MTG Judge Comprehensive Rules (CR) Practice Exam

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• If multiple teams in a Two-Headed Giant game need to make choices or take actions at the same time, who goes first?
• What is the fourth layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• What does it mean to win a clash?
• What is the role of a triggered ability related to "leaves the battlefield"?
• How many poison counters does it take for a team to lose in Two-Headed Giant?
• What happens when a regeneration shield is in effect?
• What is a turn-based action?
• Can you target the same object more than once with a spell or ability?
• If you put a permanent onto the battlefield during your end step that has an ability triggering at the beginning of your end step, will it trigger this turn?
• How are multiple dependent effects that apply simultaneously dealt with?
• What occurs when a copy effect copies an object with a power/toughness characteristic-defining ability (CDA)?
• What are the five phases of a turn in Magic: The Gathering?
• How is an effect that causes a player to skip a phase managed in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens to a creature that has 2 +1/+1 counters when a -1/-1 counter is added?
• If a player searches for three cards but only two are present, what should happen?
• When a player searches a library for cards, what happens to that library?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, what is the threshold for losing due to poison counters?
• When an object becomes a copy of another, what happens to its original characteristics?
• If a member of a Two-Headed Giant team loses life, how is the loss recorded?
• In Two-Headed Giant games, how is the life total treated?
• How should an effect stating a player cannot get poison counters be handled in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• How does regeneration interact with the destruction of a permanent?
• What occurs if an effect states that a player on a Two-Headed Giant team cannot lose life?
• What does it mean to play a land in Magic: The Gathering?
• What is the main factor in determining the life totals used in effects for a Two-Headed Giant game?
• In a characteristic-defining ability, what does 'attacking player' refer to in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If a creature's toughness is greater than 0, but it has been dealt lethal damage, what happens next?
• Can a player choose to transform a double-faced card without any spells or abilities?
• What is the turn structure for Two-Headed Giant matches?
• How does a regeneration effect resolve when a permanent is selected?
• What is the consequence for a team if one of its members has an effect applied that prevents gaining life?
• Does sacrificing a permanent cause it to be destroyed?
• What happens if a library containing zero or one card is shuffled?
• What occurs if a creature fights a creature with no power?
• How does the attacking team assign combat damage in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• During the attack declaration phase, which player decides how to attack in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Are double-faced cards restricted only to certain formats?
• What type of effects are categorized as layer 1?
• What happens to an activated ability once paid in its entirety?
• In what order are continuous effects that affect a player applied?
• Can a player in a Two-Headed Giant game exchange life totals with their teammate?
• What happens when an object that is not an Aura, Equipment, or Fortification becomes attached to an object or player?
• What happens when there is a continuous effect stating "All lands are creatures," and a land enters the battlefield?
• What determines the number of poison counters for an individual player in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• When can the active team choose how to assign damage in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What is the outcome if an effect states that a player on a Two-Headed Giant team cannot gain life?
• How is an exchange of control handled when both permanents are controlled by the same player?
• What defines the Two-Headed Giant format in Magic: The Gathering?
• What happens if two players on a team cannot agree on a decision?
• What is the third layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• What plane does a player planeswalk to or from?
• What does "scry N" allow a player to do?
• What is primarily required for a successful transformation of a double-faced card?
• If an ability triggers at the beginning of the upkeep and the upkeep is skipped, does it trigger that turn?
• Can a copy effect modify the characteristics of the copy ability?
• Which zone is defined as a public zone where all players can see the cards' faces?
• How do you determine whether a negative comparison in a Two-Headed Giant game is true?
• What happens if a permanent with an 'at the beginning of the end step' trigger enters the battlefield during the end step?
• What is a delayed triggered ability?
• Who controls a copy of a spell or ability that was put on the stack?
• Which of the following describes the fourth sublayer of layer 7 for continuous effects?
• If a player or permanent has more than one type of counter, what type is added when proliferating?
