Does Takklemaggot ever enter the graveyard?
Asked by UniqueUserID 5 years ago
Does Takklemaggot ever "touch" the graveyard?
And if so, is this interaction correct?
I have a Last Laugh on the battlefield. I also cast Takklemaggot on my turn targeting my opponents 1/1 token. The opponent also controls a 2/2 and I control a 4/4 token. I pass my turn.
So on the upkeep Takklemaggot kills the token, now 2 cards a sent to the graveyard which will kill their 2/2 token. My question is how does the stack work here? I honestly have no idea. Could they put the Takklemaggot onto the 2/2 by controlling the stack so they can kill my 4/4, or do I choose how they resolve?
FancyTuesday says... #2
Additionally, because of the way auras attach to objects when not cast and the way Takklemaggot's ability works the object it attaches to is chosen as the ability resolves, not when it hits the stack as is normally the case. So they can't choose their own 2/2 before it dies and have Takklemaggot's ability fizzle.
From Gatherer: The player who controlled the creature that went to the graveyard (and caused Takklemaggot’s second ability to trigger) chooses what creature Takklemaggot will return to the battlefield attached to. The creature isn’t chosen until the ability resolves, so no player can respond between the time the creature is chosen and the time Takklemaggot returns to the battlefield attached to it. The ability doesn’t target a creature, so a creature with shroud, for example, can be chosen. However, only a creature that can be legally enchanted by Takklemaggot can be chosen, so a creature with protection from black, for example, can’t be chosen. If the player can choose a creature, they must do so, no matter who controls it. If the player can’t choose a creature, Takklemaggot returns to the battlefield as a non-Aura enchantment, and that player is the player that Takklemaggot will deal damage to.
FancyTuesday says... Accepted answer #1
Takklemaggot hits the graveyard. From the Gatherer rulings:
When the enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, Takklemaggot’s second ability triggers, then Takklemaggot is put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action. When the ability resolves, if Takklemaggot is still in that graveyard, it’s returned to the battlefield.
In the scenario you describe: Last Laugh and Takklemaggot's triggers hit the stack at the same time, but you control both even if you aren't choosing objects for Takklemaggot*. You order triggers, you can make Takklemaggot the last to resolve such that their 2/2 dies, triggers Last Laugh, leaving your 4/4 the only valid target.
*Also from the Gatherer rulings: Takklemaggot’s controller no longer changes as it returns to the battlefield. The player who controlled it when it left the battlefield is the same player that controls it when it returns to the battlefield, even though a different player may be choosing what it will be attached to after returning onto the battlefield.
June 22, 2018 4:17 p.m. Edited.