The Countdown Is at One

Kitchen Table Magic Experience

Maro, my group (kitchen table magic) also allows silver bordered cards. I have a deck with four copies of Enter the Dungeon (and four The Countdown is at One), and yes (YES!) we were once four dungeons deep. We moved from the table, to the floor, to another table in the basement, to the basement floor, and then we just had to move over a little bit for the last dungeon since we couldn’t get any lower.

: )I love Un-stories. Thanks for sharing.

Casual Play Dungeons Enter the Dungeon Humor Mark Rosewater The Countdown Is at One

Concept of Subgame Cards

Do you see shorter subgame cards like The Countdown Is At One existing in non-acorn magic?

I believe subgames are an acorn thing. I have an interesting story about this when Unfinity comes out.

Story / Lore The Countdown Is at One Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets

Unstable Game Fun

I’m Winston Drafting Unstable with my partner. I cast The Countdown is at One. She cast More or Less, making it so we’d each start at zero life. It was great.

: )

Cast More or Less Partner The Countdown Is at One Unstable

Animated Library Query

Hey Mark, a question came up during an Unstable draft finals I was in that I never got a solid ruling for: I had an Animated Library'd library on the battlefield and my opponent played "The Countdown is at One". It dictates we start a subgame and specifies "using their libraries as their decks". In the subgame is my library still a creature? Is Animate Library in the subgame? What about when we leave the subgame, does Animate Library fall off because my library left the game? Thanks!

Your library is in the subgame but the Animate Library is not, so it’s not a creature.

Animate Library Creatures Limited The Countdown Is at One The Library Unstable

Unstable Pack Joy

I just cracked my first pack of unstable (I know, no draft means no value :) ), and it was my favorite pack cracking experience I've had. Everything from the art, to the mechanics, my rare (The Countdown is at One), my token (Foily elemental),my no border island, as well as the look silver border has on cards was phenomenal. My most heartfelt congratulations and thanks to you MaRo.

I’m glad you enjoyed it so much.

Appreciation Art Elemental Limited Mark Rosewater Mechanics Rares The Countdown Is at One Tokens Un-Magic / Silver Border / Acorn Un-sets Unstable

Unstable Draft Fun

Sharing a story. Just got an unstable box and we're in a 4 man draft. So we have two games running at the same time. For fun we ruled that if I lose the countdown is at one while I'm playing two games i take double damage in both games ^^

: ) : )

Limited Story / Lore The Countdown Is at One Unstable

UnStable FAQ Update

Is there an update coming to the UnStable FAQ and/or Gatherer to reflect changes and additions from Blogatog and elsewhere? ex.: The Grand Calcutron's viability as a commander, or the change about drawing The Countdown is at One sub-game.

There should be, but me being on vacation means it’s probably going to happen in early January.

Commander The Countdown Is at One The FAQ The Grand Calcutron Unstable

Magic Subgame Limits

If you're playing a magic subgame (say, with The Countdown Is At One), can you play Side Quest and target your ~*past self*~ in the previous game you set aside?

No, sadly you can’t. The games don’t co-exist.

Side Quest The Countdown Is at One

Subgame Rules

If I'm in a subgame from The Countdown is at One, and I ultimate a Karn Liberated, will the new subgame also start at 1 life? Would the winner of that game then be used for the Countdown resolution?

No, it would start at 20 because of Karn. Yes, that game determines the impact of the sub-game.

Karn Liberated Rules The Countdown Is at One

Draw Consequences

Is the FAQ correct about The Countdown is at One? By your own words "a player who drew didn't win" so shouldn't damage to all players be doubled in the main game? Maybe that was the Baron's plan all along!

I made a mistake. In a draw in the subgame, damage is doubled for both players in the main game.

The Countdown Is at One The FAQ

Mini-game Joining Rules

If you use Better Than One during a game going on with The Countdown is at One does the other player still join you during the main game after the mini game of The Countdown is at One ends?

No, they just join you for the mini-game.

Better Than One The Countdown Is at One