• When a player searches a hidden zone for a card of a stated quality, must they find all such cards?
• How do creatures attack in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Which of the following resources are shared among teammates in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Define "abandon."
• Does the 'Play/Draw Rule' apply in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• During which step does the active player determine which permanents they control will untap?
• What are the steps of the beginning phase?
• What occurs if no objects are available to be shuffled into a library?
• When can a player activate an ability in a game?
• What happens if a Two-Headed Giant player has an effect that makes them lose poison counters?
• If an effect sets the life total of each player on a Two-Headed Giant team, what is the procedure?
• When does the blocking creature choose the damage assignment order?
• If a trigger condition is prevented or replaced, what will happen to the triggered ability?
• Which layer is primarily concerned with the properties of a card that affect its power and toughness?
• How often do Auras, Equipment, or Fortifications receive new timestamps?
• How is an effect that would result in multiple types of changes handled in terms of layer application?
• Which of the following best describes the process of resolving damage in Magic?
• What does the active player do immediately after the beginning of combat step begins in a multiplayer game?
• What does it mean to "attach" an Aura, Equipment, or Fortification?
• If a single effect causes multiple players on a team to skip a turn, how is it resolved?
• What does it mean to untap a permanent?
• What occurs if a player cannot draw a card from a library with no cards in it?
• If a player concedes in a Two-Headed Giant game, what happens to the team?
• How is life gain recorded for each player on a Two-Headed Giant team?
• If one player on a Two-Headed Giant team loses the game, what is the outcome?
• If an effect references an object by name, will it apply if the object becomes a copy of another object?
• Which of the following best describes the process of combat damage?
• When are state-based actions checked?
• What is the maximum amount of life a team can pay when both members are allowed to pay simultaneously?
• Define the process of "casting" a spell.
• What is the difference between "until end of (phase/step)" and "until (phase/step)"?
• What happens to the timestamp of an attached permanent when it is attached to a different object?
• What must a player do during the declare blockers step?
• What happens if two or more effects would cause a library to be shuffled simultaneously?
• When are extra turns added in Magic: The Gathering?
• Which action is typically not performed during the combat damage step?
• What are the eight different zones in Magic: The Gathering?
• During a team's draw step in a Two-Headed Giant game, how many players draw a card?
• What occurs immediately after the active player has discarded cards during the cleanup step?
• What types of cards usually feature transformation abilities?
• If a permanent has 5 counters but can only have 3, what happens?
• What is meant when stating that something is copying a spell?
• What must be true for players to be able to share resources in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens if an effect instructs a player to cast a copy of an object?
• In Magic: The Gathering, what does "fight" entail?
• To cast a card means to:
• What is the first turn-based action associated with the combat damage step?
• What happens to a team's poison counters if an effect causes one of the players to lose them?
• What is the turn-based action that occurs immediately after the phasing action has been completed during the untap step?
• When does an object's timestamp differ from the usual time it entered its zone?
• What does it mean to search for a card in a zone?
• What are spells or abilities that instruct a player to exchange cards in different zones required to consider?
• How many times does a triggered ability activate for each trigger condition that occurs?
• What does it mean to regenerate a permanent?
• What occurs if an effect prevents a specific player in a Two-Headed Giant game from losing?
• If a creature's maximum life is exceeded due to counters, what occurs?
• If one of the creatures instructed to fight is no longer on the battlefield, what happens?
• What happens to a legendary permanent if another of the same kind enters the battlefield?
• In an Archenemy game, which action occurs immediately after the archenemy’s precombat main phase begins?
• How do you handle cards that allow a player to begin the game with them on the battlefield in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens if several dependent effects form a dependency loop?
• Can a player play more than one land per turn?
• What happens in an Archenemy game if a non-ongoing scheme card is face up in the command zone?
• What additional choices are considered copiable for an object on the stack?
