Recent 'Discard' effects discarding the first card in hand not the last card

Magic: The Gathering - Puzzle Quest MtGPQ Bugs & Technical Issues
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I’ve come across 2 cards in the last couple of days (from more recent sets) that state that you ‘Discard a Card’, and then proceed to Discard the first (top) card in your hand and not the last (bottom) card.

Unexpected Assistance
Fanatic of the Harrowing

This of course might be the intention for these cards as they were designed; but the rules of MTGPQ are clear here:

(Search for ‘SOI’.. ‘Discard’ is the second ability in that section, after ‘Delirium’)

Discard

Cards that use the Discard ability will, by default, discard the last card in hand (either yours or your opponent’s, depending on the card). If it would Discard any other card, it will be specified in the text (“Discard the first card”).

Either the wording on these cards should be changed, or the functionality should.

TBH, I think it would be useful to new players if Discard effects always told you which hand position they were discarding from.

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Tweeze discard bug
Tainted Darkness - Islands of Shadowmoor support discards the wrong card
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Well they could link to a pop up explanation of discard explaining that it defaults to the last card. That’s what most abilities do with stuff they want to explain but don’t want to put in the main card text.

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… although a number of Discard cards from older sets (e.g. Magmatic Insight) do not include a popup explanation of the mechanic on the card…

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Needle Spectre also discards the first card in your opponent’s hand

The difference in power level between a card which discards the first card in Greg’s hand (which he’s probably been putting mana into) and the last card (which he hasn’t) is pretty huge, particularly if it triggers every turn

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Also: Noggle Ransacker

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Also: Tweeze

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Also: Careful Consideration