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Matt Tabak

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Principal Editor at Wizards of the Coast. Sometimes Templating Czar. Opinions are my own. Sports opinions are *really* my own. Go Pack Go! Go Knights!

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Yes. The duration of the delayed triggered ability hasn't expired. It's still "this turn." Don't confuse the expiration of "this turn" and "end of turn" *effects* during cleanup with the ending of the delayed triggered ability's duration. #WotCstaff

08.03.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The player to your right in a 2-player game is the other player. In a 4-player game with a normal turn order, it’s the player who went before you. You got it right. It’s not meant to be tricky. It literally means the player to your right. #WotCstaff

07.03.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Started a Firefly rewatch. I don’t know, for reasons. #cantstopthesignal

07.03.2026 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Art doesn't ring a bell. Is that a Food token?

06.03.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Might be worth it.

06.03.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just want to know where we got the burgers. Doesn't look like the two places near the office I'd suspect. Is there a new spot I don't know about? @magic.wizards.com, what's up? #HungryWotCstaff

06.03.2026 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll leave that up to the rules team, but really, it would just be a rule defining the English word "exactly." I haven't seen a lot of confusion about this one and we tend not to have rules for terms that are just being used in their English sense, but I can pass along the suggestion.

06.03.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Signal the Clans has a weaker template because allowing you to search for three creature cards that don't meet the condition in the next sentence introduces an unnecessary fail case, especially for digital. #WotCstaff

06.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You just can't find any. You end up shuffling your library and nothing else happens. #WotCstaff

06.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The "up to" added to cards like Gifts Ungiven was helpful, but it didn't change how the card worked. It was added to remind people about rule 701.23b. But if a search instruction includes the word "exactly," it means exactly that. You have to find four cards for Turtles Forever. #WotCstaff

06.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My wife walks behind me and glances at my monitor.
Her: Is that John Fetterman?
Me: It's The Road Dogg Jesse James.
Her: That's weird. It kind of...
Me: OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

06.03.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear marriage counseling is an effective option for many.

06.03.2026 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t eat the delicious cards. After that, you’re on your own. #WotCstaff

06.03.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently? My next question was going to be "if that was an option, why is the tube still an option?" My wife told me because the tubes are way more common.

05.03.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Setting up a shoulder MRI.
Office: How tall are you and how much do you weigh?
Me: 6'8", 230 lbs.
Office: Are you claustrophobic?
Me: Well, I'm 6'8", 230.
Office: Gotcha. We'll schedule the upright machine.
Me: Bless you.

05.03.2026 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

You can always throw me some extra booster packs so I can play my favorite game, Flip It or Ribbit.

04.03.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Causes" is like our least favorite word, but yeah, that works. Two. Two triggers. Ah ah ah. #WotCstaff

04.03.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He does. He's potentially very, very good in 50-person games. #WotCstaff

04.03.2026 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is either the best podcast you're not listening to or the best podcast you are and if you're one of the former, you should seek to become one of the latter ASAP. Also, the first time I heard this song was mid-takeoff flying to Chicago and I proceeded to play it 17 more times.

04.03.2026 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know exactly, but as with any bribery question, I'm a good place to start.

04.03.2026 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every sunny day has this quality where we live. (This sounded cheerier in my head.)

03.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, we noticed that too. It’ll get cleaned up in a future update. Spells with sneak can be cast any time you can cast an instant for their sneak costs. #WotCstaff

03.03.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sparkling water I buy comes in 36 oz. bottles and has 0 calories per 12 oz. serving. But a full bottle has 15 calories. I beat the system by drinking them one serving at a time.

27.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Nonstop Bucky tokens are unreal. #OnWisconsin

25.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Right. What you can’t do is pay the cost to attack and attack Gideon’s controller.

25.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sizes of my work laptop and my phone are converging.

24.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

So, I'm pretty sure the answer wants to be that Propaganda is irrelevant and you're attacking Gideon Jura. That rule has some things that likely need updating. Not mentioning attackable permanents seems to be an oversight. Thanks for making me go read that one. #WotCstaff

24.02.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, "because of prior commitments"

24.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The gold medal-winning USA women's hockey team declining the White House invitation because of prior commitments and then patiently waiting while those prior commitments become a party with Flavor Flav in Vegas is just a remarkable story.

24.02.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Read this a few times, and I’m still not sure if this is an app or an overenthusiastic friend.

24.02.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0