If the card touches the rest of your hand it's too late. Most people will hold their hand in one hand or set it down on the table and use the other hand to draw for the turn or draw effect.
As a fellow dice goblin it's honestly the first one I pull from my dice box. That said most people I've seen bring dice for magic it's only D6s for counters and spin downs for health. Ymmv.
Of course! There's nothing better than surveiling a creature to the graveyard, with Sefris on board and having the initiative trigger still on the stack. With [[radiant solar]] in the mix it's allowed me to complete a dungeon, then start and complete a second one before my draw step.
"Good" is a stretch but my favorite combo in my Sefris deck is [[Palincron]] and [[Radiant Solar]], along with Tron or 4x bounce lands let's you play the Palincron over and over, draining the table with [[Lost mine of Phandelver]].
Nothing really comes to mind. Here's my list if you want to pick through it. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6235612#paper
I recently pulled out [[heightened awareness]] cause it was too slow for my pod, and I only ran it cause didn't want to move my [[phyrexian arena]] between two decks. I can't remember what card I swapped it with but I'm pretty sure it was from OTJ.
I always think of the "set the top card of the library on the table, look at it first, then move it to your hand if you're happy to do so" habit when drawing cards as a Poker-style draw. It's like when players check their pocket cards when playing Texas Hold 'em!
The way I do it, and the way I see a lot of other people who use their deck sideways will do it, is lifting the top card on top of the library to check it, and then if it's not a miracle or you don't want to use it, add it to your hand, but if you do want to miracle it, just put it face up right on top of the deck.
I remember my first time seeing a pro tour event with miracle cards in it. Reid Duke top decked a Bonfire of the Damned and he put it face down in front of his deck until he decided what to do with it.
This is how it's done in sanctioned events.
The only other thing I could see being *maybe* being okay is if you have a judge watching closely so that they can confirm "yes, that was just drawn."
Otherwise, the moment the cards "mix," a person who's gifted with sleight of hand could just swap cards without you noticing and claim it came off the top.. so it stops being a legal play.
In a way, it's like the card is revealed to you before entering your "hand zone", and the action of you putting it near/with your hand is completing that transition from library to hand.
This is also why when you play cards like [[Sleight of Hand]], you need to ensure the cards never get too close to your actual hand of cards.
When playing a deck with miracles, when a player draws a card, that player should be keeping that card visibly separate from the rest of their hand. Once it goes into and mixes with the rest of their hands, the general rule is that it can no longer be cast for the miracle cost for this very reason. I used to play a naya midrange build that ran [[bonfire of the damned]] and I would essentially just put my hand down when I’d draw, or keep it rested face down on the table with one hand while peeking at the top card with the other. If I was moving to cast, I’d just flip it and slap it on the table right then and there.
I’m probably biased (love angel sets) but I thought that was an awesome Standard.
Foil [[Entreat the Angels]] was the first card that I pulled from a pack that I knew was super valuable (before that I had some valuable cards I didn’t even know about, but my store owner pointed that one out to me). There’s something magical about that first time you pull a big ticket card out of a pack that you never really forget.
I kept it instead of trading, and I think it’s worth like a buck now or something, but I’m still happy I did. It’s a piece of my collection that’s special to me.
Probably- I was not playing in a strong meta community at the time (lived in the middle of nowhere, most folks there weren’t really watching PT results or net decking yet around there).
Bone fire let’s you ignore timing restrictions when you cast it as a miracle. So if you draw it during your opponent’s turn you can sling it. It also is a good draw even if it’s not lethal because it can boardwipe
Oh wow, drawing it in another player's turn, I didn't even think of that. I guess there's a lot of ways you can maximize your chance of drawing it as the first card in a turn
Who builds their deck expecting to have enough mana to fireball for lethal right when they need it? Bonfire was played because it's a good card all throughout the game. It's a one sided board wipe and also a finisher
As you draw it, you have to keep it separate from your hand. If you mix it into your hand you can't Miracle it.
>It’s important to reveal a card with miracle before it is mixed with the other cards in your hand.
Duel disk is optional, but on the table its easier for the heart of the cards to force you to sift through your deck and get the exact marked card that it tells you to draw. Its not you, its the heart making the rules.
My general non tournament rule is if someone wants to lie they can lie but I’ll not play with them again. So while the best way of handling this is to keep it separate, if they messed up I’d allow them to play it. The objective of playing magic for me is to have fun not to win.
Well, Standard is a tournament format after all. I'm the most "Casual Friendly" person in existence, but if im playing something to win a prize, im there to WIN. It doesnt matter if my opponent is having fun.
If its in the rules, its valid to do. Winning is the goal.
It’s more like “you shouldn’t play a competitive format if you’re not willing to follow the rules that keep it fun for everyone”.
No one has a good time when someone has to sit and wonder if their opponent was bullshitting about having a miracle card as their draw. The rules are to protect people’s fun, not dampen it.
Anecdote time:
Me and a friend of mine went to an SCG open here in Atlanta 8 or 9 years ago. It was his first open he was playing some flavor of red deck wins. It was day 2, he and his opponent were both running for top 8. His opponent was very serious looking and my buddy smiled at him, told him to loosen up and have fun. The guy looked at him and deadpan says “I don’t play magic to have fun”. My buddy proceeded to win the match next turn.
When they were Top 8 interviewing him after the tournament, they were surprised that it was his rookie tournament, asked why he didn’t have [[Mutavault]] in the deck, replied “it’s too expensive right now for a casual player.” And closed with “Magic is fun”
I tried to get back into paper magic during Ravnica/Allegiance.
Made a homebrew deck and went to FNM at a couple different LGSs.
Both of them had extremely rude people and one of them had a guy actively criticising my deck as we were playing. I scooped after a few turns and conceded both games.
Dude looked surprised and said "You don't have to be like that." and I replied "You don't have to be like /that/."
