Perpetual Cheater Márcio Carvalho Caught AGAIN at Mythic Championship I

[@knightdrako]

Clearly what Marcio should have done is spray different kinds of perfume on each of his cards.

[@coolrunner4095]

Solid comment

[@drago5819]

Now that's an idea

[@joppe1726]

Yu gi oh. Childhood lol

[@crimson90]

@Flamer Maniac Nah, man. You gotta use the heart of the cards. It's where magic is found.

[@MrBogoer]

No Yuki is wrong kai a should be world champion Hes not scared of some childish game

[@Kalmight]

I had a guy shock two of his own phoenixes in response to carnarium.. and then proceed to concede when they got exiled.

[@FrozenShadoW918]

Nice lol

[@ilosthope.]

I don't get it

[@Matsumae_Taiyo555]

priceless. I just had an opponent sacing his Selfless Savior to an Extinction Event trying to save a crip.

[@androthsatyr]

@@ilosthope. read what Arclight Phoenix does. :D

[@ronaldkimball9169]

FYI, Cry of the Carnarium does not create any triggered abilities, delayed or otherwise. "If a creature would die this turn, exile it instead." creates a replacement effect that lasts for the rest of the turn, and replaces a creature dying with that creature being exiled instead. Tip: triggered abilities always include "when", "whenever", or "at".

[@jordibear]

I'm so glad that there are easy ways to remember what kind of effect/ability is which by the wording. I *still* tell myself "all activated abilities have a colon in them" before I cast Spyglass/Needle

[@LordMajicus]

Honestly, I thought Cry was effectively just Flaying Tendrils until you said something otherwise, so I could understand someone else who doesn't play the card in their deck not knowing the difference.

[@mreshadow]

He may not have known, but considering he planned on resurrecting it makes it seem like he was aware...

[@Seinglede]

@@mreshadow I mean, if he wasn't aware that even creatures that died before Cry resolves get exiled then he would have sacrificed it anyway. Saying that because he was planning to rez the Bodyguard means he was cheating doesn't make sense. Yeah, if he was cheating he would make that play. But if he wasn't cheating then he also would have made that play. Him planning to dodge Cry of the Carnarium's exile effect to give himself a target for Ajani doesn't really inform us whether or not he knew that wasn't how the card worked.

[@KumanoMTG]

I played with and against Cry multiple times and yet I don't know it exiles like this... Really easy to miss this part.

[@Neon2015]

Except that he probably played tripple digit games against Esper Control when preparing for the Mythic Championship

[@phailpoet1651]

Sorry, you don't get invited by not knowing howncards work. This guy cheats a LOT.

[@mikecampau438]

Youre right on that "he may have not known but theres the history" If he had cheated like a year ago and made a public apology and then something like this happened, id probably accept it. But we all know he just has WAY TO LONG of a history to legitamently accept it.

[@Cindershadow]

mythic championship!!!! if you are playing at this level there is no room to make this error. this was a cheat plain and simple there was many proxy nexus of fates at the event also, as you can use nexus as a proxy if you cannot buy a card not in foil. this was a rule change about a year ago

[@liamfoote7164]

I heard they were required to use real nexuses when playing on camera

[@Kidynamo123]

@Kellen Smith It's in the Magic the Gathering Tournament Rules document, updated in April of 2018 with the release of the first buy-a-box promo card from Dominaria. It reads, "Section 3.4 (Proxy Cards): Foil versions of cards for which Wizards has never printed a non-foil version may now be issued a proxy by a judge if and only if that card would mark the deck." So, according to this rules change, you still are required to own the foil copies of Nexus of Fate in order to use it in tournament play, but the judge can require you to replace the foil copies with a proxy they provide if they so choose.

[@Cindershadow]

sweet i knew of the sort of rule but could not find the actual line in the long document. i just know i was seeing a few posts on twitter of people having proxies of nexus also, and i was pretty sure it stemmed from someone needing a replacement for a card but it was only in foil at the event, the stupid land that is a creature or something like that.

