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The good answer is A. When Passing Mirage is destroyed, Wartune Herald's Phantasm is reapplied, and immediately triggers since it is a state-based trigger that meets the state condition, being defended by a 6+ power AAC (6.6.5c) #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler controls a Passing Mirage and attacks with a Wartune Herald. Nic blocks with Clash of Bravado, and wins the triggered clash, choosing to destroy Passing Mirage. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The good answer is A. When Passing Mirage is destroyed, Wartune Herald's Phantasm is reapplied, and immediately triggers since it is a state-based trigger that meets the state condition, being defended by a 6+ power AAC (6.6.5c) #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler controls a Passing Mirage and attacks with a Wartune Herald. Nic blocks with Clash of Bravado, and wins the triggered clash, choosing to destroy Passing Mirage. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Tyler controls a Passing Mirage and attacks with a Wartune Herald. Nic blocks with Clash of Bravado, and wins the triggered clash, choosing to destroy Passing Mirage. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The Judge Cup just ended and we crowned Renzo Schietgat as the 2025 season champion! 🏆🐝
Huge shoutout to the incredible judges who helped run and organize the event, couldn’t have done it without you!
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s conference!
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Photo credit: amazing judge team!
Huge shoutout to the incredible judges who helped run and organize the event, couldn’t have done it without you!
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s conference!
#fabjudges #fabtcg
Photo credit: amazing judge team!
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Judge Cup just ended and we crowned Renzo Schietgat as the 2025 season champion! 🏆🐝
Huge shoutout to the incredible judges who helped run and organize the event, couldn’t have done it without you!
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s conference!
#fabjudges #fabtcg
Photo credit: amazing judge team!
Huge shoutout to the incredible judges who helped run and organize the event, couldn’t have done it without you!
Hope to see you at tomorrow’s conference!
#fabjudges #fabtcg
Photo credit: amazing judge team!
Thank you to everyone who joined our Thursday Worlds Judge Conference! 🙌
Hope you learned a ton and made some great new connections with judges from all around the globe.
Good luck to all of you Worlds and to those judging, here’s to an amazing weekend ahead! 🐝
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Hope you learned a ton and made some great new connections with judges from all around the globe.
Good luck to all of you Worlds and to those judging, here’s to an amazing weekend ahead! 🐝
#fabtcg #fabjudges
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined our Thursday Worlds Judge Conference! 🙌
Hope you learned a ton and made some great new connections with judges from all around the globe.
Good luck to all of you Worlds and to those judging, here’s to an amazing weekend ahead! 🐝
#fabtcg #fabjudges
Hope you learned a ton and made some great new connections with judges from all around the globe.
Good luck to all of you Worlds and to those judging, here’s to an amazing weekend ahead! 🐝
#fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is A. 0. Tyler does not control the Copper Cog they pitched (nor could they tap it unless it was a permanent) and Cogwerx Tinker Rings does not have the 'Cog' type. Polly Cranka remains an ally. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler attacks with Palantir Aeronought, pitching a Copper Cog. They control Cogwerx Tinker Rings and a Polly Cranka. How many times could they activate Palantir's thrice per turn ability? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The good answer is A. 0. Tyler does not control the Copper Cog they pitched (nor could they tap it unless it was a permanent) and Cogwerx Tinker Rings does not have the 'Cog' type. Polly Cranka remains an ally. #fabtcg #fabjudges
In this second part of this two-part series on wrangling, Judge Eric Lee describes his own experiences discovering just how fun and rewarding L2P can be, at the biggest board and card gaming convention in the United States: GenCon, 2025! #fabtcg #fabjudges
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November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In this second part of this two-part series on wrangling, Judge Eric Lee describes his own experiences discovering just how fun and rewarding L2P can be, at the biggest board and card gaming convention in the United States: GenCon, 2025! #fabtcg #fabjudges
