Snap Judgment

For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.

If the game ends in a draw, Snap Judgment’s effect won’t do anything.

In a case where the match would already be decided by the outcome of the current game, Snap Judgment’s effect won’t do anything.

In a two-player game, the game ends immediately if one player concedes. If Snap Judgment hasn’t yet resolved when this happens, its effect won’t apply.

Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).

Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as {T} and {W}. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.