[@joshuanorris5860]

@@Kidynamo123 lol trying to hide the fact that their cards curl They printed un playable cards GG

[@eurotium]

@cindershadow "if you are playing at this level there is no room to make this error" > same goes to his opponent. I´d say that it´s more important to actually know the cards you DO have in your deck, than the cards your opponent is running in his deck. Plus, there are judges there. All of them let this pass through. I think it would be VERY dumb for Marcio to attempt this on purpose, since with all the buzz, the feeds, reddit and youtubes, he knew this would be seen later on and may cost him his 50k/year he is not getting as a pro player. I dont want to take sides here, just stating that intention is not an easy thing to state in this particular move.

[@TheSgtferg]

The advantage is not so much having the protection for a token. It's also the fact it's a knight that gets pumped

[@bartenderbobmtg9809]

No way. If he is this good of a player, he definitely knows how his deck works. He was cheating.

[@MoChonk4]

It wasn’t his deck, though. It was a card in his opponent’s.

[@ThePhantom24967]

At this level rly of play you know damn well how cry works. No excuse.

[@Kidynamo123]

Yeah, as an esper control player in paper watching this live, I was wondering how tf Carvalho got that dauntless bodyguard back after Cry of the Carnarium. As for why Ikawa didn't call him out on it, it was a subtle cheat on Carvalho's part and could've gone over Ikawa's head since there's a lot more things he was likely keeping track of at the same time

[@FabioRamos-pd4lw]

Cheating in a card game is crazy but not knowing basic geography is next level nuts

[@xiricada7121]

By the way, MtG Arena was getting Cry wrong too. When I played esper control, creatures that died after Cry (later in the turn) weren't being affected. Nor the ones before Cry.

[@pmsn3674]

as a defender of the portuguese flag, and without knowing exactly how much you care about linguistic intricacies (probably very, very little), I feel inclined to say that it's not Carval-hoe, the "lh" is supposed to be one sound, similar to double L in Spanish, like in "pollos" for instance.. other than that you pretty much nailed it, with a slight tonal deviance that's due to differences in native tongues

[@_Piers_]

I think you'll find his name is pronounced "Cheaty McCheatface"...

[@Jugg215]

Community caught him cheating again but his opponent missed that while in the MC...... Damn that's just a big misplay on his part.

[@Sommeill]

Your video's ending synced up with your opponent conceding. That's a nice touch.

[@simonepreussner]

Huh. Whether this was a mistake or he was cheating... Maybe they do not cover the smaller events any longer so there are lesser accusations of Pro players cheating at the game?

[@ZakanaHachihaCBC]

Seeing how even the devs for Arena forgot about that part of Cry from what I hear, I’m willing to lean on the side of doubt that it was an attempt to cheat.

[@d0tline468]

Cheaters will simply grow bolder until they see their kind suffer actual consequences.

[@hjrosas071]

I don't know Des. Normally I take your analysis as being accurate. In this case though, I have to give Marcio the benefit of the doubt, since this Cry is worded differently from cards before it which had a similar effect. The previous card(Flaying Tendrils) exile cards after the effect has taken place. It's the same in commander when a player casts a Merciless Eviction, and an opponent sacs all their critters in response, and they stay in the yard. Cry of the Carnarium just has a weird wording that we haven't seen before, and it is very easy to get it confused. I know he has a history, but this is probably a legitimate mistake.

[@restoreleader]

You could argue, that exactly for the fact that the card is so strange, one will remember it - and he had to encounter it many times already as pro.

[@mattdeaver6850]

He is at the Mythic Championships, and it's not an obscure card. Far from it, it's pretty prevalent in the meta. There is zero chance he didnt know exactly how the card worked. But his opponent should have caught it.

[@Skjeggspir]

His only foils in the deck were his blue mana sources, there’s no doubt here

[@Skjeggspir]

El Bori , His only foils in the deck were his blue mana sources, there’s no doubt here, he’s cheating at every opportunity.

[@substndard]

Gonna be honest I didn't even truly know what the second part of cry actually said

[@SimonReason]

Hey man, I just saw your video on the way to watching some arena stuff. You should show that video to a professional card magician. It's not just that 'mistake' he made but things like the way he picks up his card off the deck (via the table), the way he points (using his whole hand), that shuffle / squeezing the cards and the fact that his hand disappears under the table. It could be that these are all just innocent habits, which is why you should show it to a professional slight of hand artist to see what they think :-)

[@memnarch129]

And thing is watch pro tourneys for about the last decade and they ALL do these things. I hate the habits of pro scene players, also how they want to short hand words and phrases and speed play. That leads to more errors and can tilt the odds in one direction or another. Pro MTG is as much about manipulating the environment of the game as it is actually playing the game.

