topdeck
topdeck verb: to draw (a card) from one's deck and play it on the same turn.
Verb
topdeck (third-person singular simple present topdecks, present participle topdecking, simple past and past participle topdecked)
- To draw (a card) from one's deck and play it on the same turn.
- opp [...] was one turn short of death, when he topdecked wrath... i topdecked skizzik, but he had counter...2002 January 7, Watman, “Re: [t2] deck critique - mono red (and counter-burn too)”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet), message-ID <a1dvht$mv9$3@news.tpi.pl>
- To draw cards from one's deck and play them immediately turn after turn because one has no other cards to play.
- I've countered, burned, destroyed pretty much everything he's played, but now I'm out of cards and so is he. So now it's a topdecking game.1998 November 8, Steven Merritt, “Re: Is it really the Academy?”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet), message-ID <36461201.2C67@165.95.92.10>
Forms of topdeck
| third-person singular present | topdecks |
|---|---|
| present participle | topdecking |
| past participle | topdecked |
| past | topdecked |
| alternative form | top deck |
| alternative form | top-deck |
Origin of topdeck
From top + deck.
Questions about topdeck
- What does topdeck mean?
- Topdeck means to draw (a card) from one's deck and play it on the same turn.
- What part of speech is topdeck?
- Topdeck is a verb.
- What is the past tense of topdeck?
- The past tense of topdeck is topdecked.
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