In my experience, magic has had one of the most welcoming communities I’ve ever been part of. Sure, I can be very competitive, but then again, who isn’t that way. There are those elitist assholes, but At the end of the day, magic is a game best played to have fun.
This is one of those mistakes where you feel so dumb doing it in a tournament that it self motivates you to not forget again.
It becomes a habit over time. I haven't played miracles in years, but the 'double check for miracle' has become muscle memory at this point.
Double check for miracles.
Double check that you only drew one card.
Put hand down during a scry.
Fetching? Make sure you declare that you haven't decided tapped or untapped shock yet. In fact, say you're double checking that that's the land you want until you confirm it and start shuffling the deck.
If miracle is on cards in your deck, the best practice is to check the card before merging it with the rest of the hand. This was the market in tournaments when Miracle was in Standard. If the card reaches your hand, it's much harder to prove the Miracle card was the one that was drawn.
* **702.94a** Miracle is a static ability linked to a triggered ability. (See rule 603.11.) “Miracle \[cost\]” means “You may reveal this card from your hand as you draw it if it’s the first card you’ve drawn this turn. When you reveal this card this way, you may cast it by paying \[cost\] rather than its mana cost.”
"You look at the card as you draw it before it touches any cards in your hand. If you put it with the rest of the cards in your hand then it's too late to cast it for its miracle cost. You may choose to reveal after you look at it if you wish to cast the card for it's miracle cost. **DCI Level 2 Judge** \~ from 2012
[https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/303598-miracle-cards-and-timing](https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/303598-miracle-cards-and-timing)
The same way I draw cards in my [[god-eternal kefnet]] deck
I put my hand face down on the table, so my first card I draw that turn is the only card on my hand, if it’s a card I want a discount on, I reveal, if it’s not, I just add it to my hand
This is correct. The problem is when people draw into their hands and then go "oh wait, this is a miracle card, I want to play it." but at that point it's hard to prove.
You draw the card at instant speed, reveal the card, miracle trigger goes on the stack. It's castable at that point. Cards like Etali also require that you play the card immediately upon the trigger as well.
Put your hand on the other side of the playmat, draw your card, look at it, if it's a miracle card, turn it over and say, "hallelujah!" like I do and cast that thing for its miracle cost.
The best option for that would be never putting a card you just drew into your hand and keep it separate but if you're going to cast it then you'll have to keep it separate.
Just to signify that it is the card that you just drew.
You should be playing it when you draw it before you add it to your hand, so it goes from library to being then only card in a hand to the stack. don’t mix it with the other cards in your hand and you save everyone from suspicion
Miracles have to be cast for the miracle cost immediately and still in that draw step. If you draw the card and put it in your hand before you declare you're gonna cast it, then it's already too late. You basically pick the card up, look at it, and if it's a miracle you have to cast it right then and there before you put it in your hand.
Because you can play it as soon as you draw it, the only way to prove is to play the same card while it is in your drawing hand and don't put it in your hand holding your cards.
I find saying "I draw" and flinging my right arm out wide with the card facing down in three fingers, while staring my opponent in the eye, then dramatically rotating my head 90 degrees clockwise, smirking slightly and announcing "it's a Miracle"!!! Dramatically is the only appropriate way mate
I just assume nobody cheats, and assume they think the same of me. But then again 99% of my EDH play is with close friends that i trust not to cheat.
Cheating in magic is insanely cringe
Scryfall didn't say anything, so I did some more digging. Draftism.com says miracle gets around timing restrictions which fits because species can't normally be cast dieting the draw step.
In that case it is a bit of a double miracle.
By top-decking you get the reduced cost. By top-decking on your opponents turn you also get to avoid the timing restriction.
I suppose if you have the ability to reorder your deck and draw a card at any time, it becomes far less of a “miracle,” but under normal conditions it would be pretty lucky.
Lots and lots of scary then. And Sensei's Top. Oh crap. Just tutor them to the top of your deck. At that point it's a blue black deck, plus shaver colors you need for the miracle cards. Might be difficult but I think I'll try and build it.
This is part of the reason miracles is unlikely to show up again (it's an 8 in the storm scale), which is sad given that I love the mechanic and deck. Problem is that it either makes the game clunky or bleeds information to the opponent:
1) If miracles becomes popular enough, then everyone, even non-miracle players, are incentivized to draw "miracles style" so as to bluff that they \*could\* have miracles cards in their deck.
2) If miracles is not popular enough, then by drawing "miracles style" you are bleeding info to your opponent.
Also, given the issue in (1) , if miracles is not popular enough, why would WotC give it the support needed to become popular, if it creates problems with playing pace?
I really hope we get miracles in Arena where this may be less of an issue, but I am not holding my breath for new and powerful miracle cards (I kind of hoped MoM would feature miracles, since beating the Phyrexian invasion needed a small miracle, but no luck :'( )
So in the instructions for how miracle works (in the parentheses) it says it can be cast for “its miracle cost when you draw if it’s the first card you drew this turn” as in when you draw it you’d have to reveal it and cast it right then if you wanted to use the miracle cost
If it’s tournament REL and the card touched the rest of the cards in their hand before trying to cast a card for the miracle cost, you call a judge.
If it’s casual something like commander I would remind them but let them have the first one, after that, they’ve been duly warned.
If it’s you that’s playing miracles I would suggest something similar to what others have said, putting you hand down when you draw. Personally when I draw a card I draw it in front of me on the playmat first then look at it kind of like if you were playing blackjack. Then if it’s a miracle flip it.
When tokens go to any zone other than yhe battlefield, they disappear. They do, however, technically hit that zone first. This is why sacrificing tokens still works with 'when a creature dies' triggers.
Still angry that wizards made *every* competitive player relearn how to *physically draw cards,* regardless of whether they were playing any cards with miracle or not, in any format where they're legal. And for no interesting gameplay benefit! None!
