Can Magma Spray kill Longtusk Cub if played in response to paying energy to give it a +1/+1 counter?
Asked by Kufu 6 years ago
So if I, on my turn, pay 2 energy for Longtusk Cub to become a 3/3 can my opponent cast Magma Spray in response to me paying the two energy and kill it before the +1/+1 counter goes on?
ClockworkSwordfish says... Accepted answer #1
Yes, he can. Once the two energy are paid, the gaining of a +1/+1 counter goes on the stack - hasn't happened yet, but waiting to. The ability functions no differently than if you had cast Battlegrowth, if that makes it easier to visualize. Casting Magma Spray in response will deal the two damage before the counter is put on, but if you have another two energy, then you can use the Cub's ability again, in response to the Magma Spray, to save the Cub before getting the second +1/+1 counter.
August 2, 2017 4:44 a.m.