Are you allowed to miss Mandetory triggers when controllig anothr player?
Asked by Kjartan 6 years ago
If I Mindslaver someone, do I have to Remove a counter from her suspended cards, or can I "Miss" the trigger?
If I Mindslaver someone, do I have to Remove a counter from her suspended cards, or can I "Miss" the trigger?
BlueScope says... Accepted answer #1
You're never allowed to intentionally miss a trigger in the way that you're allowed to effectively disregard an ability that states that you "may" do something (which isn't true for Suspend). Doing what you suggest would be anything from failure to maintaining the game state to cheating. Mindslaver's rulings also go into that:
That said, you don't have to remember their triggers for them at all, really, so read the above paragraph as "you're not allowed to progress the game in a way that suggests you're doing everything for them, yet forget one particular thing the rules do not allow you to".
In casual games, the controlling player often will just take the controlled player's hand cards and seat (even if just in a manner of speaking), and play a round from their point of view. In reality, assuming a non-multiplayer game, the better and more true-to-the-rules approach would be to look at the controlled player's hand cards (that they might spread out on the table for you to see), then walk them through their turn in a "That'll all you'll do in the upkeep", "You'll tap two Islands and a Swamp for Mana" kind of fashion. It's still their responsibility to account for turn-based actions and triggered abilities, meaning that technically, they still draw a card at the beginning of the draw step, not you. Of course, if they don't draw a card, it is your responsibility to tell them if you noticed in order to maintain game state.
Most of this isn't important in casual or even tournament play, and much can and should be shortcut in order to keep your sanity (drawing a card instead of your opponent doing so will most of the time be alright). However, going through the motions will save you trouble in case the opponent did want to draw the card themselves (which could be the case if they wanted to concede before the Draw Step to prevent you from seeing what's in their deck).
November 7, 2017 12:35 p.m.