Can my opponent cast a spell after I play a creature and before I play a land on my first main phase? Or does he has to wait for me to give priority?
Asked by Dergam 6 years ago
It is a pretty obvious question, but I want to know if on my second turn I can play a Hedron Crab and a land right after I play it, or my oponnent can respond. Because lands do not go on the stack, and I want to know if I have to literally rush and just throw the land after I cast the Hedron Crab, for the landfall abillity to trigger, so that my oponnent don't kill it before I play a land. Have I made myself clear?
Tyrant-Thanatos says... #3
It often is, even though it's really fundamental to the game. Most players are taught how to play the game "shorthand" just because manually going through every single nuance is extremely time-consuming, and the game has rules regarding "shortcuts" due to this. I'd suggest reading up on Turn Structure, rules 500.1 through 500.11 in the Comprehensive Rules, as well as Timing and Priority, 116.1 through 116.7. It explains a lot about the nuances that most players tend to skip over when they're teaching players the game.
October 2, 2017 4:56 p.m.
An exception to this is if a triggered ability has to be put on the stack. If you control an Aura Shards for example it will trigger off of the creature entering and keep you from playing a land. Even if you have no intention of utilizing it's "may" ability you still have to choose a target and wait for it to resolve, so your opponent could respond to the trigger to kill your creature before you get to take advantage of Landfall.
Tyrant-Thanatos says... Accepted answer #1
No, you never have to "literally rush" to do anything in MTG ever. Turns are very specifically structured, and the game never moves on until a player with priority has passed priority.
When you cast Hedron Crab, he goes onto the stack. From there, when you pass priority, your opponent has priority and can respond, however the crab is still on the stack and not a valid target for removal spells such as Murder. When your opponent passes priority (assuming they didn't cast anything), the Crab resolves and enters the battlefield. At this point, the active player (that's you) gains priority, and can play a land card. Opponents cannot cast anything until the active player has passed priority.
October 2, 2017 4:06 p.m.