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Tyler attacks with Palantir Aeronought, pitching a Copper Cog. They control Cogwerx Tinker Rings and a Polly Cranka. How many times could they activate Palantir's thrice per turn ability? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Tyler attacks with Palantir Aeronought, pitching a Copper Cog. They control Cogwerx Tinker Rings and a Polly Cranka. How many times could they activate Palantir's thrice per turn ability? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. 1. While a fealty effect would cause Devotion Never Dies to be draconic and be discounted by Blood of the Dracai, it becomes a new object on banish, and loses the Draconic type. It does not get discounted when played from banish like this #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler attacks with a Draconic attack action card, then activates a Fealty token and pays for Devotion Never Dies with Blood of the Dracai. It hits and Tyler banishes it. How much do they pay for Devotion Never Dies if they attack with it again? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 8, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The good answer is B. 1. While a fealty effect would cause Devotion Never Dies to be draconic and be discounted by Blood of the Dracai, it becomes a new object on banish, and loses the Draconic type. It does not get discounted when played from banish like this #fabtcg #fabjudges
If you’ve heard about the word “Wrangler” and wondered what it actually involves in L2P, you’re not alone. L2P Judge Eric Lee breaks down what you need to know before you start wrangling players at your nearest convention
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November 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you’ve heard about the word “Wrangler” and wondered what it actually involves in L2P, you’re not alone. L2P Judge Eric Lee breaks down what you need to know before you start wrangling players at your nearest convention
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Tyler attacks with a Draconic attack action card, then activates a Fealty token and pays for Devotion Never Dies with Blood of the Dracai. It hits and Tyler banishes it. How much do they pay for Devotion Never Dies if they attack with it again? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tyler attacks with a Draconic attack action card, then activates a Fealty token and pays for Devotion Never Dies with Blood of the Dracai. It hits and Tyler banishes it. How much do they pay for Devotion Never Dies if they attack with it again? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. Guardwell will put two -1 counters on Blade Beckoner Helm after the chain breaks (Lyath halves its base defense value rounding up, but the + 1 is not part of that calculation) When it defends a second time, 2 damage goes through. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Nic, playing Lyath, blocks Tyler's Harmonized Kodachi for 1 with Blade Beckoner Helm. Tyler breaks the chain and then attacks with Kodachi for 2. If Nic blocks with Blade Beckoner Helm again, how much damage will Nic take from these two attacks? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The good answer is B. Guardwell will put two -1 counters on Blade Beckoner Helm after the chain breaks (Lyath halves its base defense value rounding up, but the + 1 is not part of that calculation) When it defends a second time, 2 damage goes through. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Nic, playing Lyath, blocks Tyler's Harmonized Kodachi for 1 with Blade Beckoner Helm. Tyler breaks the chain and then attacks with Kodachi for 2. If Nic blocks with Blade Beckoner Helm again, how much damage will Nic take from these two attacks? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Nic, playing Lyath, blocks Tyler's Harmonized Kodachi for 1 with Blade Beckoner Helm. Tyler breaks the chain and then attacks with Kodachi for 2. If Nic blocks with Blade Beckoner Helm again, how much damage will Nic take from these two attacks? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. 1. Riptide's hero ability is looking for traps with triggers- traps that resolve without triggers cannot fulfill Riptide's hero ability. additionally, a hero needs to be actively attacking for the trigger to deal 1 damage. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Trick or Treat! In a game of UPF, Shiyana becomes Riptide and resolves anaphylactic shock after being damaged by one other hero. how much health does the other hero lose in total? #fabtcg #fabjudges
November 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The good answer is B. 1. Riptide's hero ability is looking for traps with triggers- traps that resolve without triggers cannot fulfill Riptide's hero ability. additionally, a hero needs to be actively attacking for the trigger to deal 1 damage. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Trick or Treat! In a game of UPF, Shiyana becomes Riptide and resolves anaphylactic shock after being damaged by one other hero. how much health does the other hero lose in total? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Trick or Treat! In a game of UPF, Shiyana becomes Riptide and resolves anaphylactic shock after being damaged by one other hero. how much health does the other hero lose in total? #fabtcg #fabjudges
We have an old fashioned RAI vs RAW answer!
RAI(?): The good answer is A. Per CR8.3.30b, Tyler explicitly CANNOT equip it to an opponents equipment zone, but still must equip it to another zone if able. (1/2)
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RAI(?): The good answer is A. Per CR8.3.30b, Tyler explicitly CANNOT equip it to an opponents equipment zone, but still must equip it to another zone if able. (1/2)
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Tyler controls an empty head zone and Adaptive Alpha Mold (AAM), equipped to their Hand zone. Nic controls an empty legs zone. Tyler activates the 0 cost action of Adaptive Alpha Mold. What are legal actions? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 AM
We have an old fashioned RAI vs RAW answer!
