Questions tagged [mtg-stack]
For questions about Magic: the Gathering specific to the Stack, a system for managing the order events resolve in. Please also tag [magic-the-gathering].
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Can I cast a spell after a certain part of the stack is resolved in MTG?
Let's say my opponent plays a spell like Fireball. It is put on the stack. I cast a Snapcaster Mage in response. My opponent does nothing in return. The Snapcaster Mage resolves first and it seems ...
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Does an ability resolve if the source of the ability leaves the battlefield?
Player A taps Goblin Fireslinger targeting Player B; its "deals 1 damage to target player" ability is placed on the stack.
Player B gets priority and responds with Snap, targeting Goblin ...
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In plain English, how does casting spells and using creature abilities work with the stack and priority?
I'm a relatively new player to Magic: the Gathering. I was reading the expanded rules to try to understand exactly when it's okay to cast instants (e.g. Cancel) and use some abilities (e.g. Goblin ...
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Does Epic Experiment let me pull creatures out of the graveyard that were exiled during its casting?
My brother showed me Epic Experiment today.
Now he says you can use it to put creatures in the graveyard and then fish them out with the free spells you get, because the free spells get put on the ...
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Are creatures destroyed if their destruction happens at the same instant they lose "indestructible"?
Scenario:
I play Timber Protector which makes all other Treefolk indestructible (I only have Treefolk in play).
My opponent plays a Day of Judgment.
Does this only destroy the not-indestructible ...
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Can you cast a spell while casting a spell?
Suppose I start casting a simple spell, such as Sol Ring. I follow the steps in rule 601, up to 601.2g, which is where I get a chance to activate mana abilities. I tap Selvala, Explorer Returned, ...
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Does a spell cast via cascade resolve before the cascade trigger finishes resolving?
Cascade says to:
Exile cards until you reveal the appropriate spell
Optionally cast that spell
Return the exiled cards to your library
I am wondering whether or not 3 happens before the cast spell ...
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Can Eldrazi Processor effects "counter" madness?
In a couple of weeks cards with the madness mechanic, Eldrazi Processors, and Eldrazi Displacer are going to be in standard together. The text for Madness reads as follows:
“If a player would discard ...
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MTG Is the commander-ness of a card always known to all players?
Haven't been able to find any definitive information about this.
903.3. Each deck has a legendary creature card designated as its commander. This designation is not a characteristic of the object ...
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My opponent used Huatli's ability with a creature that had died. Was that allowed?
Recently, I played a match where a player used a card that killed off everyone’s creatures above a certain power, including one of his own. Immediately after that card, when no other card was played ...
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How can we interrupt the Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog combo?
A friend of mine was discussing the Witherbloom Apprentice and Chain of Smog combo (pictured below).
I was wondering if it would be easy to interrupt the combo easily, since Chain of Smog is a sorcery....
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Why don't triggered abilities immediately go on the stack?
Rule 603.2 of the Comprehensive Rules says:
Whenever a game event or game state matches a triggered ability’s trigger event, that ability automatically triggers. The ability doesn’t do anything at ...
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What happens to spells on the stack when a player leaves the game?
Let's say, in a multiplayer late-game (3+ players) I want to cast/activate anything during another players turn. Everyone is rather low on life, and in response to my spells/abilities on the stack ...
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Is voluntarily revealing a card from your hand considered proposing?
Inspired by some comments on this question where someone might play two sorceries at the same time, a different question arose. Namely, if someone is to reveal cards from their hand (without an ...
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"Wrath of God" -VS- "Chord of Calling" + "Selfless Spirit" sacrificed in response
My opponent plays Wrath of God. In response I use Chord of Calling to get Selfless Spirit, so I can sacrifice Selfless Spirit and all of my creatures become indestructible, preventing the effect of ...
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Eater of Days, Hushwing Gryff, and the stack
How does the stack work for this scenario?
Hushwing Gryff is already in play and the player goes to cast Eater of Days so the Hushwing Gryff will cancel out the loss of two turns. In response the ...
