Floral Spuzzem

Floral Spuzzem Ruling

Silver Border ruling question.If R&D's Secret Lair is on the field and I play the original printing of Floral Spuzzem, how does Floral Spuzzem decide an artifact to destroy? Among friends we've ruled that it stays on the stack for 5 minutes with no priority shifts, then gets DQ'd for slow play and removed from the game.

You, the controller, get to interpret what your Floral Spuzzem wants.

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Rules for Unset Card Interaction

Unset rules question: If someone has a copy of R&D's Secret Lair in play, and then attacks with a Floral Spuzzem, who interprets what the spuzzem wants to do?

Its controller.

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Floral Spuzzem's Attack Strategy

if I have a Floral Spuzzem and an R&D's Secret Lair out, what should I do when the Spuzzem attacks?

Ask it what it wants to destroy. As its controller, you are it’s translator.

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Floral Spuzzem Card Effects

If I legally changed my name to "Floral Spuzzem" would I be the grand arbiter of what Floral Spuzzems effected by R&D's secret lair does and does not destroy?

No. Did you do it already?

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Floral Spuzzem Mindslavered Situation

If R&D's Secret Lair is in play and I control a Floral Spuzzem, but I then get Mindslavered, does my opponent also speak for the Spuzzem for the turn? Or does it still get to make its own decision?

Whoever controls the turn gets to be the interpreter for the Floral Spuzzem.

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Interpreting Floral Spuzzem Decision

Silver-border question: if R&D's Secret Lair is in play, how do I determine if Floral Spuzzem made the decision to destroy an artifact if it is unblocked?

You get to be Floral Spuzzem’s interpreter.

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Floral Spuzzem in Standard

With creatures doing their own exploring in Ixalan and Riggers assembling contraptions themselves in Unstable... might we be ready for an un-errata-ed Floral Spuzzem in standard?

We’re still not ready. : )

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Floral Spuzzem's Choices

Can Floral Spuzzem make its own decisions? ;-)

It has to tell you its controller.

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Floral Spuzzem Scenario

What happens if Floral Spuzzem is in play with R&D's Secret Hideout? If Floral Spuzzem attacks and isn't blocked, since Floral Spuzzem does not have sentience (yet), does nothing happen?

You, the controller have to interpret the Floral Spuzzem as best you can. : )

Floral Spuzzem Game Design

Sentient Cards Concept

what if cards were sentient and had the power to change their own card text? what do you think would happen?

If? You haven’t met Floral Spuzzem. : )

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Floral Spuzzem Query

Un-Rules question: if Floral Spuzzem's ability triggers while I have R&D's Secret Lair on the field, what happens? Is the game a draw? Does my opponent have Floral Spuzzem ejected from the game due to slow play? I've been waiting a week for it to say something to no avail.

Floral Spuzzem communicates telepathically with its controller. You just have to listen carefully.

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Planeswalker Selection Logic

I think the bigger issue is: How does a planeswalker choose two cards for your Gifts Ungiven? Maybe if you made a Floral Spuzzem planeswalker...

A good point.

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Floral Spuzzem Scenario

If Floral Spuzzem attacks and isn't blocked and R&D's Secret Lair is on the battlefield, would the game go into a draw because Floral Spuzzem can't make any decisions on his own?

It’s up to its owner to interpret. EDIT: Sorry, controller.

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Combat Damage Cards

Why did Design stop making cards that can trade combat damage for other effects, like Dwarven Vigilantes and Floral Spuzzem?

We changed it to things that trigger off of creatures damaging another player because it created less tension and was playing how many players played it. It also made it clearer when it happened and at what time.

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Floral Spuzzem Gameplay

(Silver boarded rules question) What happens when both Floral Spuzzem and R&D's secret lair are on the board?

You just have to talk to your Floral Spuzzem. Luckily, as its controller you’re the one to interpret what it says. For those confused, Floral Spuzzem’s original text has the Floral Spuzzem choosing what artifact to destroy if the creature attacks and isn’t blocked.

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Floral Spezzum Decision

What is the right amount of time to wait for Floral Spezzum to make up its mind before it is slow play? Would the Spezzum get a Slow Play warning, or would I?

As the controller of Floral Spuzzem, you get the slow play warning. It’s your job to get your cards to reach a decision. : )

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Conversing with Cards

Apart from Floral Spuzzem, which other cards do you speak to and what do you tell them?

Oh, I talk with all my cards. Everyone does that, right?

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Understanding Floral Spuzzem

un-judge hat on, what's the best way to divine the will of the floral spuzzem?

I like to put my ear right next to the Floral Spuzzem and then act as if I’m interpreting what I hear. I then always tell the Floral Spuzzem “Good choice.”

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Floral Spuzzem Dilemma

So, as unrules judge, I would like you to resolve a situation for me. I have floral spuzzem in play as well as r&d's secret lair in play. if floral spuzzem attacks and isn't blocked, then it must make a choice. Since only players make choices, does that make Spuzzem a player? or does it simply crash the game into a draw?

You, the controller of Floral Spuzzem, have to interpret what it wants.

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R&D Secret Lair

Un-rules question: If I control R&D's Secret Lair, attack with Floral Spuzzem, and the Spuzzem is not blocked, will the game just go to time while we wait for the Spuzzem to come to a decision?

The controller of Floral Spuzzem has to interpret the best he or she can the Floral Spuzzems intentions. I mean, after all, Floral Spuzzems can’t talk.

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