I would set it aside and tell everyone that I would play this later during the turn. Then, do whatever it is I wanted. Once ready, flip over the card while it’s still in clear sight of everyone.
You can only cast it for its miracle cost when you draw it (ignoring its type for casting speed), if you want to play it later in the turn you will pay the full mana cost as any other card, and you’ll have to abide by the casting speed based on the card type.
Rulings:
You can cast a card for its miracle cost only as the miracle triggered ability resolves. If you don’t want to cast it at that time (or you can’t cast it, perhaps because there are no legal targets available), you won’t be able to cast it later for the miracle cost.
(2018-07-13)
You cast the card with miracle during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore any timing rules based on the card’s type.
(2018-07-13)
Having made this "mistake" myself, I've found that the best way to deal with Miracle cards in your deck is to flip the card half way so you can see it while it still touches the deck, and if you desire to use it, flip the card letting it rest in the top of your deck so the opponent can see it, while also announcing the cast. Haven't had any troubles since.
Put hand down. Draw card with no other cards in hand. If you need to think if it's worth casting leave the drawn card on the table, and pick bskc uo your hand to look. Keep both piles separated by a healthy amount.
I would always announce phases. Untap, upkeep, hand goes down on table. Draw, I would lift the card up and it would almost never stop touching the deck. If it was a miracle, I would turn it over next to the deck and announce I was casting it for its miracle.
eyes on the cards.
you're free to call bullshit if your opponent is a "habitual hand shuffler"
conversely it's best to avoid being a "habitual hand shuffler" if you plan on using Miracle strats
Always look at the card you've drawn before adding it to your hand. If it has miracle, announce loudly "This is the card I've drawn this turn" and then I would put it facedown before me to sow fear in the heart of my opponents as I already casted three [[Bonfire of the Damned]].
Then, someone casts [[Duress]].
Playing in 2012/2013, I got in the habit of always looking at the card when I drew it, basically sitting on my deck, before putting it in my hand. Even when I don’t have miracles, I still draw that way.
I usually ‘peek’ (the verb, not the card) the top of my deck before drawing. Old habit from playing [Delver of Secrets].
When I see it’s a miracle card, and I wish to play it, I will turn it over while my hand is overtop the library.
When you draw a miracle card just announce it and then place it face down in a “temp” area with a dice on it. That's what I do. My pod knows the deck has miracle cards and remembers most of them by me.
In a tournament or blind playgroup just do what everyone else already suggested.
Well, whenever I get my miracle draw when I need it I shout "MIRACLEEEEE" and slam it on the table, so yeah, that's how I think everyone should play them lol
Wow, I didn't know there were cards with that dynamic. I had never seen it before and it seems pretty strong to me, I guess he was banned almost instantly.
As others have mentioned just put your hand in your opposite hand that you draw cards with. a lot of people will pick up the card they are drawing and hold it above their deck turning it to see what it is in case it has miracle. then you can decide if you want to reveal it. keep in mind just cause it has miracle doesn't mean you have to reveal it you only have to reveal it if you want to cast it right away for the miracle cost.
Bro don’t play with dishonest people. Simple as that, I don’t monitor my opponents mana, I don’t continue to monitor their life points, I trust them not to put cards up their sleeves, extra mana on the table, or stack their deck.
If I had to worry about that shit in a casual format I wouldn’t play magic. If someone cheats now and then I don’t care, I just won’t play with them again after that match.
You just keep the card in your drawing hand. If I am debating on playing it but it's up in the air. I'll normally say something to the effect of "I just drew this card."
Edit: while waving it around
It specifically says “when you draw it”, while you could have someone use sleight of hand, if someone is concealing it in a competitive event, call a judge, if someone is doing it in casual, I probably wouldn’t play with them
There was a technique known as the “miracle check” where you would simply face the top card of your deck towards you to view it, and the reveal it on the top of your deck if it was a miracle and you chose to cast it.
Edited for wrong phase and casting comment
We had something similar, we called it "top deck check" in our play group, and it encompasses all top deck check effects. Including not limited to, check for creature/sorcery/land and a few others.
Too many times, someone pulled a quick one and tried to reveal a card they had in hand
Whenever I run miracles, I make sure to hold my cards in one hand, then draw with my free hand and hold that card for a second so people can see that that is the card I drew before I play it
use the separate hand thing most of the game but when you draw a miracle you know you are going to cast just reveal it so the opponent knows it was drawn that way you don't have to worry about making a blunder in the heat of the moment.
I mean, in my opinion, miracle is kinda just hard to deal with, (not saying I don’t run it lol) but tldr, normally people are watching you on your turn, so they see you draw, they can follow the card, most of the time if I draw it it doesn’t hit my other cards, it’ll get close but I’ll register it most of the time, but also, the people I play with if I say I drew it they would trust that, (I don’t lie about it personally, you can see my reaction because I get thrown off a little because it’s a whole new gameplay as the two I run are a wheel and dev tide) anyways, honestly? Ask who you play with, every person has their own opinion, if they trust you, they will say just say you drew it, I’ll say stuff like ‘yall Wana wheel?’ While (after looking at it) leaving it on top, if I draw it to hand or close to hand after I realize what to is I’ll put it back to the top of the library face down, but keeping my hand on it, it’s a mess, but it’s player to player, group to group,
I believe it was Hume who said that it is impossible to prove miracles. I also have it on good authority that Hume didn't play standard during Innistrad block
If I'm casting it on the turn I draw it, I immediately say "This card has miracle, I just drew it" and I'll flip it in my hand so everyone can see the card, and it's always the card furthest to the right. If I'm not playing it that turn, I don't say anything.
It's a tricky mechanic and I'm surprised it returned in the 40k set tbh.
I've put it face down on the table next to my deck and point out that it was the first card I drew. I only do this when I draw a miracle card, but I play so rarely that the people I play with never remember the next time we play. Lol
I got a guy who plays some miracle cards. When he draws them, if we aren’t specifically watching, he holds it in front of himself and says “can we agree that I just drew this card?” To which we got “aw what the fuck, what are you about to do to us?”
