Jess Dunks
wotcjess.bsky.social
Jess Dunks
@wotcjess.bsky.social
Magic Game Rules Architect. You know that big rulebook Magic has? I lead the team that manages it, and work with designers to make sure new cards work with old cards. I even occasionally make new cards myself.
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I’d expect you to gain two life here, but that is admittedly a very weird situation. #WotCstaff
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 AM
The copy is created in the graveyard, though this card’s template is super-weird, so I wouldn’t want to quote it as precedent for anything else. #WotCstaff
January 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
That was more well-known back in the early days of double-faced cards, but I think it hasn’t really been relevant in a while. Ashling should almost certainly have a Gatherer ruling to that effect, so I’ll check on that. #WotCstaff
January 18, 2026 at 3:24 AM
It will not transform twice. The rules for transforming prevent that (specifically the first sentence of rule 701.28f).
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Definitely a hiccup. I’ll poke the web team when we’re back in the office on Tuesday. (Monday is a holiday in the US)
January 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
So, I haven't looked into this very deeply yet, but that interpretation of the War Doctor's zone-change trigger surprises me, since the object didn't change zones. #WotCstaff
January 14, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Ooh, multiple offenses? I hear they take your extraneous punctuation away for that. Parentheses are a privilege.
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 AM
No one’s allowed to say that, no. In fact, you saying it in this reply has been reported to the word police.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Me too, tbh, but if it worked like that, shuffling would be absurd! In both cases, cards don’t leave the library, they just move around inside it. As a different illustration, if I move something from one room of my house to another, I haven’t put it into my house. It was already there. #WotCstaff
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Is it a set release? Who knows. I just returned from parental leave, and I dealt with *something* from like seven future sets today. I haven’t posted no idea what time is.
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I mean… I won’t complain if you just tag Matt 🤣
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Like, in Commander? Seems kind of obnoxious. Hold on while I update some lists to include it.
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Me too!
January 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM