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Phone a Friend UNF

Other printings of "Phone a Friend": UNF #55 UNF #341

Card

id97544
artistBen Wootten
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languageEnglish
layoutnormal
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life
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manaValue5
namePhone a Friend
number55
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalTextCall someone and ask them to choose one. If they don't answer, an opponent chooses one. (Don't explain anything else. You choose targets.)
• A — Gain control of target creature you don't control.
• B — Choose target creature you control. Create two tokens that are each copies of it.
• C — Take an extra turn after this one.
• D — Draw seven cards.
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textCall someone and ask them to choose one. If they don't answer, an opponent chooses one. (Don't explain anything else. You choose targets.)
• A — Gain control of target creature you don't control.
• B — Choose target creature you control. Create two tokens that are each copies of it.
• C — Take an extra turn after this one.
• D — Draw seven cards.
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typeSorcery
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Identifiers

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Legalities

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alchemy
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duel
future
gladiator
historic
legacy
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oathbreaker
oldschool
pauper
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penny
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless
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vintage

Purchase URLs

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Foreign Data (per language)

No foreign data.

Rulings

datetext
2022-10-07"If they don't answer" means you failed to contact anyone or the person you contacted didn't make a choice in a reasonable amount of time.
2022-10-07If they choose A or B, and there are no legal targets available, ask them to choose another mode. You can't cast Phone a Friend with an illegal mode chosen. Yes, you could just eliminate modes that can't be chosen from the beginning, but what fun is that? If an opponent ends up choosing the mode, they also must choose a legal mode.
2022-10-07If you don't have a phone, you are allowed to ask a person outside the game who's there. However, that person isn't allowed to look at your game. Texting is also fine, but no matter how they are contacted, the person needs to respond in a timely manner. (And if your friends are anything like mine, I would not let my success depend on them responding promptly to my text messages.)
2022-10-07The friend you phone can be someone who doesn't play Magic. If so, inform them that they can learn to play at a local game store near them (refer to rule 100.6b in the Magic Comprehensive Rules for details), or they can head to MTGArena.com and download today!
2022-10-07Whichever way you "phone" a friend should be open to all players so their choice can be verified. Use speakerphone, show everyone the text, etc.
2022-10-07You are allowed to read each mode in full. The letters are there to make it more like a game show.
2022-10-07You can set up the general context of the call ("I'm in a Magic game and I need someone outside the game to make a choice"), but you shouldn't explain anything that's going on in the game or what the consequences of their choice may be.

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