Grapeshot vs Things going off the Battlefield

Asked by belugawhaleonthefloor 5 years ago

So my opponent has a Lord of the Unreal and a Phantasmal Bear Out, making the Bear Hexproof. If I have Storm for 3, can I direct the first two copies at the Lord, killing him, and then direct the last copy at Bear because the lord died? Or does the damage all happen at the same time, not letting me target the bear because of the hexproof?

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #1

Grapeshot

The problem isn't the damage happening all at the same time (it doesn't), but rather when targeting happens.

First, when you cast Grapeshot, you'll need to choose a target when you put it on the stack. Then, if your storm count is at 3, you'll create three copies of Grapeshot on the stack above the original, and must also choose those targets at that point. Because Lord of the Unreal hasn't been killed yet, you can't target Phantasmal Bear with any of the copies of the spell or the original. So all four copies of Grapeshot will have to go elsewhere.

So you can still kill Lord of the Unreal with your Grapeshot and its copies, but you won't be able to take out the bear with this move. You'll have to have another way of killing it once Lord of the Unreal is gone. Luckily any old targeting spell will work, including a second Grapeshot (and you could then point all the extras at something else, such as your opponent).

November 26, 2018 6:33 p.m.