wizards said "Then trigger policy changed. Nowadays, missing beneficial triggers doesn't get you a penalty, you just don't get the benefit"
who decides what a beneficial trigger is ?
what if i cant play a Valorous Stance cause my opponent missed a trigger. why wouldnt he get a penalty ? who says he didnt do it on purpose ?
when is it beneficial if a creature gets bigger and when is it punishible if it is kind of unknown ? or when it can be expected ?
its not only creaturs, what about gaining life ? what if that is missed ? my opponent is at 9, he misses 1 life gain but i have Hidetsugu's Second Rite on hand. will he get punished or not ?
i think this change is very questionable. in casual rounds people usually say "oh, it doesnt say "may" i cant miss it" and than they put the counter on it or w/e
In sanctioned tournaments at Competitive or Professional rules enforcement level:
With respect to the penalty upgrade to a Warning for a Missed Trigger infraction, the Ravnica Allegiance update adds the requirement that the triggered ability's controller must "ow[n] the card responsible for the trigger" for the upgrade to apply (I.P.G. 2.1, "Upgrade"). With the example that Toby Elliott gives in his article "Policy Changes for Ravnica Allegiance", in which a triggered ability is added to a permanent a player controls by a continuous effect of a permanent another player controls (and presumably owns in that example) (here, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale) (C.R. 108.1; compare with Magnetic Mountain), there is thus, arguably, no penalty upgrade if a player unintentionally "misses" a triggered ability and that player—
does not own the source of the triggered ability, if that ability was not added to that source by an effect, or
does not own the object whose effect added that triggered ability, otherwise.
However, a judge may still assess a Cheating infraction against a player that violates the tournament rules with the intent to gain an advantage and knowing that the violation is illegal (I.P.G. 4.8; see also M.T.R. 5.1).
"The current game state is not a factor in determining" whether a triggered ability is "usually considered detrimental for the controlling player" for the purposes of that penalty upgrade (I.P.G. 2.1, "Upgrade"). This didn't change with the Ravnica Allegiance update.
For example, Ajani's Pridemate's ability now says "Whenever you gain life, put..." rather than "Whenever you gain life, you may put...", so that that ability is no longer optional (C.R. 603.5). However, that ability (as it now appears in Ajani's Pridemate's Oracle text [C.R. 108.1]) is not "usually considered detrimental for the controlling player" within the meaning of I.P.G. 2.1 (in most cases, a creature having a high power is a benefit for that creature's controller, as it means the creature can assign more combat damage [C.R. 510.1a; see also C.R. 613.3d for Ajani's Pridemate]) (see also C.R. 112.2a, 112.8); it's irrelevant here whether, in a particular circumstance, having a high power or toughness is detrimental (e.g., Collar the Culprit and Valorous Stance's second mode destroy a creature only if its toughness is 4 or greater [C.R. 608.2b]; see also this thread).
In sanctioned tournaments at Regular rules enforcement level:
If a triggered ability with no optional effects (such as Ajani's Pridemate's ability as of Ravnica Allegiance) (see also C.R. 603.5) is forgotten, and a judge is called, a judge will generally "put the ability on the stack unless [they] think it would be too disruptive [and unless] significant decisions have been made based on the effect not happening" (J.A.R., "Common Issues"). See also this thread.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/ravnica-allegiance-oracle-changes-2019-01-22
wizards said
"Then trigger policy changed. Nowadays, missing beneficial triggers doesn't get you a penalty, you just don't get the benefit"
who decides what a beneficial trigger is ?
what if i cant play a Valorous Stance cause my opponent missed a trigger. why wouldnt he get a penalty ? who says he didnt do it on purpose ?
when is it beneficial if a creature gets bigger and when is it punishible if it is kind of unknown ? or when it can be expected ?
its not only creaturs, what about gaining life ? what if that is missed ? my opponent is at 9, he misses 1 life gain but i have Hidetsugu's Second Rite on hand. will he get punished or not ?
i think this change is very questionable. in casual rounds people usually say "oh, it doesnt say "may" i cant miss it" and than they put the counter on it or w/e
With respect to the penalty upgrade to a Warning for a Missed Trigger infraction, the Ravnica Allegiance update adds the requirement that the triggered ability's controller must "ow[n] the card responsible for the trigger" for the upgrade to apply (I.P.G. 2.1, "Upgrade"). With the example that Toby Elliott gives in his article "Policy Changes for Ravnica Allegiance", in which a triggered ability is added to a permanent a player controls by a continuous effect of a permanent another player controls (and presumably owns in that example) (here, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale) (C.R. 108.1; compare with Magnetic Mountain), there is thus, arguably, no penalty upgrade if a player unintentionally "misses" a triggered ability and that player—
"The current game state is not a factor in determining" whether a triggered ability is "usually considered detrimental for the controlling player" for the purposes of that penalty upgrade (I.P.G. 2.1, "Upgrade"). This didn't change with the Ravnica Allegiance update.
For example, Ajani's Pridemate's ability now says "Whenever you gain life, put..." rather than "Whenever you gain life, you may put...", so that that ability is no longer optional (C.R. 603.5). However, that ability (as it now appears in Ajani's Pridemate's Oracle text [C.R. 108.1]) is not "usually considered detrimental for the controlling player" within the meaning of I.P.G. 2.1 (in most cases, a creature having a high power is a benefit for that creature's controller, as it means the creature can assign more combat damage [C.R. 510.1a; see also C.R. 613.3d for Ajani's Pridemate]) (see also C.R. 112.2a, 112.8); it's irrelevant here whether, in a particular circumstance, having a high power or toughness is detrimental (e.g., Collar the Culprit and Valorous Stance's second mode destroy a creature only if its toughness is 4 or greater [C.R. 608.2b]; see also this thread).
In sanctioned tournaments at Regular rules enforcement level:
If a triggered ability with no optional effects (such as Ajani's Pridemate's ability as of Ravnica Allegiance) (see also C.R. 603.5) is forgotten, and a judge is called, a judge will generally "put the ability on the stack unless [they] think it would be too disruptive [and unless] significant decisions have been made based on the effect not happening" (J.A.R., "Common Issues"). See also this thread.
EDIT (May 22): Correctness edit.