[@williamknight1590]

I really thought you would show the interaction from cry of the carnarium on mtga. Because even the coding of arena doesn't handle this card correctly. I would expect the gatherer Oracle text to explain better but it doesn't.

[@mortuc1]

gatherer oracle text?

[@kcsnipes]

mortuc1 gatherer.com

[@HeadHunterJoey]

They didnt catch it because they're not magic players

[@Lukas-qf2uh]

Why doesn't magic just institute a system where at a certain level of play you have to play your games on a computer that forces you to play correctly? Like MTG Arena basically? You just give the tournament your decklist and they upload it. Prevents these shenanigans outright (and also legitimate mistakes- I could definitely see myself legitimately making this mistake, I have a bad tendency to not read the entire card, in ways that often fuck me up more often than help me.)

[@TrianglePants]

Because, like with Konami, they can get away with a lot.

[@pablopopo7891]

This is a very easy mistake to make even at the pro level so regardless of weather hes been found to have done shady things in the past, this particular instance has a high plausibility of it being a mistake. The fact that the other player didnt immediately catch it would indicate that even when you play the card, its a difficult delayed effect to remember.

[@kittredge5167]

These people play magic all day every day, and they're doing it professionally, so the mistake isn't forgivable. It isn't on an opponent to catch your cheating, it's on a judge and it's on the player who shouldn't be making mistakes or cheating. Mistakes in general can get you disqualification even if they were honest in general.

[@kotyglover9913]

@@kittredge5167 It is a very easy mistake to make, even veteran players forget when abilities trigger.

[@chromeshellking]

No its not. I havent played in years and the card text reads clearly anything dies that turn its exiled instead. And the fact he keeps he graveyard where only he can see it was also red flagging me. Hand waving excuses like this is what allows people in in the first place. Then its clutching at straws to say in a tourney with some serious cash on the line.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

If he's a prominent cheater then why in the world is He at official events doing it... again?

[@memnarch129]

Because WoTC, at least modern WoTC, has a history of banning and then UNBANNING cheaters, or never banning them in the first place. The MTG "Pro" scene became a joke a long time ago.

[@matthewstaats1343]

3:30 That middle ability is so subtle, it was his opponents job.

[@Ripkord]

If Márcio Carvalho knew the rulez he would have rolled on the ground like Naymar in football!

[@C00LB0Y4999]

Wrong countries bro... nice try, close enough

[@benallmon5613]

Being on the main stage/camera/etc is definitely not a 100% deterrent. Look at Optic India. And multiple speed runners have cheated live on stream by playing TAS runs while pretending to play. Bottom line is if there is a way to cheat, people will do it. If you're not cheating you're not trying right? 😅

[@619kt619]

I don't believe that Márcio Carvalho is in the wrong with this play. Proper resolution should be placed on the player that casts the spell. I am unaware of Márcio Carvalho history but if I were a pro player I would be on high alert against any player that has a history of not following the rules.

[@rcd02]

I'm from Portugal and seeing this just made me lose my honor in my country. On behalf of the entire country of Portugal, I'm sorry that we have people like this.

[@DanielMw2Dias]

If you're actually interested in the pronounciation, it's Marcio Carvalio, and the flag is from Portugal.

[@milotighfield]

the the fuck is a carvaLIO? are you even portuguese?

[@MrFiddlesticks2012]

The other card in his graveyard looks like Legion's Landing, but I'm not really sure either

[@dbzwarlord]

If you play a spell or ability that exiles cards from your opponent's graveyard, which player has the responsibility to resolve that part of the spell, you or your opponent?

[@Zgaming8557]

MTG needs golf rules. If you make an error on your golf scorecard, however unintentional, you are disqualified. MTG needs to retroactively disqualify anyone that blatantly breaks the rules by their own actions.

[@vividpsychosis8222]

How come the other player didn’t say, Those cards are all exiled.... if you play a card you should be making sure it’s ability is being taken into account. Either way, all pro magic should be arena only. Eliminates cheating on random spell rules etc

[@davidpepin3017]

I have to admit I didnt know either that cry of the Carnarium exiled creature in graveyards put their this turn. I though it only exiled those affected by it. Its the only card with this effect worded this way, so I think it was really a mistake this time.