• What happens to the card after it has been moved to the stack upon announcement?
• Which type of card can successfully transform when the conditions are met?
• When does a team pass priority in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What is the effect of damaging a creature that already has damage marked on it?
• How are continuous effects applied in the game?
• When a player is required to discard a card randomly, how is the card determined?
• If two objects are entering a zone simultaneously, which determines the order of their timestamps?
• What is the purpose of the regeneration effect on a permanent?
• What happens in the fifth sublayer of layer 7 concerning continuous effects?
• What happens if a player has 10 or more poison counters?
• What determines if a player or team wins or loses in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• During gameplay, when are abilities added or removed from a card?
• Which step must the active player complete before declaring attackers?
• In which layer does the 'becomes the color of your choice' part of the Wild Mongrel effect apply?
• What occurs when you announce a spell you are going to cast?
• When are effects that depend on one or more other effects applied?
• What does it mean to "counter" a spell or ability?
• Which values are considered copiable for a card?
• How are effects that affect players chosen in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What does it mean to "play with some aspect of the game changed"?
• What does it mean for a team's life total in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• How does combat proceed if there is a creature with first strike attacking along with a creature without any abilities?
• What happens if one player on a Two-Headed Giant team wins the game?
• Must a player reveal the cards they searched for?
• Can one player on a Two-Headed Giant team mulligan if their teammate has decided to keep a hand?
• When a -1/-1 counter is added to a creature with multiple +1/+1 counters, what is the general action taken?
• What does the term "exile" mean in the context of the game?
• Are players able to rearrange the cards in their library at any time?
• Do state-based actions use the stack?
• Which of the following describes how a permanent can be destroyed?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, what is the primary consideration when calculating effects involving life total changes?
• Which of the following is NOT a step in the combat phase?
• In a Two-Headed Giant match, what happens if a team has 0 or less life?
• Who controls the affected team's players when a player is controlled by an effect in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If a second copy of a legendary permanent enters the battlefield, what is the result?
• How are multiple triggered abilities from different players handled when they all trigger at the same time?
• When a player gains or loses life in a Two-Headed Giant game, how does it affect the team?
• What state-based action occurs if a player has no cards to draw?
• What do state-based actions check for?
• Which of the following is NOT included when copying a spell?
• What does "fateseal N" allow a player to do?
• If a player is instructed to skip multiple phases, how is this resolved within their team?
• What happens if an effect instructs more than one player to draw cards in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• When a +1/+1 counter is placed on a Gray Ogre and the creature's power increases, what is its new power and toughness?
• At what time does a continuous effect created by the resolution of a spell or ability receive its timestamp?
• What action takes place immediately after the declare attackers step begins?
• How do players determine the order of seating in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If a team's life total is reduced to 0 or less, what is the result?
• How many members of a Two-Headed Giant team can be affected by an effect that redistributes life totals?
• What is the outcome if two triggered abilities from the same player are waiting to resolve?
• What does a continuous effect imply when applied to permanents?
• An effect is said to "depend on" another effect in which of the following situations?
• If a spell or ability instructs a player to play with the top card of their library revealed, what is this an example of?
• What happens when a second planeswalker of the same type enters the battlefield?
• What is the outcome if a creature is dealt damage but retains a toughness greater than 0?
• When a creature takes damage from a source with deathtouch, what occurs if its toughness is greater than 0?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, who places their triggered abilities on the stack first?
• What type of effects are not copied when creating a copy of a permanent?
• Define "proliferate."
• What is true about copiable values influenced by copy effects?
• When is the mode of a triggered ability selected?
• If a double-faced card is removed from the battlefield, what happens to its transformation status?
• How can a player play a land?
• In a situation where a creature can trigger upon being blocked, what determines the trigger count?
• What takes place when a planeswalker’s loyalty reaches 0?
• If a player casts a copy of an object, who controls that copy?
• What is the first turn-based action after the declare blockers step begins?