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Narset, Parter of Veils interaction with Aria of Flame
If I have Narset, Parter of Veils on the battlefield on one loyalty counter and my opponent has an Aria of Flame on the battlefield, what happens if the opponent plays Faithless Looting? I know the ...
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When is my earliest opportunity to destroy a creature I couldn't counter?
My friend has been playing a sliver commander deck and uses Root Sliver which is a thorn in the side of my control.
Lets say I have an instant in my had that can destroy the Root Sliver and a counter ...
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Hypergenesis vs Containment Priest - How does it resolve?
In an upcoming Legacy event near my residence, a friend of mine intends to play using an Hypergenesis deck.
However, recently we have a certain abundance of Containment Priests in our region. This ...
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How does Psychic Surgery work with Scheming Symmetry?
If I have the card Psychic Surgery out and I cast Scheming Symmetry, when exactly do I get to exile? Does the Psychic Surgery trigger resolve before or after the card tutored with Scheming Symmetry (...
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Why don't I get an chance to respond to the Extinction Event choice?
Extinction Event reads
Choose odd or even. Exile each creature with converted mana cost of the chosen value.
Why can't I respond to my opponent's choice of odd/even, for example by activating my ...
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What is the order of Waterfront Bouncer's ability + Basking Rootwalla + Intruder Alarm on the stack?
I have some confusion about the ordering of specific triggered abilities on the stack which can be summarized with this sequence:
Waterfront Bouncer (no summoning sickness) and Intruder Alarm are on ...
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Bloodlord of Vaasgoth plus Warstorm Surge, then casting a vampire creature spell
I run vampire tribal and have a stack related question.
I have a Bloodlord of Vaasgoth and Warstorm Surge in play, my main phase I cast a Vampire Nighthawk from my hand, here is my issue, how does the ...
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MTG: How does Devour work with abilites like Dragon Tempest
Suppose that I have Dragon Broodmother, two dragon tokens, and Dragon Tempest on the battlefield. Dragon Broodmother puts a 1/1 Dragon Token with Devour 2 on the battlefield and Dragon Tempest deals ...
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Granting Indestructible and the Stack
If I play an instant that grants target creature "indestructible," can an opponent use an instant in response to destroy said creature? Would the stack resolve their ability first? If so, would I be ...
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Standstill, Phyrexian Tyranny and both players wanting to cast instants immediately after standstill is played. Who gets damage? [duplicate]
A question regarding Standstill; I have Phyrexian Tyranny on the table and we both have 2 life left. I play Standstill and immediately play an instant so that my fellow opponent would have to draw 3 ...
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damage triggering a simultaneous modifier of damage
Earl of Squirrel and Griffin Protector both deal combat damage to player. As Earl of Squirrel creates squirrels will it trigger the effect on a Griffin Protector before the Griffin deals damage to the ...
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If I sacrifice a creature for a spell and it creates a token, can I sacrifice that token for the spell too?
I have to sacrifice multiple creatures to pay for an ability, e.g. Flashback - Sacrifice two creatures.
How does the stack interaction work if I sacrifice one creature with an enters the graveyard ...
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Tiger-Tribe Hunter and temporary power/toughness changes
I played AFR draft on MTG Arena last night and encountered something that doesn't make sense to me.
My opponent had a Zombie Ogre with a +1/+1 counter and a Death-Priest of Myrkul in play. I had a ...
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Creature kill and resurrect effects on the stack interaction?
For example, casting Murder on a creature while Rally the Ancestors is on the stack (and would effect the creature if it was in the graveyard)?
I would think so, because the creature should die and ...
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Does this Teshar combo (listed #1 on EDHREC) really work?
In the EDHREC page for Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle, there is a list of combos recommended for him as a commander.
The top combo shown features these four cards:
Blasting Station
Myr Retriever
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How does Wizard's Lightning stop Archfiend's Vessel?
So, I'm watching this youtuber play Magic: the Gathering Arena, and he was able to stop an Archfiend's Vessel from triggering when it is pulled from the graveyard by casting a Wizard's ...
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Madness and Conspiracy Theorist
Strixhaven introduces Conspiracy Theorist, with the triggered ability:
Whenever you discard one or more nonland cards, you may exile one of them from your graveyard. If you do, you may cast it this ...
