The good answer is A. The 'combat chain closes' event happens at 7.7.3 but the Combat Chain is not Closed for the purposes of determining if there is an attacking hero (7.2.4) until 7.7.7 The cards do not have to be on the chain still in order to resolve the triggered effect. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler attacks with Wartune Herald (red) and Nic defends with Face Purgatory, Look Tuff(red) and Germinate. If Tyler chooses to resolve their triggers first, which is most correct when Nic resolves their triggers? #fabtcg #fabjudges

Answer: C. If the extra cards are part of the player’s fully randomized deck, shuffle the extra cards into the deck to remove the information advantage. There is no longer a downgrade to a caution in this case. Source: Policy 2.4 Looking at Extra Cards. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Policy time! At a Calling, a player accidentally sees 2 cards from their fully randomized deck. What do you do? #fabtcg #fabjudges (Photo © John Brian McCarthy)

The good answer is B. Since Compass of Sunken Depths does not have a {d} property, it doesn't not meet the condition to destroy it by AotD: Scale #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler attacks with Art of the Dragon: Scale, after playing Brand with Cinderclaw (red). it hits Nic, who has Compass of Sunken Depths Equipped. Which of these is most true? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The answer is A. GRV 2.1: warn the player. If caught immediately, do a simple rewind. If later actions occurred, try a partial fix; if that’s not possible, rewind. If neither works, leave the game as is and, if a significant advantage was gained, upgrade to IP2. #fabtcg #fabjudges

The answer is A. GRV 2.1: warn the player. If caught immediately, do a simple rewind. If later actions occurred, try a partial fix; if that’s not possible, rewind. If neither works, leave the game as is and, if a significant advantage was gained, upgrade to IP2. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Policy time! At a Road to National, if a Game Rules Violation is determined, what is the default order to fix the game? #fabtcg #fabjudges (photo courtesy of judges at work)

The good answer is C. Horrors of the Past Trigger creates a Layer-Continuous Effect, which applies to itself and will continue to apply even after it becomes a copy of Infect via Take Up The Mantle. It still has the base abilities of Persuasive Prognosis from Chain Link 1. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler, on Slippy, attacks Nic, who is Marked, with Persuasive Prognosis, which is fully blocked. On the next Chain Link they play Horrors of the Past and in Reactions play Take Up the Mantle, choosing Infect (red). Which is most true? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The Answer is B. Players may appeal a ruling after it’s given and before it’s carried out, and judges are encouraged to offer an appeal when a player seems uncertain or unhappy with the decision. Source: TRP 3.9 Judge Calls and Appeals; blog “Taking a Judge Call”, Step 5. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Policy time! When should a Floor Judge offer an appeal? #fabtcg #fabjudges (photo courtesy of Judges at Work)

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The good answer is A. Nic Controls both the Might and Vigor (both are cards) however they only Own the Might. During their next turn, The Vigor will trigger, and the Might will do nothing (but will trigger on their next turn) #fabtcg #fabjudges

On Nic's previous turn, Tyler blocked with Civic Duty giving Nic a Vigor Token and Nic created a Might from Terra's abilty. Tyler attacks with Blinding of the Old Ones, and the Crush effect resolves. Which of the following is most true on Nic's next turn? #fabtcg #fabjudges

Huge thanks to all the staff and judges who made World Tour Seattle an incredible event. If we don’t meet again at last World Tour in Hong Kong, thank you to all players and judges for participating in all our events and an amazing 2025 year! 🐝 #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is C. Horrors gives itself the on-hit ability from Mark of the Black Widow on link 1, then gains a 2nd instance of the ability when it becomes a copy of Mark of the Black Widow in the reaction step. Both trigger separately; Nic banishes 2 cards from hand #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler, on Slippy, attacks Nic with Mark of the Black Widow, then Horrors of the Past. Then, Tyler uses Take up the Mantle choosing a Mark of the Black Widow from their graveyard. It hits while Nic is Marked. How many cards does Nic banish from their hand? #fabtcg #fabjudges

FaB is a game that is full of continuous effects. While simple on the surface, these effects can quickly become complicated when combined. With a notorious rules interaction releasing today with Armory Deck: Arakni, Judge Dylan is here to give staging some time in the spotlight! #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is A. The Draw is not part of an effect generated by a Gold (eg: pay 2, destroy this: draw a card) and is instead an effect generated by Gravy Bones that has a gold as a cost, so Not So Fast does not interact with it. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler is playing Gravy Bones, and activates their hero ability. In response, Nic plays Not So Fast. What happens when everything resolves? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is A. Tyler controls a card named Crazy Brew on the combat chain. Since it is in the arena and does not specify that it must be a permanent they control, this meets the criteria for Life of the Party's alternate cost. (1/2) #fabtcg #fabjudges

In a game of Silver Age, Tyler activates Mask of Many Faces, naming Crazy Brew, and then plays Head Jab, and on the following chain link plays Life of the Party(red), intending to pay its alternate cost. Which of the following is most true? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is C. The ability is not functional while it is defending (1.7.4a) so cannot be activated. Card text on defending cards is only active if there is an exception that says it is so (normally on the card itself saying it is active while defending) #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler attacks Nic with Enigma Chimera (Blue) and Nic defends with Jolly Bludger. Nic also controls 3 golden cogs. Which is most true? #fabtcg #fabjudges

