MTG Quiz-Missed Triggers

1. AP controls only a Footlight Fiend and NAP controls only a Rekindling Phoenix. These creatures die in combat. Can AP use the Fiend’s triggered ability to target the egg that the Phoenix will create?

• Yes, when the Fiend dies, it creates a triggered ability where it can deal 1 damage to any target. The egg is the only target available.

• Yes, when the Fiend dies, it creates a triggered ability where it can deal 1 damage to any target. AP can choose to have it deal damage to the Phoenix, opponent, or to himself.

• No, the Phoenix and the Fiend die at the same time. The egg is not available to target at that moment.

• No, since both creatures die at the same time, NAP player gets to decide the target of the Fiend.

Which words generally denote a triggered ability?

• As/Choose

• When/Whenever/At

• If/Instead

• When/At

Damage Prevention Effect is a triggered ability.

• True

• False

Are “intervening if” clauses part of triggered abilities?

• Yes

• NO

 At Regular REL, when should a missed trigger be placed on the stack?

• Always

• Never

• At the beginning of the next moment when the stack is empty

• When it’s not too disruptive to the game to do so

Reflexive Triggers are a type of Triggered Abilities.

• True

• False

For the card Hypothesizzle, what happens if you change the words “When You Do” (new wording template) to “If You Do” (old wording template)?

• The card’s ability changes from a regular triggered ability to a reflexive trigger

• The target for Hypothesizzle would have to be chosen when the card was cast

•  You would have to make sure there is a nonland card in your hand before casting the card

• All targets in play are dealt 4 damage

During a Competitive REL event, AP keeps missing a trigger that is beneficial to the AP. After the third miss trigger, another tournament player who was watching the match points this out to the player. As a judge,  you saw this. What do you do?

• Do nothing. It was a beneficial trigger and not a big deal.

•  Issue a warning to both AP and the other tournament player.

• Issue a Match Loss Penalty to the tournament player who pointed out the missed trigger.

• Issue a Match Loss Penalty to the AP.

A judge should always intervene if they see a missed trigger happening during a tournament.

• True in only Competitive REL tournaments

• True in all tournaments

• True only if they intend to issue a warning or if the judge think it’s intentional

• False, a judge never intervenes unless someone calls them over

Are Chapter Abilities Considered Triggered Abilities?

• Yes

• No