[@jeremygonzal8603]

Honestly, I didn't question him putting that on the graveyard until you pointed out what CotC does. You're right about that mechanic, but I would have made the same mistake.

[@CaPtInFOOSHSAck]

I know this is an older video, but I remember watching this whole championship live and Yoshihiko is an amazing person and player. He ended up going to the finals and I’m glad Marcelo didn’t prevent that.

[@-Pulsar-]

Welcome to Yu-Gi-Oh foils, in Yu-Gi-Oh! they literally a lot of the time bent like tents!

[@ArgentumEmperio]

Foils in a large quantity of card games are frankly just a really bad idea because at least it devalues a lot of cards... and in some severe cases, far more than just bending the card... Depending on the process and colours used, there's been unintentional and unavoidable discolouration of foils. Good example is POKèMON EX'es have a BAD history of foils. So... Yah'... Welcome to bad vanity ideas for card games in general really ^^'

[@leviathanops4524]

Cheating should be a 2 strike policy. People when given incentives make mistakes, but if they refuse to learn from that mistake, you have no business in sport/competition.

[@NewsIn60Seconds]

If a player was Disqualified for playing 4 foil nexus of fate in a deck as the only foil cards after refusing to use proxies, I think that the issue of card quality would be forced into admission by way of the results of an official investigation, and WOTC may be liable for damages because of their sale of a faulty good. The damages could include travel expenses, lodging, meals, entry fee, and there may be grounds for a share of the jack pot. BUT if this issue ever gets pushed, I fully expect WOTC to end paper magic and switch fully to Arena/Digital.

[@mattdeaver6850]

Why would a player refuse to use proxies? If you refuse to follow the rules, you're probably going to be banned.

[@memnarch129]

@@mattdeaver6850 Rules say nothing about this. So saying I have to use unofficial objects rather than official in your official event brings the value of the objects to question. Which if ruled on as illegal would then put WOTC in the position to be sued for selling faulty product. Same as GM selling faulty GM branded parts and then saying you have to use third party.

[@memnarch129]

Also they are already pushing to end paper with how they are pushing Arena

[@ivorymantis1026]

Watching that Azorius deck at the end just made me mad. I play lots of green too...

[@RumpledNutskin]

Did you really think that this was him cheating?... That was quite obviously a mistake. The card cry of the carnarium is a weird card that is worded awkwardly. Not a cheater!

[@VivaLaChurro]

He has a reputation of cheating, mistake or not no one can or should trust him.

[@LetsGetShwfty]

Worded awkwardly? You just have to read the card... it is pretty self explanatory

[@rexconman]

Tbh that part on cry about existing all cards that was put into the grave this turn i didn't even know it said that i thought it was all the cards that died by cry got exiled so tbh it could have been a honest mistake

[@asdfasdf3831]

I watched it 3 times and didn't notice what happened, the opponent didn't notice and the casters didn't notice... i think there is a fair chance he didn't cheat here and just made a mistake. Plus i think it's kinda stupid to cheat like this, since you have to assume your opponent knows how his card works.

[@anthonyhofbauer4270]

Well, for sure this serves as reinforcement for players to "call" their plays and such; furthermore, not silently shifting cards nor vaguely gesturing and doing the same 👍

[@thecollectiblecollectabill2298]

i bet there's footage somewhere of Marcio Carvalho playing cry of the carnarium and pointing out the ability he exploited to his opponent... and it probably happened before he made this 'mistake'

[@IntegerDevourer]

Legion's Landing is the card in the graveyard you couldn't identify. It was there because he dropped a second one, saccing one, so he'd have two vampire tokens.

[@jameslopes6918]

It is likely he didn't fully grasp how the card functioned and the player who cast 'Cry of the Cranium' should have also enforced the cards rulings so its hard to say he was flat out cheating when the player who cast the card also didn't realize how it should interact with the board.

[@christianolsson2898]

As a guy new to MTG I gotta ask... Why play with real cards if cheating is such common practice? I assume these "cheats" would be impossible on a PC.

[@petrri323]

But what if.... now stay with me here.... EVERY card was foil. If all my cards are curled, none of them are.