RAI(?): The good answer is A. Per CR8.3.30b, Tyler explicitly CANNOT equip it to an opponents equipment zone, but still must equip it to another zone if able. (1/2)
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RAI(?): The good answer is A. Per CR8.3.30b, Tyler explicitly CANNOT equip it to an opponents equipment zone, but still must equip it to another zone if able. (1/2)
#fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler controls an empty head zone and Adaptive Alpha Mold (AAM), equipped to their Hand zone. Nic controls an empty legs zone. Tyler activates the 0 cost action of Adaptive Alpha Mold. What are legal actions? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Tyler controls an empty head zone and Adaptive Alpha Mold (AAM), equipped to their Hand zone. Nic controls an empty legs zone. Tyler activates the 0 cost action of Adaptive Alpha Mold. What are legal actions? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. Since Mighty Windup was evaluated as having 6{p} at the time it was discarded to pay Bloodrush Bellow's additional cost, this is 'locked in' and not re-evaluated under the effect of Liar's charm. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Kayo, Armed and Dangerous, plays Bloodrush Bellow (BRB), discarding Mighty Windup (blue). Before it resolves, Nic plays Liar's charm, choosing the third mode to to target Tyler. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The good answer is B. Since Mighty Windup was evaluated as having 6{p} at the time it was discarded to pay Bloodrush Bellow's additional cost, this is 'locked in' and not re-evaluated under the effect of Liar's charm. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Kayo, Armed and Dangerous, plays Bloodrush Bellow (BRB), discarding Mighty Windup (blue). Before it resolves, Nic plays Liar's charm, choosing the third mode to to target Tyler. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Tyler, playing Kayo, Armed and Dangerous, plays Bloodrush Bellow (BRB), discarding Mighty Windup (blue). Before it resolves, Nic plays Liar's charm, choosing the third mode to to target Tyler. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. both can, and Tyler (Slippy) gets first priority. However, the 'you' refers to the controller or owner of the card, in re: playing as an instant, so Nic can play it as an instant (the owner) before Tyler plays it as an action. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Slippy, hits Nic, playing Vynsett, with infiltrate banishing funeral moon off of the top of Nic's deck. Who can play the funeral moon from banished, and if both players can, who can play it first? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The good answer is B. both can, and Tyler (Slippy) gets first priority. However, the 'you' refers to the controller or owner of the card, in re: playing as an instant, so Nic can play it as an instant (the owner) before Tyler plays it as an action. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Slippy, hits Nic, playing Vynsett, with infiltrate banishing funeral moon off of the top of Nic's deck. Who can play the funeral moon from banished, and if both players can, who can play it first? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Tyler, playing Slippy, hits Nic, playing Vynsett, with infiltrate banishing funeral moon off of the top of Nic's deck. Who can play the funeral moon from banished, and if both players can, who can play it first? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is A. Vipox base attack is set to 6. Per Release notes, setting a base value higher than its original value does not count as a 'gain' effect, and so Chokeslam does not stop it. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Kayo, Underhanded Cheat, is under the effect of Chokeslam. They attack with Vipox and active Kayo's Ability to set its base attack power to 6. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The good answer is A. Vipox base attack is set to 6. Per Release notes, setting a base value higher than its original value does not count as a 'gain' effect, and so Chokeslam does not stop it. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler, playing Kayo, Underhanded Cheat, is under the effect of Chokeslam. They attack with Vipox and active Kayo's Ability to set its base attack power to 6. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tyler, playing Kayo, Underhanded Cheat, is under the effect of Chokeslam. They attack with Vipox and active Kayo's Ability to set its base attack power to 6. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is A. The triggered effect has a modal resolution ability, it must be determined (rolled at random) when it is added to the stack.The mode is known before it resolves and both players can respond. Once it starts to resolve, no player has priority until it is done. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler attacks and hits Nic with Meat Madness. Nic is holding 3 Sigil of Solace (red) and a Sigil of Solace (Yellow) in arsenal. The top of their deck is blue Sigil of Solace (blue) When is the latest Nic could play a Sigil of Solace? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The good answer is A. The triggered effect has a modal resolution ability, it must be determined (rolled at random) when it is added to the stack.The mode is known before it resolves and both players can respond. Once it starts to resolve, no player has priority until it is done. #fabtcg #fabjudges
Tyler attacks and hits Nic with Meat Madness. Nic is holding 3 Sigil of Solace (red) and a Sigil of Solace (Yellow) in arsenal. The top of their deck is blue Sigil of Solace (blue) When is the latest Nic could play a Sigil of Solace? #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tyler attacks and hits Nic with Meat Madness. Nic is holding 3 Sigil of Solace (red) and a Sigil of Solace (Yellow) in arsenal. The top of their deck is blue Sigil of Solace (blue) When is the latest Nic could play a Sigil of Solace? #fabtcg #fabjudges
The good answer is B. Different from Bonds of Agony, that is looking for the *same* name, Hunter or Hunted? will banish cards that share a name even if the card has multiple names. In this case, any card that shares the name Life, like Rampant Growth//Life and Everbloom//Life #fabtcg #fabjudges
October 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The good answer is B. Different from Bonds of Agony, that is looking for the *same* name, Hunter or Hunted? will banish cards that share a name even if the card has multiple names. In this case, any card that shares the name Life, like Rampant Growth//Life and Everbloom//Life #fabtcg #fabjudges