What a fantastic way to kick off the new season with World Tour Valencia! Huge thank you to all the staff and judges who helped make this event an amazing experience for the players. Here’s to an even better 2026 season! 🐝 #fabtcg #fabjudges Photo credit: LR team and Sebastian Bednarski

The good answer is C. The crush and pummel effects apply to all defending heroes independently- if any of them are hit, that hero will have have to discard a card. If any take 4 or more damage from a damage event they will put a card on top. Happy Smashing! #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler, playing Bolfar (available in Smash Palace at your LGS now,) activates their hero ability to play Boulder Drop (red) targetting Nic and Alex. in reactions, Tyler plays Pummel (red). Assuming Nic takes 3 damage and Alex takes at least 4 damage, what happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is C.When multiple attack-targets are declared, effects that apply to the attack affect all attack-targets, and the on hits resolve independent of each other. Since Nic's ally has been hit, Razor Reflex will give Barbed Barrage Go Again. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler attacks with Barbed Barrage, paying the additional cost to target both Nic and an ally they control. in reactions, Tyler player Razor Reflex. Assuming Nic fully blocks, what happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is B. 2. Since Prowl is an attack trigger, prowl(red) becomes prowl(yellow) after the point where it would trigger (in reactions). Since Prowl (yellow) was not played, it does not consume the prowl buff, and Prowl(blue) gets +1. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler plays prowl(red) against Nic, who is marked. In reactions they give it go again and plays Take up the Mantle, choosing prowl(yellow). on their next chain link they play prowl(blue). How much does prowl (blue) attack for? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is A. When Passing Mirage is destroyed, Wartune Herald's Phantasm is reapplied, and immediately triggers since it is a state-based trigger that meets the state condition, being defended by a 6+ power AAC (6.6.5c) #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler controls a Passing Mirage and attacks with a Wartune Herald. Nic blocks with Clash of Bravado, and wins the triggered clash, choosing to destroy Passing Mirage. What happens next? #fabtcg #fabjudges

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Thank you to everyone who joined our Thursday Worlds Judge Conference! 🙌 Hope you learned a ton and made some great new connections with judges from all around the globe. Good luck to all of you Worlds and to those judging, here’s to an amazing weekend ahead! 🐝 #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is A. 0. Tyler does not control the Copper Cog they pitched (nor could they tap it unless it was a permanent) and Cogwerx Tinker Rings does not have the 'Cog' type. Polly Cranka remains an ally. #fabtcg #fabjudges

In this second part of this two-part series on wrangling, Judge Eric Lee describes his own experiences discovering just how fun and rewarding L2P can be, at the biggest board and card gaming convention in the United States: GenCon, 2025! #fabtcg #fabjudges 🔗👇

Tyler attacks with Palantir Aeronought, pitching a Copper Cog. They control Cogwerx Tinker Rings and a Polly Cranka. How many times could they activate Palantir's thrice per turn ability? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is B. 1. While a fealty effect would cause Devotion Never Dies to be draconic and be discounted by Blood of the Dracai, it becomes a new object on banish, and loses the Draconic type. It does not get discounted when played from banish like this #fabtcg #fabjudges

If you’ve heard about the word “Wrangler” and wondered what it actually involves in L2P, you’re not alone. L2P Judge Eric Lee breaks down what you need to know before you start wrangling players at your nearest convention Link Below #fabtcg #fabjudges

Tyler attacks with a Draconic attack action card, then activates a Fealty token and pays for Devotion Never Dies with Blood of the Dracai. It hits and Tyler banishes it. How much do they pay for Devotion Never Dies if they attack with it again? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is B. Guardwell will put two -1 counters on Blade Beckoner Helm after the chain breaks (Lyath halves its base defense value rounding up, but the + 1 is not part of that calculation) When it defends a second time, 2 damage goes through. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Nic, playing Lyath, blocks Tyler's Harmonized Kodachi for 1 with Blade Beckoner Helm. Tyler breaks the chain and then attacks with Kodachi for 2. If Nic blocks with Blade Beckoner Helm again, how much damage will Nic take from these two attacks? #fabtcg #fabjudges

The good answer is B. 1. Riptide's hero ability is looking for traps with triggers- traps that resolve without triggers cannot fulfill Riptide's hero ability. additionally, a hero needs to be actively attacking for the trigger to deal 1 damage. #fabtcg #fabjudges

Trick or Treat! In a game of UPF, Shiyana becomes Riptide and resolves anaphylactic shock after being damaged by one other hero. how much health does the other hero lose in total? #fabtcg #fabjudges

We have an old fashioned RAI vs RAW answer! RAI(?): The good answer is A. Per CR8.3.30b, Tyler explicitly CANNOT equip it to an opponents equipment zone, but still must equip it to another zone if able. (1/2) #fabtcg #fabjudges