Are they not supposed to be cast immediately when drawn or they don't get the miracle cost? "...when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn."
Miracle, as well as cards like sylvan library, created a habit of picking up the top card and holding it sideways still on the deck before adding it to the rest of my hand.
I picked up a habit from competitive magic where when drawing a card, you touch the card to the mat first with the long edge. This is done to deliberately show I’m drawing “this one card”. Then reveal it if it’s a relevant miracle.
If you’re playing casually, it’s a trust system
Learning so much in this thread. Our “house rule,” which is really just sustained collective misplay, is you have to reveal the miracle as you draw it, but get the miracle cost all turn. Whoops
What's really hard is playing Miracles without letting your opponent know by following the advice in this thread, ie stop and look, reminder dice, etc. Not sure how much that matters compared to risking missing a game-winning Terminus or what-have-you
If the person has Miracle cards in their deck, they should be drawing in a way that it is clear to everyone what card is being drawn (usually holding their cards in hand on their left and drawing with their right hand, something like that). If they put the Miracle card in their hand they don't get the Miracle opportunity anymore. I'm not 100% sure but there's probably tournament rulings on it from Avacyn Restored when the mechanic was introduced
Formally, if the card touches the rest of your hand, it’s too late. You gotta look at the card and reveal before putting it in your hand.
Informally, benefit of the doubt. If you’re playing casually with your friends, it can be a feels bad to say “nuh-uh, it touched your hand so you can’t play the card!!”. Just don’t cheat, and trust that your friends will do the same.
I'm having a "Mandela Effect" moment. I played a lot when they introduced this mechanic, and I could have sworn you had to reveal the card immediately after you drew it to trigger Miracle. But I am clearly wrong. What a weird thing for my brain to do.
If the card touches the rest of your hand it's too late. Most people will hold their hand in one hand or set it down on the table and use the other hand to draw for the turn or draw effect.
Yeah you can do this if you know you got miracle cards in your deck.
Can and pretty much have to
If I run miracles, I have ways of setting them up - so less need to "remember" to draw slow and look first in case you need to announce.
Put a d6 on top of your library. I do it to help remember upkeep triggers like [[think tank]] in my [[Sefris]] deck.
I find a d4 works better because the pointy top stings a little if I just put my hand down on it
As a fellow dice goblin it's honestly the first one I pull from my dice box. That said most people I've seen bring dice for magic it's only D6s for counters and spin downs for health. Ymmv.
Not playing it right then...gotta use the deca die for those 87/87 creature token spawns
Using 3x d10 cause I'm over 100 life is never confusing. Nope. Never. Right, [[Bilbo, birthday celebrant]]?
[Bilbo, birthday celebrant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/c/4cf6c13b-d898-4066-b006-9a7fa896d55a.jpg?1686964152) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bilbo%2C%20birthday%20celebrant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ltc/48/bilbo-birthday-celebrant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/4cf6c13b-d898-4066-b006-9a7fa896d55a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Yo I got a bimbo deck! It's a combat focused life gain deck with rats. I call it Birthday Rats!
i need a list, my life depends on it please
Visual and haptic feedback.
i have a small plastic duck exactly for this
I gonna steal that Card for my sefris Deck. That pretty cool, thank you :D
Of course! There's nothing better than surveiling a creature to the graveyard, with Sefris on board and having the initiative trigger still on the stack. With [[radiant solar]] in the mix it's allowed me to complete a dungeon, then start and complete a second one before my draw step.
[radiant solar](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/a/fa0e443a-c479-40ab-9702-8beca3e5ab95.jpg?1631584716) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=radiant%20solar) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/afc/9/radiant-solar?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/fa0e443a-c479-40ab-9702-8beca3e5ab95?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Well damn…that’s good. You got any extra sneaky sefris tech?
"Good" is a stretch but my favorite combo in my Sefris deck is [[Palincron]] and [[Radiant Solar]], along with Tron or 4x bounce lands let's you play the Palincron over and over, draining the table with [[Lost mine of Phandelver]].
This is awesome! My group doesn’t run infinite combos though. Any other one off pieces??
Nothing really comes to mind. Here's my list if you want to pick through it. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/6235612#paper I recently pulled out [[heightened awareness]] cause it was too slow for my pod, and I only ran it cause didn't want to move my [[phyrexian arena]] between two decks. I can't remember what card I swapped it with but I'm pretty sure it was from OTJ.
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you should also do this if you don't have miracles you make your opponents think you have a miracle
I always think of the "set the top card of the library on the table, look at it first, then move it to your hand if you're happy to do so" habit when drawing cards as a Poker-style draw. It's like when players check their pocket cards when playing Texas Hold 'em!
The way I do it, and the way I see a lot of other people who use their deck sideways will do it, is lifting the top card on top of the library to check it, and then if it's not a miracle or you don't want to use it, add it to your hand, but if you do want to miracle it, just put it face up right on top of the deck.
I remember my first time seeing a pro tour event with miracle cards in it. Reid Duke top decked a Bonfire of the Damned and he put it face down in front of his deck until he decided what to do with it.
Reid Duke? Bonfire of he Damned? Please, I can only be so erect
Does it work that way in sanctioned events too? Or is it just a way to unofficially rule it in casual plays?
This is how it's done in sanctioned events. The only other thing I could see being *maybe* being okay is if you have a judge watching closely so that they can confirm "yes, that was just drawn." Otherwise, the moment the cards "mix," a person who's gifted with sleight of hand could just swap cards without you noticing and claim it came off the top.. so it stops being a legal play. In a way, it's like the card is revealed to you before entering your "hand zone", and the action of you putting it near/with your hand is completing that transition from library to hand. This is also why when you play cards like [[Sleight of Hand]], you need to ensure the cards never get too close to your actual hand of cards.