[@88Vrus88]

Call me an ass but its also your Opponents duty that their cards resolve right. If you miss that, its also your fault.

[@jonlystad8544]

It's on his opponent just as much as him. It's a failure to maintain game state both players would have received a warning for this.

[@deirakos]

aren't there judges and referees?

[@ares106]

Does not know the flag of Portugal 🤣😂

[@aboudkar]

Looks like an unintentional mistake to me. Cry of the carnarium is very weirdly templated. I dont recall any swiper templated like that. It looks in the past actions of the turn and creates a prolonged effect. We had multiple red cards like that in the magic history that deals damage to creatures and the creatures that were dealt that damage got exiled if they would die. He probably expected same templating. It perfectly explains his actions. We are all human beings we do make presumptions and mistakes.

[@knightofthenorth926]

I still feel like this is an effect easily missed, I believe that it was unintended. However, I don't really know the history of this guy, so it's hard to know for sure.

[@greenlightstudios6230]

It could just be a mistake... And the judge should have corrected it...

[@dragonspirit214]

I feel like he was actually supposed to put the card in his graveyard because all effects refer to creatures. “Exile all CREATURE cards in all graveyards that were put there from the battlefield this turn.” “If a CREATURE would die this turn, exile it instead. This card, however, is not a creature. It’s a sorcery.

[@theteddy1487]

The dude put a Creature card in his graveyard when it should have been exiled then used Ajani to reanimate it on the very next turn

[@erikjanes388]

The card in Márcio’s graveyard is Legions Landing

[@mbras9176]

I know it's an older video. That country's flag is Portugal. And as a portuguese I feel ashamed for having him representing us out there.

[@Para-tc5uv]

I can say this because I’m English but I CANT BELIEVE YOU’VE DONE THIS

[@pedrojustice]

the LHO in carvaLHO. you better saying "LEE"-O but A for effort!

[@atraxian5881]

Cy of the Carnarium is a pretty unintuitive card, I would not be surprised if at a first read many (me included) would miss the clause that exiles creatures already gone in the graveyard earlier in the turn. On the other hand, if you are in a top-end tournament you are supposed to know what cards do, especially if you are playing those cards or have seen them multiple times.

[@alanzheng7019]

I think it's more of a mistake than a cheat. Let's presume he did know the middle portion of the text. He wouldn't attempt to sac his dude. I've seen Izzet players shocking their own Phoenix when I play cry in an attempt to save them. It's pretty much barely any board advantages. Yes, it's a mistake and in a tournament like this, he will get a warning, not DQ. Sometimes, they play super fast and it's around 14 ... that's 2 rds before top 8 to top 16 placings... I'm sure he was nervous too. So yeah, he messed up... simple... If he had done this again on camera. Then he really might not know the ruling of that card. 2 warning based on the same ruling will get you auto match lost.

[@Metallicerciful]

Here is the thing. You say if he had done it again. But he did. He has cheated multiple times in the past and keeps doing it. So why should he keep getting the benefit of the doubt every time? Why is not every pro "missplaying" like him hmm?

[@Gemasted]

There is a *Big* difference between misplaying your own cards vs misplaying your opponents cards. This is 100% on the other guy for not catching it, a huge part of magic is understanding the rules of the game.

[@sharpshot77]

That isn't true at all. Each player is held accountable separately of each other in this situation. Both of them missed it but that doesn't absolve him of any fault even if it wasn't his card being payed. They were both equally at fault because as you said a huge part of magic is understanding the rules of the game and that means understanding the cards your opponent is playing against you.

[@kikook222]

10:19 And that's a stupid lawsuit that WotC would never lose. The courts will only care if the average person buying them gets the product, and the answer is yes. That rumor is just arm-chair lawyers trying to manufacture drama. Curling doesn't make MTG cards unusable to anyone but collectors (ones who buy and sell cards) and tournament players. The courts don't care at all about that. They only care if you're getting the product you pay for which you are.

[@smirkingspyFO76]

I haven't played magic the gathering at all before but I got this recommended to me from watching that south park cock fight episode I don't even understand what is even going on with this game but If I had to guess the exile zone is like the banish zone in yugioh right? I'm interested in playing MTG after watching that episode of south park

[@DotHackerBlackWing]

yeah the exile zone is the equivalent of yu-gi-oh's banished zone (well technically it is the other way around since MTG is older).