• If a creature originally has a power of 1 and toughness of 3, and the +0/+1 effect ends before the switching effect, what will the creature's stats be?
• Which of the following actions constitutes sacrificing?
• What does it mean to reveal a card during a game?
• If Crusade affects a 2/2 black creature turned white, what will its power and toughness be?
• When copying a permanent, what choices does the controller get to make?
• What type of trigger activates with the condition "Whenever you have no cards in hand"?
• How can you identify a triggered ability in a game?
• What does "clash with an opponent" entail?
• If a player wants to cast a spell, what is the first step they must take?
• What happens to permanents exchanged between different players?
• Which creatures can be declared as blockers in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• In standard circumstances, who chooses which card to discard?
• If a search does not instruct to reveal cards, what is the result?
• What does it mean to tap a permanent?
• What is a player not allowed to sacrifice?
• In a game of Two-Headed Giant, what is the condition for a team to win if they have more than 0 life?
• If a copy of a spell moves to a zone other than the stack, what happens?
• What is the second layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• What are the steps in playing an activated ability?
• What system is typically used to determine the order of effects applied within a layer or sublayer?
• When does mana empty from the mana pool?
• What happens during the resolution of a spell instructing players to exchange life totals and a replacement effect occurs?
• When a creature with an initial power of 1 and toughness of 3 is given +0/+1 and then its power and toughness are switched, what becomes its actual power and toughness?
• If a creature card moves from the battlefield to the exiled zone, how is it treated?
• After effects have been applied, what is the final status of a creature that had its abilities affected by multiple layers?
• In what order are multiple effects applied within layer 7?
• When can a card be transformed in a game of Magic: The Gathering?
• A continuous effect generated by a static ability has the same timestamp as which of the following?
• When referring to "play," what does it include?
• What happens when a specific effect would cause life totals to be redistributed in a Two-Headed Giant matchup?
• How are players organized during a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If a spell copy is no longer in the stack, what happens to it?
• If a creature says "whenever [this creature] becomes blocked by a creature" and is blocked by multiple creatures, how many times will it trigger?
• What happens if a token is phased out or is in a zone other than the battlefield?
• What must be true about a card in order for it to transform?
• What is a zone-change trigger?
• In the event of a shared life total in a Two-Headed Giant game, what is the team's approach to tracking life?
• What does it mean to discard a card?
• If a white Aura is attached to a creature with protection from white, what happens to the Aura?
• What does it mean to 'activate' an ability in the context of the game?
• What values are considered first when determining the characteristics of an object?
• When are turn-based actions performed in a game?
• What occurs if an Equipment or Fortification is attached to an illegal permanent?
• What occurs when a spell provides +4/+4 to the Gray Ogre after its power was increased by a counter?
• During the cleanup step, what happens to effects that last "until end of turn"?
• What part of the game indicates that an object has entered the battlefield as a copy of another object?
• What happens if a team has fifteen or more poison counters in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• In a scenario where multiple players in a Two-Headed Giant game make choices at the same time, what is the order of those choices?
• If a spell or ability is countered, what happens to the costs that were paid?
• What are the steps of the ending phase?
• What occurs during the untap step in relation to phasing?
• Can the Two-Headed Giant variant of the game be played with more than four players?
• If a creature says "whenever [this creature] becomes blocked" and is blocked by multiple creatures, how many times will it trigger?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, can a creature that is prohibited from attacking still attack the defending team?
• What does it mean to sacrifice a permanent?
• If a card is discarded but is moved to a hidden zone, how are its characteristics determined?
• How is priority determined in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What is the role of the dependency system in relation to the timestamp system?
• What occurs when two zones are exchanged and one is empty?
• What is the significance of the phrase "at the beginning of" in a triggered ability?
• What is the effect of shuffling a library?
• What is the fifth layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• What is the third sublayer of layer 7 dealing with continuous effects?