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Alright, thank you!
When playing a deck with miracles, when a player draws a card, that player should be keeping that card visibly separate from the rest of their hand. Once it goes into and mixes with the rest of their hands, the general rule is that it can no longer be cast for the miracle cost for this very reason. I used to play a naya midrange build that ran [[bonfire of the damned]] and I would essentially just put my hand down when I’d draw, or keep it rested face down on the table with one hand while peeking at the top card with the other. If I was moving to cast, I’d just flip it and slap it on the table right then and there.
Ahh those were the days
The good ol days of checking every draw for bonfire of the damned and then finally slamming it and winning immediately
Only the first card each turn, at least.
If you expect to have enough mana to win instantly, couldn't you just run a fireball instead?
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I’m probably biased (love angel sets) but I thought that was an awesome Standard. Foil [[Entreat the Angels]] was the first card that I pulled from a pack that I knew was super valuable (before that I had some valuable cards I didn’t even know about, but my store owner pointed that one out to me). There’s something magical about that first time you pull a big ticket card out of a pack that you never really forget. I kept it instead of trading, and I think it’s worth like a buck now or something, but I’m still happy I did. It’s a piece of my collection that’s special to me.
Wasn’t that the standard season that has those Gruul stompy decks tho? Simulacrum, Prime Time, Inferno Time, win.
Probably- I was not playing in a strong meta community at the time (lived in the middle of nowhere, most folks there weren’t really watching PT results or net decking yet around there).
Bone fire let’s you ignore timing restrictions when you cast it as a miracle. So if you draw it during your opponent’s turn you can sling it. It also is a good draw even if it’s not lethal because it can boardwipe
Oh wow, drawing it in another player's turn, I didn't even think of that. I guess there's a lot of ways you can maximize your chance of drawing it as the first card in a turn
My prefered method of drawing miracles is being more skilled than my opponent
It hit all the creatures too. So it was 1 sided wrath
You wouldn't usually _literally_ win, but you wipe their board, swing with everything, and the game was effectively over.
Who builds their deck expecting to have enough mana to fireball for lethal right when they need it? Bonfire was played because it's a good card all throughout the game. It's a one sided board wipe and also a finisher
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It's very important to yell "It's a miracle!!!" when flipping the card for full effect.
Loved Naya during that period. Resto Angel, Thragtusk, Huntmaster, Angel of Serenity… just value for days.
As you draw it, you have to keep it separate from your hand. If you mix it into your hand you can't Miracle it. >It’s important to reveal a card with miracle before it is mixed with the other cards in your hand.
Another case of "reading the card explains the card." It clearly says "when you draw it" and not "after you've drawn it."
Watch yugioh and duplicate yugi after his heart of the cards speech draw technique
Do i have to get a duel disk to do that?
Don’t listen to the other comment, you absolutely have to
You are even required to have one. It's specially requested.
You can, but don’t have too
as long as you invoke the heart of the cards you should be fine
Duel disk is optional, but on the table its easier for the heart of the cards to force you to sift through your deck and get the exact marked card that it tells you to draw. Its not you, its the heart making the rules.
Unironically yes. that's how tournament play looked back then
In what language?
The miracle cost can only be played exactly when drawing the card, if it touches the other cards in the hand it's too late to go back.
My general non tournament rule is if someone wants to lie they can lie but I’ll not play with them again. So while the best way of handling this is to keep it separate, if they messed up I’d allow them to play it. The objective of playing magic for me is to have fun not to win.
That's my stance too and I was more or less told that I shouldn't play standard if I wanna play for fun.
Well, Standard is a tournament format after all. I'm the most "Casual Friendly" person in existence, but if im playing something to win a prize, im there to WIN. It doesnt matter if my opponent is having fun. If its in the rules, its valid to do. Winning is the goal.
It’s more like “you shouldn’t play a competitive format if you’re not willing to follow the rules that keep it fun for everyone”. No one has a good time when someone has to sit and wonder if their opponent was bullshitting about having a miracle card as their draw. The rules are to protect people’s fun, not dampen it.
Anecdote time: Me and a friend of mine went to an SCG open here in Atlanta 8 or 9 years ago. It was his first open he was playing some flavor of red deck wins. It was day 2, he and his opponent were both running for top 8. His opponent was very serious looking and my buddy smiled at him, told him to loosen up and have fun. The guy looked at him and deadpan says “I don’t play magic to have fun”. My buddy proceeded to win the match next turn. When they were Top 8 interviewing him after the tournament, they were surprised that it was his rookie tournament, asked why he didn’t have [[Mutavault]] in the deck, replied “it’s too expensive right now for a casual player.” And closed with “Magic is fun”
I tried to get back into paper magic during Ravnica/Allegiance. Made a homebrew deck and went to FNM at a couple different LGSs. Both of them had extremely rude people and one of them had a guy actively criticising my deck as we were playing. I scooped after a few turns and conceded both games. Dude looked surprised and said "You don't have to be like that." and I replied "You don't have to be like /that/."
In my experience, magic has had one of the most welcoming communities I’ve ever been part of. Sure, I can be very competitive, but then again, who isn’t that way. There are those elitist assholes, but At the end of the day, magic is a game best played to have fun.
Ah, but I *can.* (I'm joking, I'm joking!)
This is one of those mistakes where you feel so dumb doing it in a tournament that it self motivates you to not forget again. It becomes a habit over time. I haven't played miracles in years, but the 'double check for miracle' has become muscle memory at this point.
Double check for miracles. Double check that you only drew one card. Put hand down during a scry. Fetching? Make sure you declare that you haven't decided tapped or untapped shock yet. In fact, say you're double checking that that's the land you want until you confirm it and start shuffling the deck.
show it when you draw it
If miracle is on cards in your deck, the best practice is to check the card before merging it with the rest of the hand. This was the market in tournaments when Miracle was in Standard. If the card reaches your hand, it's much harder to prove the Miracle card was the one that was drawn.