[@smirkingspyFO76]

@@DotHackerBlackWing Thanks

[@psychozen7169]

He cheated or he lacks reading comprehension

[@Doge-117]

6:21 That's a form of angle shooting.

[@darron614]

Pretty shitty that almost all Commander Legends foils are literally ineligible to officially play Magic. They should have to replace heavily foiled cards or compensate in some manner. Especially with how expensive collector boosters are and they were affected most heavily since almost the whole pack is foil.

[@pacattack2586]

so does this mean that if your only foil is Nexus of Fate (because you know ... the card can't NOT be foil) your cheeting because you bought 4 nexus's of fate?

[@calvingoddard206]

It does seem like he already predetermined that card would come back to the battlefield before his turn , it's good there catching it , slow down and make sure your playing cards properly (pros)

[@memnarch129]

Thats the thing, they have been quick playing, ie not step by stepping cards, short handing phrasing, etc, for at least a decade if not two. Pro MTG is as much about gaming the situation as it is actually getting lucky and pulling what you need. This is why MTGs pro scene is a joke.

[@marknelson5358]

He did the same thing with Cry at the last Championship when he was on white weenie. There's no way he doesn't know how Cry works.

[@AS34N]

Lmfao "he can privacy claim deez nuts." Hahahahahaha thanks bro, I needed that laugh today.

[@hitlord]

Can't really talk about Carvalho, but his opponent not knowing, or worse, not keeping track, of how CotC works is far worse in my books. I mean, Carvalho is playing mono whtie, he is as brain damaged as mono red players, can you really expect him to be cheating in this case? (Also, seriously, he probably didn't know because since he is playing WW, he doesn't need to know how CotC works. He just knows his stuff die.) He might have cheated, but this feels like grasping at straws here.

[@ich3730]

tbh its the japanese guys fault. If my opponent at FNM would do that, i just say "dude, your guy is in exile, read the card"

[@urbanhermit928]

Can't believe this dude is still out there and almost won the Mythich Championship yesterday. At least he can't cheat on Arena and got mana screwed his last game, fuck yes

[@badvoodoo2097]

Foil cards illegal? That’s just plain dumb I like those players that used cheap sleeves to see the top card if it was a flip card or special markings through the yellow dragon Shield matte

[@haydenwintle96]

I think that regardless of whether or not it was intentional; is inconsequential to the fact that at the end of the day the result is that the actions taking were in direct contravention of the ruling of the the card interaction requirements stipulated by the rules of the game and the subsequent allowed outcome of the play pattern of events that transpired within that game - specifically that point in time on that given turn and the plays made inclusive of therein. In law - a judge will stipulate that the outcome an action taken, and the ruling made of it is still governed by the legislation and precedent pertaining to the context of the give situation; regardless of the defendant’s knowledge of these facts. For example: if you punch a guy in the face, even if you did not know that it is illegal to do so for whatever reason - you will still be charged for assault. “I did not know” is not a reasonable defence of your actions. Perhaps the governance of the games’ rules should closer reflect this fact? Food for thought.

[@torchaf]

Thats not true thou, in law "i did not know" makes a huge difference, its what seperates murder from involuntary manslaughter.

[@joeycrow]

I understand the history, but I've made this mistake on arena and thankfully the game knows where it goes. I've been playing since kamigawa. I make mistakes like this still. Granted never played at this level, I can see how the mistake is made. But still this could've been cleared up by a judge on the spot. Featured matches have judges right there watching the game. If 3 people miss it. 3 people miss it. Although continuing to invite a known cheater its bound for shit to happen. Read ur cards. Always be a judge. Fix the mistake or give the game loss.

[@cameronreid9294]

@desolatormagic I think this is blatant cheating because he knows that the bodyguard is a KNIGHT card, which also gets the +2+2 buff from the History of Benalia, so that all looks very calculated to me.

[@alexlouis3289]

says the guy playing teferi :/

[@FullmetalC5]

My thoughts exactly

[@mikejh1604]

The other thing in the graveyard I believe is legions landing based off the color but I don’t know how it could have gotten there

[@joedurran3122]

How did his opponent play the sorcery on his turn?

