Can I track recycled runes by placing them face-down or at a 90-degree angle in my rune deck during a turn, then fixing them at end of turn?
Ruling: No, you cannot modify your rune deck orientation to track recycled runes. Cards in decks must have the same orientation at all times, and explicitly tracking how many runes you have recycled by modifying how you present your rune deck is not allowed.
Sequence:
- Pay power costs (including recycling runes) before the card hits the field
- Recycled runes go to the bottom of your rune deck immediately in the order they were recycled
- The order runes are recycled matters
Nuances:
- At low OPL/casual play this may be tolerated, but at high OPL events this would result in a judge call
- You can use markers to track floating energy/power instead
- The issue often stems from players not paying costs correctly before playing cards