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Ancient Greenwarden and Simic Growth Chamber
If I have Ancient Greenwarden on the field and I play Simic Growth Chamber, since Greenwarden's third ability isn't a may it means that Chambers ETB goes on the stack twice.
My question is if I can ...
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Can I cast a Slaughter Pact on a Spellskite after I played Lightning Storm and I already discarded some lands?
My opponent has a Spellskite on board. He is at 17 life, has one blue mana and one land in hand. I just resolved Ad Nauseam + Angel's Grace and I have my entire deck in my hand.
I have 2 Slaughter ...
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Can an opponent bolt a mana-generating creature to stop me from generating mana? [duplicate]
What happens if I tap a Llanowar Elves for its ability and the creature is destroyed in response with an Ultimate Price? And why? (a brief explanation will suffice)
This may sound as a silly question ...
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Triggered abilities: Whenever a creature deals damage
I have among others the following two permanents in play under my command:
Derevi, Emyrical Tactician, which has "Whenever Derevi, Empyrical Tactician enters the battlefield or a creature you ...
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Explanation of Selvala, Explorer Returned's ruling?
Selvala, Explorer Returned has the following ruling:
If you activate Selvala's ability while casting a spell, and you discover you can't produce enough mana to pay that spell's costs, the spell is ...
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Can you shoot Terror of the Peaks when it enters with a bunch of dragons, to avoid the damage?
On a recent edh game a player was returning all the dragons from his graveyard to play. One of those dragons was Terror of the Peaks, so other dragons would trigger him. All of them enter at the same ...
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Ordeal of Nylea and the stack
I was playing MTG with my lady and came across this scenario:
She had a creature with 2 +1/+1 counters, and 2 Ordeal of Nylea.
She attacks with the creature, both triggers hitting the stack.
I play ...
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Is it today possible to cast spells targeting other spells placed at the bottom of the stack?
Taking up a theme I introduced "in the past" - as you can read from the question posted here: Was it possible to target spells placed at the bottom of a just-cast fast effects chain?
with ...
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Can Ghired, Conclave Exile and Helm of the Host go infinite?
So in a Commander match a buddy threw down Helm of the Host and Ghired, Conclave Exile. He attached the equipment to his Commander and swung out. Given the cards' rules texts, what goes onto/off of ...
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MTG Returning lands at upkeep
I have a card that says:
"At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this card unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand."
If I have two of these on the battlefield, do I ...
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Can I stop a Counterspell of Goblin Grenade by sacrificing a Goblin Gardener?
I want to cast Goblin Grenade, but my opponent wants to counter it. Can I prevent them doing so like this?:
I play Goblin Grenade.
As part of the cost, I sacrifice Goblin Gardener (whose text reads: “...
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Will a creature cast with Dash still return to your hand if it dies in combat?
While going through Fate Reforged, I became a little bit confused by the new mechanic Dash.
For example, if you take a look at Goblin Heelcutter, the ability states as such:
Whenever Goblin ...
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Can I have priority passed back to me during spell resolution, so that I can do more with my own spell?
So, this is a basic question, but I want to make sure I'm getting this right.
Suppose I have a Lightning Bolt and a Twincast, and I want to bolt my opponent twice.
I know that to do so I can do the ...
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Can I interact with a creature exiled with Eldrazi Displacer?
So I've been playing an Abzan displacer deck for some time now and the following interaction only just occurred to me:
I have an Eldrazi Displacer and a Wasteland Strangler in play and my opponant has ...
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How does casting a spell while casting a spell affect priority?
So, in this question, a process for casting a spell while you're in the middle of casting another spell is described, and the consensus in the answers is that it works, and allows you to cast a second ...
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MTG Trapjaw Tyrant vs Butcher of Malakir and tokens
I have a question about interaction between Trapjaw Tyrant's enrage ability and Butcher of Malakir's sacrifice ability. I was playing a multiplayer EDH game with friends and one of them had the ...
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Can you attack in stages before blockers are declared?
I have Answered Prayers, which reads:
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life. If Answered Prayers isn't a creature, it becomes a 3/3 angel with flying in ...
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