• Under what circumstances can a player planeswalk?
• Define "set in motion."
• What occurs when a creature becomes attached to an object or player?
• Who can activate an activated ability in gameplay?
• What distinguishes a regeneration shield from regenerating a permanent?
• In a one-shot effect, what does 'attacking player' refer to in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What is the sixth layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• Can teammates in a Two-Headed Giant game manipulate each other's cards or permanents?
• What is the result of using a non-double-faced card in an attempt to transform it?
• If a copy of a creature has an extra ability as part of the copying process, what happens?
• When determining the cost of a spell, what should be factored in first?
• What occurs when a spell instructs players to exchange life totals?
• In what context do players consult each other during a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If you control but do not own a creature card moving to the graveyard, whose graveyard does it go to?
• If a card that is attached in one zone is exchanged with a card in another zone, what happens to the cards in relation to their attachments?
• How can you identify if a triggered ability includes an "intervening if clause"?
• When a creature is copied, what happens to any +1/+1 counters it may have?
• Can teammates in a Two-Headed Giant game review each other's cards?
• Which layer applies first when resolving effects involving control changes and ability additions?
• Which is the first layer of continuous effects?
• What does it mean for teams to have priority in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• If multiple state-based actions result in the same outcome, what happens with replacement effects?
• Which actions are considered to watch for a specified step or phase to begin?
• What does it mean to play a card?
• What occurs once a triggered ability successfully triggers?
• What type of effect modifies the moment a land enters the battlefield when described by a continuous effect?
• Is it possible to divide 3 damage so that one target receives 0 damage?
• When is the damage assignment order chosen if an attacker is blocked?
• What happens if a trigger condition is met, but the object that triggered it is not visible to all players?
• When does a player transition from one phase or step to another?
• How does a card that enters as a copy of another object behave?
• When does the top item on the stack resolve in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What must occur for a permanent to be destroyed?
• Does revealing a card change the zone of that card?
• How do players in a Two-Headed Giant team take their turns?
• What does the action of playing a spell refer to?
• If an attacking creature has forestwalk and the defending team controls a Forest, what can happen?
• How do you determine whether a positive comparison is true in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What occurs if a copy of a spell is found in a zone other than the stack?
• What is the first action taken during the cleanup step if the active player's hand exceeds their maximum hand size?
• What scenario would allow a player in a Two-Headed Giant game to not be impacted by a life total change effect?
• How does an object maintain its identity when it becomes a copy of another?
• Define "Transform."
• How are mulligan decisions made in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• In a Commander game, how much damage from a single commander results in an opponent losing the game?
• If a triggered ability has multiple effects, how are they typically handled?
• What type of effect does "Grab the Reins" create when it allows control of a target creature and grants it haste?
• What happens immediately after the active player announces damage assignment orders during the declare blockers step?
• How does the defending team assign combat damage in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Can a triggered ability occur while something with split second is on the stack?
• What is the second sublayer of layer 7 when dealing with continuous effects (layer 7b)?
• If a player searches a hidden zone for a specific quantity of cards, what must they do?
• When each player on a Two-Headed Giant team takes damage, how is it applied?
• If an effect attempts to attach a permanent to an object it's already attached to, what happens?
• Under what circumstances can something be "set in motion"?
• How are simultaneous actions performed in a Two-Headed Giant game after all choices are made?
• If none of the specific objects to be shuffled into a library are present, what happens?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, who is considered the active team?
• Which statement is true regarding all double-faced cards?
• What must the active player announce for each attacking creature blocked by multiple creatures during the declare blockers step?
• Who controls turn-based actions during a game?
• When is a player considered 'poisoned' in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• When can players announce alternative costs during spell casting?
• What does it mean to destroy a permanent in Magic: The Gathering?
• If a player on a Two-Headed Giant team is poisoned, what implication does that have for the overall team?
• What does it mean to planeswalk?
