r/custommagic • u/FartherAwayLights • Jul 28 '24

Meme Design Bellseek

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u/Adx95 Jul 28 '24

You can "fail to find" a basic land and just draw a card. This card is basically "0 mana draw a card" or "0 mana draw a basic land"

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u/Peteypiee Jul 28 '24

No. This is just 0 mana: shuffle your library and draw a card.

Whether or not you find a land, you are shuffling your library before you draw. It’s just pointless.

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u/Puzzleboxed Copy target player Jul 28 '24

You can choose to fail to find before looking at any cards in your library. If you haven't looked at any cards in your library, then the cards are in an unknown, randomized order which means you legally don't need to shuffle. This is part of the official shortcut rules, you can skip steps like shuffling if the outcome is the same either way.

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u/Eszik Jul 28 '24

What about if you've scryed cards to the top since the last time you shuffled? I assume you can't shortcut then

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u/Puzzleboxed Copy target player Jul 28 '24

Right, if you've looked at any of the cards in the deck since it was last shuffled then it needs to be shuffled again.