Couldn't you just drink whatever they wanted you to get and invalidate the target, making the effect fizzle? (I love strange rules questions in Un-Land)
spoonish
★★★☆☆ (3.8/5.0)(3 votes)
can be useful against cards like charm school (protect-player if said player can balance the card on his/her head)
ToidiDiPuts
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(4 votes)
One time at FNM I gave my brother a dollar to buy me a drink. Shortly afterwards I told my opponent "Ashnod's Coupon." I could tell he knew about this card when he started laughing.
Hyon
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(5 votes)
Damn...I live in Quebec.
LokiGodofChaos
★★★★☆ (4.8/5.0)(5 votes)
I used this all the time during lunch in High School so I didn't have to get up to buy Slushies
A3Kitsune
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Hasbro (WotC's corporate masters) have their headquarters in Rhode Island. The bit about Quebec is because there is no Frence version of this card.
TheSuperbloop
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5.0)(7 votes)
Ask them for 8 pints of their own blood :O
Tommy9898
★★★★☆ (5.0/5.0)(17 votes)
Best combo is with CheatyFace, they get up and get you something, when they comeback you have an army of fliers that you carry in your pocket.
supershawn
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
concerning the eight pints of blood, I believe the extraction of the blood would count as a cost therefore it would be required that the blood be drained from you, however since you asked for their blood that makes it an illegal target and you must pick something else... but with R&D's secret lair...
havoc2.0
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
@A3Kitsune: EVERY promotion or contest known to man is void in Quebec.
gruul_user666
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0)(3 votes)
DAMN, I LIVE IN QUEBEC, WHY US QUEBECERS!!!!!!!!!!
TDL
★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0)(5 votes)
For all the people saying to run this with R&D's Secret Lair: I don't think that the Lair works with this, since the errata is printed on the card. Since the Lair reads "Play cards as written" it can be argued that Ashnod's Coupon doesn't change functionally with a Lair on the field.
divine_exodus
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Lovely combo with handcuffs. It's actually the most hilarious combo in magic!
m00tzman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
Hey, it gives you metalcraft. I have no problems with this.
DacenOctavio
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(18 votes)
If the drink gets becomes an illegal target (i.e. gets spilled before this resolves) does this fizzle?
MasterOfEtherium
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(4 votes)
Get Me A Corona B I T C H!
angelheartvial
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
What if neither you or your opponent have any money?
Gelzo
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Hmm... can things that aren't spells or players be targeted?
Maybe this needs Oracle text saying something like "Target player gets you a drink of your choice."
NuckChorris
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
My uncle once had a humiliating experience with this card. His opponent used Mindslaver, drew this and then used it to get my uncle a multiple thousand dollar bottle of wine. To make matters worse, this was at a public game store where they have a "no drink, especially no alcohol rule", so not only did my uncle have to pay quite a bit of money, but was permanently banned from the game store and the drink was confiscated. Long story short, THIS CARD IS WAY TOO POWERFUL, SHOULD BE BANNED.
Lobster-Overlord
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I so want to build a deck around this that is nothing but Mindslaver, Bazaar Trader, and fetches. I Mindslaver you, Trader the Coupon to you, then make the decision for you to sac it and get you the drink of MY choice, using your money, and make the decision to give ME the drink...
Salient
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Demand an authentic espresso from some obscure shop in Italy.
It says you have to pay costs for the drink. Not for the airfare...
deadeye1387
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
This is excellent, I was in the mood for a Dr. Pepper today.
mutantman
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(11 votes)
So, important ruling: Ashnod's Coupon does not combo with R&D's Secret Lair. If the player is unable to pay the drink's money cost, the coupon will have no effect. Ashnod's Coupon cannot force a player to activate money abilities to add money to his or her money pool; if the player chooses not to tap his or her wallet for money, he or she will not have to get the drink. This is the same interaction as Ghostly Prison + Alluring Siren.
For similar reasons, you cannot force a player to get you a drink in a foreign country. Also, you cannot force a minor to buy you alcohol; if you attempt this, the ability will be countered upon resolution because its targets are illegal.
Kryptnyt
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@nuckchorris That guy was a dick. But your uncle could have easily conceded!
brockdjwest
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
is it bad that I think this is the best target for my nature's spirals? :D I think I might also play with Argivian Archaeologist and never need to get up for another drink again.
