Bonecaller Cleric

Creature — Human Cleric

{3}{B}, Sacrifice Bonecaller Cleric: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only as a sorcery.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (1)

Rhadamanthus on activated, triggered, and static abilities …

1 year ago

To be clear:

• "Sorcery speed" means you can only do it when you have priority during a main phase on your turn while the stack is empty
• "Instant speed" means you can do it any time you have priority to take an action, including as a response to something else currently on the stack

Activated abilities use "instant speed" unless they specifically say otherwise in their rules text (for example: Bonecaller Cleric). They can be responded to with instants and other activated abilities, and they can be used to respond to spells, activated abilities, and triggered abilities.

When an event happens, triggered abilities that trigger from that event are put onto the stack the next time a player gets priority. If multiple triggers are trying to go onto the stack at the same time, the active player puts the ones they control on top of the stack in the order of their choice, then then the next player in turn order puts theirs on top, then so on around the table. There's no space to make a response in-between a triggering event happening and the trigger being put onto the stack.

Static abilities are just always on. There's no space to make a response in-between something entering the battlefield and its static abilities taking effect.