Yet Another Night in VegasHow it works & interactions with other cards

Choosing Your Path

At the beginning of your upkeep, you must choose one of the five available modes. The catch is that you cannot pick a mode that has already been chosen in previous turns unless you reset the enchantment using the 'I'm fine! Let's go again!' option. You must choose a mode if you can, meaning eventually you will be forced to either lose life to reset the cycle or sacrifice the enchantment using 'Go to bed'.

Resolving the Modes

When 'See the sights' is chosen, you look at the top three cards of your library and put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top in any order. 'Cause trouble' targets a creature to buff its power and grant evasion. 'Get lost' creates a temporary exile effect for all players, where the creatures return to the battlefield once the enchantment is sacrificed or leaves play. The reset mode allows you to start the list over at the cost of life, and the final mode ends the party by sacrificing the card.

Common Mistakes

A frequent error is forgetting that the 'Get lost' mode exiles creatures until the enchantment leaves the battlefield, not just for one turn. Additionally, players often forget that the modes reset only when specifically choosing the fourth mode; you cannot simply skip to the top of the list after picking the third one without paying the 5-life penalty.

Strategic Timing

Wait to use 'Get lost' until your opponents have high-value threats that you want to temporarily remove. If you have extra life to spare, using the reset mode allows you to repeatedly utilize 'See the sights' for card selection, which pairs excellently with other upkeep-based resource engines.

Interaction examples

The Ultimate Upkeep Routine

Phyrexian Arena

At the start of your upkeep, both enchantments trigger. You can stack them so that you draw a card from Phyrexian Arena first, or use Yet Another Night in Vegas to 'See the sights' (Surveil 3) to ensure you draw the specific card you need from the Arena trigger.

Managing Resources

Black Market Connections

During your turn, Yet Another Night in Vegas will trigger in the Upkeep step, potentially costing you life or exiling creatures. Immediately after, in your First Main Phase, Black Market Connections triggers. You must be careful with your life total, as picking 'I'm fine! Let's go again!' followed by multiple modes on the Connections can result in a significant loss of life in a single turn.