#jordanmunson

[magicjudge]

If I have a creature on the battlefield that has the static ability that provides to it all activated abilities of all creature cards in graveyards, and someone has a Vampire Hexmage (or similarly worded activated ability) in their yard, does my creature have "Sacrifice Vampire Hexmage: [do a thing]" or "Sacrifice [this ceature]: ..."?

When a creature gains an ability from another card, any self-referential mentions of that card are changed to the name of the card that now has the ability.

[magicjudge]

Question about timing/resolution of Nekusar's card-drawing ability: "At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card." Does this present the opportunity to draw a card, take some sort of action, then draw a second card? (i.e. card from Nekusar, activate some other ability, then draw my card for turn) It came up in an EDH the other day and sounds reasonable, but was unsure how to work that out.

Yes.

The active player will draw his card for the turn, then Nekusar’s trigger goes on the stack and players can cast spells or activate abilities in response.

[magicjudge]

If someone is scrying 1 and accidentally looks at two cards, what happens? Reveal the second card to both players, play on? Not really sure how this normally gets handled. As always, thanks! <3

We’ll shuffle that second card into the unknown part of the library and play on. At Competitive, there’s an official warning involved, but the fix doesn’t change.

[mtg-talk]

I've been doing some thinking lately about sideboards for standard, and I'm hoping you can help me figure something out. When it comes to stopping a blowout from Empty the Pits or slowing down Treasure Cruise/Dig Through Time, what's the best option? I've been thinking Tormod's Crypt, but I'm unsure when I can crack it? Ideally I'd be able to crack it when someone starts to delve, but I'm pretty sure that they'd need to pass priority for me to do that, which doesn't happen until thecost is paid?

The only way to prevent Delve is to get rid of the cards before they even start to cast the spell. Once they have begun casting it, there's no opportunity to remove the cards from their grave. 

So the best option is to crack it when the opponent is tapped out. Hopefully they can't refill their grave fast enough to fuel their Empty the Pits etc.

[magicjudge]

I could use a gut-check/official ruling on something: does my Deathrite Shaman provide two devotion to my Pharika? As I understood it, split symbols produce one devotion of each simultaneously. Does this change based on what's counting the devotion?

It only provides one devotion.

For the multicolored gods, you count the number of mana symbols that are color A and/or color B.

[magicjudge]

I have Athreos, and my opponent has something that gives him/her Hexproof. A creature of mine dies. How does Athreos' second ability resolve? Does it "Do as much as it can" meaning I get my creature back without my opponent being able to pay life to stop it? Does the trigger just get countered since I can't target my opponent?

Athreos's ability can't be put on the stack due to a lack of legal targets, therefore your creature just stays in the graveyard as normal.

[magicjudge]

I have a Fiendslayer paladin and another 2/2 creature. Opponent plays both sides of a Turn/Burn. Couple questions: Does it have to be fused? Can my opponent target Fiendslayer with just Turn if fused and my other creature with Burn? Can it target Fiendslayer with both? How about if it's not fused? Obviously casting just Turn on my Fiendslayer works. When you fuse, the Turn/Burn is treated as a U/R spell, making Fiendslayer an illegal target, yeah?

Turn//Burn when fused cannot target Fiendslayer Paladin at all.

[machinexwolf]

jordanmunson replied to your photo: Just saw this halfdone painting. I have no idea...

Not gonna lie, I actually really like it as-is. Is that weird?

Haha not at all:) That actually gives me an idea!! A way i can complete the artwork much quicker! x)