[@FrozenShadoW918]

Sacrifice a creature and place in the graveyard is natural. Sorry if it sounds like im defending a cheater but thats just an obvious movement we’ve all made

[@FartSexOfficial]

David Mastro You can’t just sacrifice a creature anytime you want to.

[@jeremybackman2782]

Could be a mistake , I've seen very knowledgeable players make mistakes like that.

[@phailpoet1651]

A player at this level doesn't just "forget" what cry does.. Peroid.

[@ethanbaran6158]

How is "I didnt know it worked that way" even a valid reason for pro players? It's literally their JOB to know how these cards work. 100% lie.

[@voxkine9385]

Honestly don’t know if I’d blame the guy who played cry. Yea, it’s kinda his fault for not catching it, but MTG is so full of cheating and repeat cheaters that I feel like you’d just win half your games by default if you reported it every time.

[@toomanyhobbiestocount8850]

This is 90% on his opponent... I agree he stood to gain from the mistake and it is likely intentional but if his opponent had been smarter then this video itself wouldnt exist...

[@Akromathia]

By any chance, is there a way to know the card list of the U/W deck that is being shown? o.0

[@moridain]

This is part of why physical versions of card tournaments are shrinking. It is far harder to cheat like this in a tournament where the cards are digital, and the rules are handled by a bot. Certainly no 'plausible deniability'.

[@TravisArk]

software can be cracked and bugs can be abused, and rulings on disconnects can force a re-due , every system has exploits.

[@captainx5246]

@@TravisArk But you can limit all of those by holding digital events in live venues where they can control the whole system running the game and even i'm sure do local games where it doesn't even connect to the internet so there wouldn't be disconnect issues

[@christmas6666]

The card in the graveyard in Legion's Landing.

[@daniellespratt8448]

if all that about the foils are true, they shouldn't be allowed in competitive play. That's like using different dice in Craps. No Standards. No Fairness.

[@BlackfeatherMain]

Okay-it's clear this youtuber doesn't play regularly. People shuffle their hand like that ALL THE TIME. I've done it for years, my stepdad does it-it's a habit among many MtG players, and that gives literally zero evidence or implication that that guy is cheating. Also, separate note; when the guy put that card into his graveyard and not exile-did that actually, like, change anything? Because if not, then why does it matter? If he had graveyard triggers or the like that relied on that card to proc, then I can agree. But you gave no such evidence in this video. Effectively, you did a nice job making a clickbait video on overreaction based on the fact that this guy apparently has cheated (but was never banned, I note) in tournaments. Nice job

[@MisterFSmilee]

I wanted to keep watching him play arena 😂

[@franciscoprodrigues]

well, you got that at worlds.

[@jaxsonbateman]

No way; I felt so triggered by both players in that UW control vs monogreen matchup. So many simple mistakes. >.

[@CosmicReapzZ]

I use foils for all my lands in mono color.... do you think I'll accused? I like the dominaria lands and it was the cheap to foil....

[@nathansnow678]

What if your entire deck is foil?

[@alpharius7216]

I guess if no cards are curling it would be ok

[@steveyphilly]

if he sacs the body gaurd before the carnarium resolves doesnt it go to the graveyard?

[@hijjak97]

Yes, then it gets exiled from the graveyard by Cry of the Carnarium.

[@justinwhite2725]

Des! I just played against another infinite turns deck in arena! It uses lich’s mastery and the Boros ‘final fortune’ type card. Lichs mastery prevents them from losing the game due to it. They use miraris conjecture to get back final fortune and masterminds acquisition. They play the gates deck mana base and ramp, and use the archway angel to keep their life total ahead of aggro (and probably also gates ablaze) Infinite turn cancer doesn’t need nexus to work. This deck might not be as consistent as turbo fog idk I’ve only played it the once with the life gain deck.

[@EvanFarshadow]

It's really not near as consistent and requires a lot to keep working. Also easy to stop if you throw in a surprise Arcane Lighthouse in your deck and hold onto enchantment removal.

[@jheff79]

I think this was a simple mistake, history aside, even pros make technical mistakes like this. I’m sure he’s been a scummy purposeful cheater before but I believe this was not one of those times.

[@kintsuki99]

So pro TCG players are cheating in tornement and getting caught on camera? What is new? That's is magic, as aways, yu-gi-oh, rarely, and even pokemon.... that is why so many people don't even think in becoming pro in these games.