• When a player is instructed to shuffle a pile of cards, what should be done?
• What does it mean to "unattach" an Equipment from a creature?
• Which effect is applied last in the sequence of layer 7 effects?
• When can a player planeswalk?
• What is a consequence of the teamwork aspect in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• How are poison counters applied in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What does it mean to shuffle a library?
• What does it mean to proliferate in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What occurs if a copy effect indicates it retains an object's original characteristics?
• What occurs when the 'gets +1/+1' part of the Wild Mongrel effect is applied?
• If replacement effects move specific objects to another zone, what happens to the shuffle?
• What happens to a creature if its toughness becomes 0 or less?
• What system can take precedence over the timestamp system when determining the order of effects in a layer?
• What is the consequence of each step or phase ending?
• In a situation where a player activates an ability, what is the expected sequence of actions?
• When can teammates in a Two-Headed Giant game discuss their strategies?
• What does it mean to clash?
• If a player's creature attacks, what is a key rule regarding its target in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What effect occurs if a player in a Two-Headed Giant game cannot win?
• In general, what does 'attacking player' refer to in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Which of the following is NOT a condition that determines if an effect "depends on" another?
• Who determines the timestamp order if two or more effects receive timestamps simultaneously?
• What happens if an object that enters as a copy has abilities that replace the enters-the-battlefield event?
• How is damage assignment order determined for attacking creatures in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What occurs immediately after combat damage has been assigned during the combat damage step?
• How are continuous effects that affect game rules applied?
• What is the correct order for choosing options when casting a spell or using an ability?
• What is the first sublayer of layer 7 when dealing with continuous effects (layer 7a)?
• How does the game determine who becomes the defending player after the beginning of combat step?
• What must happen when shuffling a library?
• How do teams collectively decide their actions during their turn in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What must an active player do at the start of the declare attackers step?
• In what order do you apply multiple effects within layers 1 through 6?
• What happens if an exchange cannot be completed?
• In a Two-Headed Giant game, which player gets to put Leylines on the battlefield?
• Can players choose the order of multiple triggered abilities they control when they trigger simultaneously?
• Once a triggered ability is placed on the stack, who is responsible for resolving it?
• Can a copy effect change the type of an object that is being copied?
• When a creature is destroyed as a state-based action, what happens next?
• Who gains priority after a spell is cast?
• What term is used for cards that can change their characteristics under specific conditions?
• What occurs first when resolving combat interactions involving a first striker?
• What effect does a spell or ability that instructs a transformation have on a double-faced card?
• When a spell resolves, at what point are continuous effects generated by it given their timestamps?
• An effect saying 'Wild Mongrel gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice' constitutes which two types of effects?
• How do you determine whether a relative comparison in a Two-Headed Giant game is true?
• Under what circumstances can something be "abandoned"?
• In what context is revealing a card significant in gameplay?
• What does it mean to play an ability according to the current rules?
• What is the seventh layer when dealing with continuous effects?
• What happens to a triggered ability with an intervening if clause if the condition is false when it resolves?
• What is the starting life total for each team in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens if a cost or effect requires knowing a player’s life total in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens if a team in a Two-Headed Giant game experiences a draw?
• Who may play a land during their turn in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What occurs when a second permanent with the world supertype enters the battlefield?
• How must an effect that sets a single player's life total be handled in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What occurs if a creature is instructed to fight itself?
• In the effect that makes all noncreature artifacts become 2/2 artifact creatures, what types of effects are being applied?
• What occurs if an effect tries to attach a permanent to an inappropriate object?
• What does "the active player" denote in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• Which of the following is NOT a requirement for transforming a double-faced card?
• What are the steps involved in casting a spell?
• What is the effect of a variant that accommodates more than two players per team in a Two-Headed Giant game?
• What happens if a non-double-faced card is instructed to transform?
• What is the turn-based action associated with the draw step?
• What triggers the ability for a double-faced card to transform?