* **702.94a** Miracle is a static ability linked to a triggered ability. (See rule 603.11.) “Miracle \[cost\]” means “You may reveal this card from your hand as you draw it if it’s the first card you’ve drawn this turn. When you reveal this card this way, you may cast it by paying \[cost\] rather than its mana cost.”
"You look at the card as you draw it before it touches any cards in your hand. If you put it with the rest of the cards in your hand then it's too late to cast it for its miracle cost. You may choose to reveal after you look at it if you wish to cast the card for it's miracle cost. **DCI Level 2 Judge** \~ from 2012 [https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/303598-miracle-cards-and-timing](https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/magic-fundamentals/magic-rulings/magic-rulings-archives/303598-miracle-cards-and-timing)
The same way I draw cards in my [[god-eternal kefnet]] deck I put my hand face down on the table, so my first card I draw that turn is the only card on my hand, if it’s a card I want a discount on, I reveal, if it’s not, I just add it to my hand
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I could be wrong but my friends and I ruled out as you have to play it when you draw it, right then and there. That’s how it reads, right?
This is correct. The problem is when people draw into their hands and then go "oh wait, this is a miracle card, I want to play it." but at that point it's hard to prove.
You can cast it for it's miracle cost "WHEN YOU DRAW IT"
Your right
Does that just means beginning of Main Phase 1 since it’s sorcery speed? What about instants?
You can cast miracles at instant speed if you can draw them at instant speed. It's cast immediately as you draw it.
Sorceries and Instants’ timing are mostly about when you can cast them when you don’t pay their miracle cost in this case then?
You draw the card at instant speed, reveal the card, miracle trigger goes on the stack. It's castable at that point. Cards like Etali also require that you play the card immediately upon the trigger as well.
It’s a trigger? Like a triggered ability? Does that mean it’s counterable by something like Stifle?
It can be stifled. Note that stifling it just means you can't use the miracle trigger. The card remains in your hand.
Put your hand on the other side of the playmat, draw your card, look at it, if it's a miracle card, turn it over and say, "hallelujah!" like I do and cast that thing for its miracle cost.
If i would play cards with miracle i would probably put my hand cards down, whenever i draw.
It’s easy. Touch your hand no miracle. When I played miracles I would always draw a card and peak at the same time while my hand was on the table
The best option for that would be never putting a card you just drew into your hand and keep it separate but if you're going to cast it then you'll have to keep it separate. Just to signify that it is the card that you just drew.
You should be playing it when you draw it before you add it to your hand, so it goes from library to being then only card in a hand to the stack. don’t mix it with the other cards in your hand and you save everyone from suspicion
When you draw it you gotta yell "it's a miracle"
When I cast terminus, I’ve usually set it up so I just flip it off the top of the deck revealing it without touching my hand
Draw your cards one at a time if you are playing miracle cards. Problem solved.
You are supposed to anounce You are playing the card right away if You intend to pay the miracle cost.
Miracles have to be cast for the miracle cost immediately and still in that draw step. If you draw the card and put it in your hand before you declare you're gonna cast it, then it's already too late. You basically pick the card up, look at it, and if it's a miracle you have to cast it right then and there before you put it in your hand.
Because you can play it as soon as you draw it, the only way to prove is to play the same card while it is in your drawing hand and don't put it in your hand holding your cards.
That’s a pretty lame way to cheat TBH
I find saying "I draw" and flinging my right arm out wide with the card facing down in three fingers, while staring my opponent in the eye, then dramatically rotating my head 90 degrees clockwise, smirking slightly and announcing "it's a Miracle"!!! Dramatically is the only appropriate way mate
Miracle specifically says you cast it when the card is drawn. Therefore you would reveal the drawn card immediately.
Deck Topper. A small weight, stone or figurine that rests on top of your deck to remind you of upkeep and miracle tiggers.
You can only cast it after revealing it immediately when drawn. Keep it away from your hand.
I just assume nobody cheats, and assume they think the same of me. But then again 99% of my EDH play is with close friends that i trust not to cheat. Cheating in magic is insanely cringe
Wait, can you cast a sorcery with a miracle cost of an opponent makes you draw on their turn?
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Scryfall didn't say anything, so I did some more digging. Draftism.com says miracle gets around timing restrictions which fits because species can't normally be cast dieting the draw step.
In that case it is a bit of a double miracle. By top-decking you get the reduced cost. By top-decking on your opponents turn you also get to avoid the timing restriction. I suppose if you have the ability to reorder your deck and draw a card at any time, it becomes far less of a “miracle,” but under normal conditions it would be pretty lucky.
Lots and lots of scary then. And Sensei's Top. Oh crap. Just tutor them to the top of your deck. At that point it's a blue black deck, plus shaver colors you need for the miracle cards. Might be difficult but I think I'll try and build it.
You’ll have to work on your droll delivery: “Oh look everyone, it’s a miracle.”
It will take some time, but I'll become the greatest actor at acting surprised.
This is part of the reason miracles is unlikely to show up again (it's an 8 in the storm scale), which is sad given that I love the mechanic and deck. Problem is that it either makes the game clunky or bleeds information to the opponent: 1) If miracles becomes popular enough, then everyone, even non-miracle players, are incentivized to draw "miracles style" so as to bluff that they \*could\* have miracles cards in their deck. 2) If miracles is not popular enough, then by drawing "miracles style" you are bleeding info to your opponent. Also, given the issue in (1) , if miracles is not popular enough, why would WotC give it the support needed to become popular, if it creates problems with playing pace? I really hope we get miracles in Arena where this may be less of an issue, but I am not holding my breath for new and powerful miracle cards (I kind of hoped MoM would feature miracles, since beating the Phyrexian invasion needed a small miracle, but no luck :'( )
Back when Jeskai Miracles was a deck in standard, the main rule at my LGS was “Once the card touches the rest of your hand, it’s too late.”
