Playing The Summoning with no allies in library

Hi all, I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning knowing I have no allies left in my library? Archie

Archibald Zimonyi wrote: > Hi all, > > I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning > knowing I have no allies left in my library? Yes.

On Feb 16, 7:24 am, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: > Archibald Zimonyi wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning > > knowing I have no allies left in my library? > > Yes. Because if "knowing" is half the battle, feigning ignorance is the other half. :) Can you play a Summoning and choose to "not find" an ally in your library, perhaps even when there is one? Comments Welcome, Norman S. Brown, Jr XZealot Archon of the Swamp "This card is broken. That is the second summoning I have played, and I still haven't found an ally!"

XZealot wrote: > On Feb 16, 7:24 am, LSJ <vtes...@white-wolf.com> wrote: >> Archibald Zimonyi wrote: >> > Hi all, >> >> > I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning >> > knowing I have no allies left in my library? >> >> Yes. > > Because if "knowing" is half the battle, feigning ignorance is the > other half. :) > > Can you play a Summoning and choose to "not find" an ally in your > library, perhaps even when there is one? You sure can (fail to find). Precedent was set with a Magic of the Smith ruling ages ago. Basically you're allowed to fail to find something on a 'search' whenever you want, even if there is something to find. Note that this is slightly different to Vast Wealth, which isn't a free-for-all search, but finds the first equipment. So it's not optional. -- salem (replace 'hotmail' with 'yahoo' to email)

On Feb 16, 8:14 am, Archibald Zimonyi <a...@aranzo.netg.se> wrote: > Hi all, > > I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning > knowing I have no allies left in my library? > > Archie The only thing that you're explicitly barred from doing in tournament play is searching for stuff you don't have with the intent of stalling of time. If you wanted to play The Summoning or some other search effect to cycle it, or to succeed in an action for some reason (Sargon, Perfectionist, etc.), then it is perfectly legal. Jesse

jcrossnickerson@gmail.com wrote: > On Feb 16, 8:14 am, Archibald Zimonyi <a...@aranzo.netg.se> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I assume yes but I still need to be sure. Can I play The Summoning >> knowing I have no allies left in my library? >> >> Archie > > The only thing that you're explicitly barred from doing in tournament > play is searching for stuff you don't have with the intent of stalling > of time. If you wanted to play The Summoning or some other search > effect to cycle it, or to succeed in an action for some reason > (Sargon, Perfectionist, etc.), then it is perfectly legal. also handy if, say, you're playing with Waste Management Operation and want to shuffle your library to get that bottom card a bit higher up in your deck (on average). -- salem (replace 'hotmail' with 'yahoo' to email)