Commander Pod Split on Ethics of Targeting Glider Kids with Lightning Bolt

READING, PA — The new Avatar: the Last Airbender expansion has been a success for Wizards and fans in general, but some play groups have started to struggle in unexpected ways. The introduction of so many Universes Beyond marketed at teens and young adults has increased the overall number of cards that are characters of those demographics. Local LGS owner Bolton Thabrid describes a fight that broke out at a recent Friday Night Magic,

“The pod was split down the middle on what to do with the board state. On one hand, if that flyer connected, its equipped vorpal blade would have ended the game for one player. But on the other, it was just a kid holding that sword. Just a little kid.” The proprietor was visibly shaken, but continued, “I’ve seen some things in my day. Loyal dogs trampled by giants, and beloved heroes reanimated from their graves. But there was just something evil about the glee in his eyes when he tapped for one red.”

Witnesses describe to Herald reporters a disagreement that began mostly civil, but spiraled out of control quickly. The attacker and attacked were on opposite sides, with the other the other two players undecided. Several different ethical frameworks were considered about the use of deadly lightning magic to deal with a teenager with an eldritch sword that is attacking you. The Blue player was staunchly against using the Bolt, preferring to try to use nonlethal means of handling the threat such as Stun Counters.

The Red mage on the other hand insisted that the attack had already been declared, that he had felt threatened when he cast the Lightning Bolt, and that 15-year-olds are adults. Moral accusations have were hurled back and forth, and eventually evolved into name calling. The pod has not been reconvened since.