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Are you allowed to count the cards in your library MTG?

Any player may count the number of cards remaining in any player's library at any time.
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What happens if you run out of cards in your library Magic The Gathering?

When your deck runs out of cards, every attempt to draw another card will deal you 1 cumulative damage. This means: Any attempt to draw a card will deal you damage.
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Should you always have 7 cards in your hand in MTG?

402.2. Each player has a maximum hand size, which is normally seven cards. A player may have any number of cards in their hand, but as part of their cleanup step, the player must discard excess cards down to the maximum hand size.
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Is the library a zone MTG?

A zone is a place where objects can be during a game. There are normally seven zones: library, hand, battlefield, graveyard, stack, exile, and command.
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How do you count MTG cards?

A simple count of cards establishes value for each card: a value of +1 for cards from 2 to 6, a value of 0 for cards from 7 to 9, and a value of -1 for cards from 10 to A. When the count is high, it means that there is a higher proportion of high cards in the deck…
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How do you count cards legally?

Card counting is NOT illegal under federal, state and local laws in the United States as long as players don't use any external card-counting device or people who assist them in counting cards. In their effort to identify card counters, casinos can ban players believed to be counters — sort of.
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Can casinos tell when you count cards?

They actually employ former card counters and have them sit in the security booths and watch players via the security cameras. If they see a lone card counter raising and lowering his bets, they either send more drinks to slow him down, or they'll eventually send a pit boss or security to ask him to leave.
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Why is library of Alexandria banned MTG?

The Library can tap for colorless mana or it can tap to draw you a card (though you can only use the card draw effect if you have exactly seven cards in your hand).
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Can a Commander go into your library?

A commander can be cast from the command zone for its normal costs, plus an additional two mana for each previous time it's been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would be put into your library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, you may return it to your command zone instead.
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Can Commander decks be over 100 cards?

Size: A Commander deck must be exactly 100 cards, including the Commander. In other words, an EDH deck consists of one Commander (or two if both have Partner) and 99 (or 98) other cards.
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Is it bad to go over 60 cards MTG?

Yes, there's no rule that restricts any deck to 60 cards, tho that being said it's generally optimal to run a 60 card deck. You are however (in a normal deck for casual play) only restricted to 4 of the same card, except for basic lands, and cards that specify that you can have more than 4.
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How many MTG cards is too many?

Most formats don't have a maximum card limit, but for most formats the minimum card limit is 60 and most people choose to have 60 card decks unless there is a very good reason not to.
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Should you play more than 60 cards in MTG?

You can play as many cards as you want in a Magic deck. So why don't people generally play more than the minimum? After all, playing more gives you access to additional different cards and can even prevent decking if the game comes down to that. It's all about card quality.
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Is Magic: The Gathering losing value?

More recent Magic: The Gathering sets are declining in value, and Hasbro's continued reprinting of sets is driving the price down even further. A famous example is the powerful Black Lotus card. This rare card sold for over $500,000 at an auction in 2021.
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Can you mill an empty library?

You lose the game when you are supposed to draw but cannot because you have no cards to draw. Having an empty library is ok. It's just when you would draw (like at the beginning of your turn) that you would lose. And to emphasize, it is ONLY when you would draw, not any other wording.
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What is the longest card effect in Magic: The Gathering?

It probably won't surprise you to learn that Endymion, the Mighty Master of Magic has the most words in its effect text of any card in the game. Endymion's Pendulum effect alone has the most words of any Pendulum monster in the game.
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Can you put your Commander in your graveyard when it dies?

Yes, you can choose to have your commander in the graveyard. If you have a reason that you'd like to leave your commander rest in peace (say to revive it or cast it without paying commander tax), feel free to let your commander die. It's a choice you get whenever your commander moves zones.
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Can a civilian be a Commander?

A civilian commander-in-chief

The establishment of a civilian head of state, head of government or other government figure as the military's commander-in-chief within the chain of command is one legal construct for the propagation of civilian control.
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Can I use a planeswalker as a Commander?

A planeswalker can only be a commander if it specifically states on the bottom of the card, “this card can be your commander.” If it doesn't have that line of text, forget it. Pick a legendary creature instead.
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What is the most banned card in MTG?

10 Powerful Magic: The Gathering Cards That Were Banned Or Restricted
  1. 1 Hogaak, Arisen Necropolis. Banned in Modern, Legal in Legacy, Vintage, & Commander.
  2. 2 Mana Drain. Banned in Legacy, Legal in Vintage & Commander. ...
  3. 3 Yawgmoth's Will. ...
  4. 4 Umezawa's Jitte. ...
  5. 5 Birthing Pod. ...
  6. 6 Tolarian Academy. ...
  7. 7 Oko, Thief Of Crowns. ...
  8. 8 Skullclamp. ...
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Are the walking dead mtg cards legal?

These are mechanically unique cards that are legal in Eternal formats. Each of the cards have mechanics that are inspired by either the characters or the elements of The Walking Dead universe that they represent.
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Who got banned from all libraries on earth?

A man in Racine has the dubious honor of becoming what's likely history's first person to be banned from public libraries – all of them. Tyree Carter was bailed out of jail only after signing papers in which he agreed to "stay out of all the libraries on the face of the earth," reports the Journal Times.
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Why is splitting 10s bad?

That's not too surprising because it's tough for the dealer to beat a strong hand of 20. If you split the 10s one time, you stand to win 63% and lose 37% on each split hand. That's a significant decrease in the number of hands won simply because if you split, you will often end up with less than 20 on both hands.
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Can a casino sue you for counting cards?

If the casino catches you counting cards once, they typically ban you from ever playing there again. If they catch you counting cards more than once, they will probably press charges against you for fraud or cheating.
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What happened to the MIT students who counted cards?

In 1979, six MIT students and residents of the Burton-Conner House at MIT taught themselves card-counting. They traveled to Atlantic City during the spring break to win their fortune. The group went their separate ways when most of them graduated in May of that year.
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