Is it legal to use an infinite combo in a tournament?
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Posted on Sept. 12, 2012, 7 p.m. by Clarkesius
I'm thinking of using a Melira, Sylvok Outcast Murderous Redcap and Viscera Seer in a modern tourney, just wondering if it was "legal" to exploit combos.
KnightsBattlecry001 says... #3
As long as the cards themselves are legal in the format then yes you can pull off a infinite combo.
September 12, 2012 7:03 p.m.
Infinite loops are perfectly legal, but you must specify the number of times you wish to perform the loop, and the other player may choose to interrupt after a certain number of loops at any point in the loop that they have priority. Here's the relevant rules:
716.1b Occasionally the game gets into a state in which a set of actions could be repeated indefinitely (thus creating a "loop"). In that case, the shortcut rules can be used to determine how many times those actions are repeated without having to actually perform them, and how the loop is broken.
716.2. Taking a shortcut follows the following procedure.
716.2a At any point in the game, the player with priority may suggest a shortcut by describing a sequence of game choices, for all players, that may be legally taken based on the current game state and the predictable results of the sequence of choices. This sequence may be a non-repetitive series of choices, a loop that repeats a specified number of times, multiple loops, or nested loops, and may even cross multiple turns. It can't include conditional actions, where the outcome of a game event determines the next action a player takes. The ending point of this sequence must be a place where a player has priority, though it need not be the player proposing the shortcut.
September 12, 2012 7:45 p.m.
hunter9000 says... #5
Just remember that if you start an infinite loop of action that can't possibly be stopped (like Worldgorger Dragon + Animate Dead ), you'll end up with a draw. :(
September 12, 2012 7:55 p.m.
cooknathan says... #8
weird, I think Graft did something with html. Let me have a go.
Did that work?
September 12, 2012 8:19 p.m.
the Worldgorger Dragon loop is only infinite if you don't have a way to kill your opponents with it or if the dragon is the only legal target for Animate Dead
September 12, 2012 10:59 p.m.
Thank god I didn't leave a marquee tag open. I love tappedout too much to troll everyone that much
September 13, 2012 6:07 a.m.
Sidneyious says... #14
My post was removed.
Go look up a deck called Melira pod
Graeme says... #2
Of course it is, as long as the combo pieces aren't banned.
September 12, 2012 7:03 p.m.