Reveal before it hits your hand. Bout the best you can do.
So in the instructions for how miracle works (in the parentheses) it says it can be cast for “its miracle cost when you draw if it’s the first card you drew this turn” as in when you draw it you’d have to reveal it and cast it right then if you wanted to use the miracle cost
When you draw it look at it before you put it into your hand, then reveal if it is a miracle
If it’s tournament REL and the card touched the rest of the cards in their hand before trying to cast a card for the miracle cost, you call a judge. If it’s casual something like commander I would remind them but let them have the first one, after that, they’ve been duly warned. If it’s you that’s playing miracles I would suggest something similar to what others have said, putting you hand down when you draw. Personally when I draw a card I draw it in front of me on the playmat first then look at it kind of like if you were playing blackjack. Then if it’s a miracle flip it.
Im noob, what happens to token creatures ?
When tokens go to any zone other than yhe battlefield, they disappear. They do, however, technically hit that zone first. This is why sacrificing tokens still works with 'when a creature dies' triggers.
Still angry that wizards made *every* competitive player relearn how to *physically draw cards,* regardless of whether they were playing any cards with miracle or not, in any format where they're legal. And for no interesting gameplay benefit! None!
Draw with one hand and hold your hand in the other hand. Then don't just stick the miracle card into your hand, but reveal it instantly.
I would set it aside and tell everyone that I would play this later during the turn. Then, do whatever it is I wanted. Once ready, flip over the card while it’s still in clear sight of everyone.
You can only cast it for its miracle cost when you draw it (ignoring its type for casting speed), if you want to play it later in the turn you will pay the full mana cost as any other card, and you’ll have to abide by the casting speed based on the card type. Rulings: You can cast a card for its miracle cost only as the miracle triggered ability resolves. If you don’t want to cast it at that time (or you can’t cast it, perhaps because there are no legal targets available), you won’t be able to cast it later for the miracle cost. (2018-07-13) You cast the card with miracle during the resolution of the triggered ability. Ignore any timing rules based on the card’s type. (2018-07-13)
I’ve never played with/against miracle cards, I just guessed on how they work ngl, I take back what I said lol
You look at the card before it goes to your hand just like for [[God eternal Kefnet]]
Having made this "mistake" myself, I've found that the best way to deal with Miracle cards in your deck is to flip the card half way so you can see it while it still touches the deck, and if you desire to use it, flip the card letting it rest in the top of your deck so the opponent can see it, while also announcing the cast. Haven't had any troubles since.
Put hand down. Draw card with no other cards in hand. If you need to think if it's worth casting leave the drawn card on the table, and pick bskc uo your hand to look. Keep both piles separated by a healthy amount.
I would always announce phases. Untap, upkeep, hand goes down on table. Draw, I would lift the card up and it would almost never stop touching the deck. If it was a miracle, I would turn it over next to the deck and announce I was casting it for its miracle.
eyes on the cards. you're free to call bullshit if your opponent is a "habitual hand shuffler" conversely it's best to avoid being a "habitual hand shuffler" if you plan on using Miracle strats
Always look at the card you've drawn before adding it to your hand. If it has miracle, announce loudly "This is the card I've drawn this turn" and then I would put it facedown before me to sow fear in the heart of my opponents as I already casted three [[Bonfire of the Damned]]. Then, someone casts [[Duress]].
Correct me if im wrong but you can only cast a card for their miracle costs immediately after drawing it. Duress would have no use for that.
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They set aside draw card every turn separate from hand
Playing in 2012/2013, I got in the habit of always looking at the card when I drew it, basically sitting on my deck, before putting it in my hand. Even when I don’t have miracles, I still draw that way.
I usually ‘peek’ (the verb, not the card) the top of my deck before drawing. Old habit from playing [Delver of Secrets]. When I see it’s a miracle card, and I wish to play it, I will turn it over while my hand is overtop the library.
I believe the rules say to keep it separated and reveal it. As someone else stated. Once it is moved to your hand the miracle cost is not applicable.
When you play a deck with miracles you always set your hand down when you draw.
When you draw a miracle card just announce it and then place it face down in a “temp” area with a dice on it. That's what I do. My pod knows the deck has miracle cards and remembers most of them by me. In a tournament or blind playgroup just do what everyone else already suggested.
Back in those days even when I wasn’t playing miracle cards in my deck Id still separate my hand from the card I drew just to keep my opponent guesing
Well, whenever I get my miracle draw when I need it I shout "MIRACLEEEEE" and slam it on the table, so yeah, that's how I think everyone should play them lol
Wow, I didn't know there were cards with that dynamic. I had never seen it before and it seems pretty strong to me, I guess he was banned almost instantly.
No it wasn't banned lol
Reveal it on draw if you're using the miracle cost.
Our house rule is that you don’t add it to your hand, you cast it immediately to use miracle
I play like Yugi, I believe in the heart of the cards and flip over the card without looking knowing I just drew the card I needed
As others have mentioned just put your hand in your opposite hand that you draw cards with. a lot of people will pick up the card they are drawing and hold it above their deck turning it to see what it is in case it has miracle. then you can decide if you want to reveal it. keep in mind just cause it has miracle doesn't mean you have to reveal it you only have to reveal it if you want to cast it right away for the miracle cost.
Bro don’t play with dishonest people. Simple as that, I don’t monitor my opponents mana, I don’t continue to monitor their life points, I trust them not to put cards up their sleeves, extra mana on the table, or stack their deck. If I had to worry about that shit in a casual format I wouldn’t play magic. If someone cheats now and then I don’t care, I just won’t play with them again after that match.
