Desecration Demon on both sides
Asked by cr14mson 9 years ago
Suppose both players have Desecration Demon and combat phase starts, who is asked first whether he will sacrifice or not? Is it the attacker or the defender?
umlweatherman says... #2
"When an effect lets more than one player do something at the same time, the active player will make and announce all decisions necessary for the action first, then the nonactive player(s) will do the same in turn order, and finally all of the actions will take place simultaenously."
Taken from http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/Player
June 5, 2014 3:24 p.m.
umlweatherman says... #3
APNAP also applies when the rules (or an effect) require several players to do something that can't all be done at the same time. If multiple triggered abilities are waiting to go on the stack when a player would receive priority, the players will first put their triggered abilities on the stack in APNAP order. Since the stack resolves in reverse order, this means the active player's triggers will resolve last.
also from same link
June 5, 2014 3:25 p.m.
It's ANAP order (Active Non-Active Player). The Active Player n this case is the attacker. His triggers go on the stack first and then the non-active player(s) get priority to do the same. The last trigger put on the stack resolves first, and so on down the stack till all triggers resolve. Before each resolution there is a round priority to do something.
In this case, the attacker is asked first, because the defenders trigger resolving first.
116.3. Which player has priority is determined by the following rules:
116.3a The active player receives priority at the beginning of most steps and phases, after any turn-based actions (such as drawing a card during the draw step; see rule 703) have been dealt with and abilities that trigger at the beginning of that phase or step have been put on the stack. No player receives priority during the untap step. Players usually don't get priority during the cleanup step (see rule 514.3).
116.3b The active player receives priority after a spell or ability (other than a mana ability) resolves.
116.3c If a player has priority when he or she casts a spell, activates an ability, or takes a special action, that player receives priority afterward.
116.3d If a player has priority and chooses not to take any actions, that player passes. If any mana is in that player's mana pool, he or she announces what mana is there. Then the next player in turn order receives priority.
June 5, 2014 3:27 p.m.
billpasdmf says... #5
Nit-picking, but the expression is APNAP. (active player, nonactive player)
http://mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/APNAP
MindAblaze says... #1
Abilities go on the stack in APNAP order...or Active Player, Non Active Player...The attacker goes on the stack first, so the defender resolves first.
June 5, 2014 3:24 p.m.