigned and regular damage

There is no time to cast spells and activate abilities in between; the last time to do so prior to damage being dealt is during the declare blockers step.
quoted from rules change

so i guessed that the next time u can use abilities was at end of combat

You're wrong. There has always been a chance to do stuff between first-strike and regular damage. Once upon a time there were a bunch of "windows," and now players just normally receive priority after first-strike damage is dealt before the second combat damage step.