Can I instantly equip to protect my creatures multiple times?
Asked by CoryDean 9 years ago
Scenario: My field contains Puresteel Paladin, Leonin Shikari, several 1/1 tokens, and Swiftfoot Boots. Token 1 is targeted by Shock, and I respond by equipping Swiftfoot Boots, but they respond with Shocking token 2. Can I respond by equipping Swiftfoot Boots to token 2?
Same Creatures Scenario: Puresteel Paladin is targeted by Shock, I pay 0 to instantly equip Swiftfoot Boots, opponent responds with Shock, I pay 0 to equip Swiftfoot Boots, opponent responds with Shock, and etc.
Can I indefinitely rearrange my equipment to protect my creatures from being targeted?
GreatSword says... Accepted answer #2
Yes, this works the way you want. Leonin Shikari allows you to activate equip at instant speed, so you may activate Swiftfoot Boots as a repsonse to a Shock.
In the other scenario, you may respond to the second Shock by equiping the boots again. There's no rule that prevents this.
Just remember that a spell only "fizzles" on resolution(countered by the game's rule for no longer having any legal targets), not immediately as a state-based action or something.
November 24, 2014 11:13 p.m.
Bear in mind though, that the situation as you literally described is missing a step. The target needs to be illegal upon resolution of the spell, not just illegal at some point in the process.
So when you move the boots from token 1 to token 2 in response to that second shock, you would need to let shock 2 resolve, and then fizzle from a lack of legal target, and then move the boots BACK to token 1 before shock 1 resolves, to make that target also illegal on resolution.
It works, just the hexprooofness of the boots isn't sticky, and the boots need to be BACK on the guy when the spell resolves ie: You couldn't use this trick to save three tokens from Cone of Flame because at the time the spell resolves, there's only one place the boots can be.
November 25, 2014 9:16 a.m.
I think I understand, but I am clarifying. Opponent targets Token 1, I respond with hexproof, Opponent responds by targeting Token 2, I respond with hexproof, Opponent responds by targeting Token 3, I respond with Hexproof.
So I think my question in response to Devonin is where would my Swiftfoot Boots end up? Otherwise, this is all sound right?
November 25, 2014 10:42 p.m.
Actually it just clicked. I understand it now. I have to go back and protect things after each spell fizzles. If I fail to backtrack at any point a Token will die. Correct?
SageOfStone says... #1
Yes, you can. Whenever your opponent casts their spell, they have to either pass priority to you, or do something else. If they pass priority to you, you can use an instant speed equip activation.
November 24, 2014 11:12 p.m.