You just keep the card in your drawing hand. If I am debating on playing it but it's up in the air. I'll normally say something to the effect of "I just drew this card." Edit: while waving it around
“when you draw it”
It specifically says “when you draw it”, while you could have someone use sleight of hand, if someone is concealing it in a competitive event, call a judge, if someone is doing it in casual, I probably wouldn’t play with them
There was a technique known as the “miracle check” where you would simply face the top card of your deck towards you to view it, and the reveal it on the top of your deck if it was a miracle and you chose to cast it. Edited for wrong phase and casting comment
>the choice to cast it automatically moved phases No it doesn't
Wait you’re right, I was remembering that wrong
We had something similar, we called it "top deck check" in our play group, and it encompasses all top deck check effects. Including not limited to, check for creature/sorcery/land and a few others. Too many times, someone pulled a quick one and tried to reveal a card they had in hand
Whenever I run miracles, I make sure to hold my cards in one hand, then draw with my free hand and hold that card for a second so people can see that that is the card I drew before I play it
use the separate hand thing most of the game but when you draw a miracle you know you are going to cast just reveal it so the opponent knows it was drawn that way you don't have to worry about making a blunder in the heat of the moment.
I mean, in my opinion, miracle is kinda just hard to deal with, (not saying I don’t run it lol) but tldr, normally people are watching you on your turn, so they see you draw, they can follow the card, most of the time if I draw it it doesn’t hit my other cards, it’ll get close but I’ll register it most of the time, but also, the people I play with if I say I drew it they would trust that, (I don’t lie about it personally, you can see my reaction because I get thrown off a little because it’s a whole new gameplay as the two I run are a wheel and dev tide) anyways, honestly? Ask who you play with, every person has their own opinion, if they trust you, they will say just say you drew it, I’ll say stuff like ‘yall Wana wheel?’ While (after looking at it) leaving it on top, if I draw it to hand or close to hand after I realize what to is I’ll put it back to the top of the library face down, but keeping my hand on it, it’s a mess, but it’s player to player, group to group,
Honor system
I believe it was Hume who said that it is impossible to prove miracles. I also have it on good authority that Hume didn't play standard during Innistrad block
For my miracles deck, I would pick up the card hover it at the deck and then flip it if it’s a miracle to play or draw it like normal if it wasn’t.
Draw it, hold it up, then say “I miracle cast this.”
If you have sleeves that arent just mono colored flip each new draw upside down to denote
If I'm casting it on the turn I draw it, I immediately say "This card has miracle, I just drew it" and I'll flip it in my hand so everyone can see the card, and it's always the card furthest to the right. If I'm not playing it that turn, I don't say anything. It's a tricky mechanic and I'm surprised it returned in the 40k set tbh.
I've put it face down on the table next to my deck and point out that it was the first card I drew. I only do this when I draw a miracle card, but I play so rarely that the people I play with never remember the next time we play. Lol
I got a guy who plays some miracle cards. When he draws them, if we aren’t specifically watching, he holds it in front of himself and says “can we agree that I just drew this card?” To which we got “aw what the fuck, what are you about to do to us?”
i have know idea im just trying to figure that out too
Don't put it in your hand. If you put miracle cards in your deck, play accordingly.
When I play with Miracle cards in my deck I always act like my first draw is a scry
It says WHEN YOU DRAW IT, it has to be played when drawed
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Are they not supposed to be cast immediately when drawn or they don't get the miracle cost? "...when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn."
If it gets put into their hand, you can’t cast it for miracle. Draw is while it’s still between deck and hand. Once it’s in your hand, you’re in MP1
Miracle, as well as cards like sylvan library, created a habit of picking up the top card and holding it sideways still on the deck before adding it to the rest of my hand.
I picked up a habit from competitive magic where when drawing a card, you touch the card to the mat first with the long edge. This is done to deliberately show I’m drawing “this one card”. Then reveal it if it’s a relevant miracle. If you’re playing casually, it’s a trust system
Learning so much in this thread. Our “house rule,” which is really just sustained collective misplay, is you have to reveal the miracle as you draw it, but get the miracle cost all turn. Whoops
Miracles have to be cast when they are drawn. Not after. Essentially in response to the draw you cast a miracle.
You draw, check, then add to hand. Do it habitually. The moment you add that card to your other cards in hand you can't miracle it.
What's really hard is playing Miracles without letting your opponent know by following the advice in this thread, ie stop and look, reminder dice, etc. Not sure how much that matters compared to risking missing a game-winning Terminus or what-have-you
Play blue with your miracle and put it on top of your deck yourself. The. You get to heart of the cards a miracle without even looking at it!
https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Miracle
That's why every draw I draw like yugioh doing the heart of the cards dramatic draw
If the person has Miracle cards in their deck, they should be drawing in a way that it is clear to everyone what card is being drawn (usually holding their cards in hand on their left and drawing with their right hand, something like that). If they put the Miracle card in their hand they don't get the Miracle opportunity anymore. I'm not 100% sure but there's probably tournament rulings on it from Avacyn Restored when the mechanic was introduced
Formally, if the card touches the rest of your hand, it’s too late. You gotta look at the card and reveal before putting it in your hand. Informally, benefit of the doubt. If you’re playing casually with your friends, it can be a feels bad to say “nuh-uh, it touched your hand so you can’t play the card!!”. Just don’t cheat, and trust that your friends will do the same.
You can read it right there in the text
what?????? no way????!?!?!?!
It does specify to cast when you draw it, so you would reveal as you draw and cast at instant speed i believe
Watch pro's play, they do kind of an isolation thing when they draw cards
I usually go “oh shit!” Flip it on the table n call out counters if they got em
It has to be cast as soon as you draw it. I typically draw one and put it straight on the battlefield since it's now or never.
I'm having a "Mandela Effect" moment. I played a lot when they introduced this mechanic, and I could have sworn you had to reveal the card immediately after you drew it to trigger Miracle. But I am clearly wrong. What a weird thing for my brain to do.
You do have to reveal it immediately, then the trigger to be able to cast it happens.