Order of cards into Magic pile

[iglew]

I'm surprised if this hasn't come up before, but I couldn't find it anywhere in the FAQ or the forums.

When I play a Magic Drain, I take two cards from the top of my opponent's Magic pile and put them on my own. When I do so, do I move the pair together, so that the one that was on top of my opponent's pile is now on top of mine? Or do I do them one at a time, so that the card that was on top of my opponent's pile is now the second card in mine?

This order can make a difference for Fallen Kingdom with regard to getting certain cards into the discard pile.

A similar question applies to killing Reapers (or Blarf): When a Reaper with cards under it is destroyed, how do you determine what order those cards go in the Magic pile?

[esper88]

Instead of answering your question, I'm going to pose another question that might shed some light on yours in the process:

Can I change the order of the cards in my magic pile during the idle periods of my turn? Or the opponent's turn, for that matter?

[dyeyk2000]

I think the rulebook mentions that new magic goes on top of the pile, be it through kills or through building. Though it doesn't mention it implicitly, I think that's enough as an implied statement that order does matter and should not be tampered with.

[prometheuslkr]

I think the rulebook mentions that new magic goes on top of the pile, be it through kills or through building. Though it doesn't mention it implicitly, I think that's enough as an implied statement that order does matter and should not be tampered with.

He asking the question: I get 2 magic(via magic drain, killing Blarf, etc.) He's not messing with the order of cards already in his Magic Pile, but he's asking: which card do I put on my Magic Pile first?

[Setharillius]

I think if you kill two units at the same time (w/ gror) you can just pick what order, when I kill blarf, I always flip him over and take the magic under with him on top, makes sense as it's stacked already.

[thenightsshadow]

I believe the correct answer is:

- Magic Drain takes the top 2 as is and puts it on your stack as is.
- Magic Augmentation (Blarf) allows a player puts a card underneath Blarf. The next card to be placed underneath Blarf is put on top of the previous card but below Blarf. Same goes for Soul Harvest.
- When Blarf or Reaper is removed from the field, Blarf or Reaper is first put into its appropriate place (Magic Pile, Discard Pile, or under a Reaper, depending), and then the cards underneath them is put in that order on top of the removing player's Magic Pile.
- When Gror kills multiple units, the attacking player decides in which order to put the units destroyed. If a Reaper or Blarf is among them, then when the Reaper or Blarf is killed, the cards underneath them is put into a separate queue until all damage is assigned. Then, that queue will be placed as is on top of the cards in the attacking player's magic pile.