Worth less than 1/20 of a cent? http://magiccards.info/ug/en/69.html says it's over $4 =D
SweetoothTKC
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@Nuckchorris
I can say, with 100% certainty, that did not happen. You wasted 45 seconds of my imagination time coming up with the mental imagery for that story.
Totema
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(6 votes)
I read that there's a way to turn this into a win condition. I think how that could work is like so: 1. Get it onto the field. Make sure there is a drink you actually own nearby. 2. Donate it to your opponent. 3. Mindslaver, and during your opponent's turn, tap this. Target your opponent and make him fetch you your own drink. 4. Since it's your drink, you can choose your own price for it. Say something such as "all the money in your wallet" to avoid tricky rulings regarding being able to afford it. Either they pay up, or they can concede. Nasty.
ExplodingToucan
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Aren't there laws about letting and handling human blood? And the coupon is void when illegal.
Guest907354290
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
i put this card on a Prototype Portal and had about $50 on me and keep making him go down the street to get me a a RC cola tell he quit i had 15 drinks at the end
and one of my friends sent a friend go 3 states away to get a drink (he has way too much money)
beefrocks
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
A smart opponent would tap and sacrifice Ashnod's Coupon in response to you activating Mindslaver's ability.
goldstar971
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
use grand abolisher to prevent your opponant from saccing ashnod's coupon in response to your mindslaver
elsquatregats
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Being a Rhode Island resident, and having read through Rhode Island General Law on several occasions, I have been unable to find any statute invalidating this coupon. I think this card needs more errata to make it valid here!
aajjeee
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(4 votes)
but.. i live in quebec...
pedrodyl
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This card should totally cantrip so I can run a free-form deck of 60 Ashod's Coupons @TDL Yes, but it's not really "printed" on the card; as you can see there is a piece of notebook paper glued on there ;) So therefore R&D's Secret Lair all the way!
Skarloey88
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I actually used this on a friend. He got me a cup of water and took my card. Typical.
TheKazu
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wait, can I ask Jace to get me a drink with this?
Nigrescence
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
The second half of the first ability of R&D's Secret Lair also states "Ignore all errata". So you both play cards as written and ignore all errata. Ashnod's Coupon by the rules when played with the lair means that you do not pay the costs for the drink.
Lancer873
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This is a great way to trigger your Deadhead. Unless the person wises up and brings their hand with them to get your drink.
Lueseto
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You know, before they errata'd this, I used to combo it out with Academy Ruins. I mean, that's how I made a living...
Pick15
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@DacenOctavio: No. It just fizzes.
link47
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@Totema Since it never has you search their wallet for the money, they can just declare fail to find. This would be similar to sinking a lot of mana into Collective Voyage when the enter the battlefield trigger would cause them to lose. They would simply declare fail to find and call it a day.
Enelysios
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I played this in a casual game at the mall for the first time recently... My opponent pointed out that it is void in Rhode Island and it fizzled. I never even read that fine print. Stupid card.
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I don't think that the Lair works with this, since the errata is printed on the card. Since the Lair reads "Play cards as written" it can be argued that Ashnod's Coupon doesn't change functionally with a Lair on the field.
Maybe this needs Oracle text saying something like "Target player gets you a drink of your choice."
It says you have to pay costs for the drink. Not for the airfare...
For similar reasons, you cannot force a player to get you a drink in a foreign country. Also, you cannot force a minor to buy you alcohol; if you attempt this, the ability will be countered upon resolution because its targets are illegal.
That guy was a dick. But your uncle could have easily conceded!
:D I think I might also play with Argivian Archaeologist and never need to get up for another drink again.
http://magiccards.info/ug/en/69.html says it's over $4 =D
I can say, with 100% certainty, that did not happen. You wasted 45 seconds of my imagination time coming up with the mental imagery for that story.
1. Get it onto the field. Make sure there is a drink you actually own nearby.
2. Donate it to your opponent.
3. Mindslaver, and during your opponent's turn, tap this. Target your opponent and make him fetch you your own drink.
4. Since it's your drink, you can choose your own price for it. Say something such as "all the money in your wallet" to avoid tricky rulings regarding being able to afford it.
Either they pay up, or they can concede. Nasty.
and one of my friends sent a friend go 3 states away to get a drink (he has way too much money)
@TDL Yes, but it's not really "printed" on the card; as you can see there is a piece of notebook paper glued on there ;) So therefore R&D's Secret Lair all the way!
No. It just fizzes.