Infinite Anafenza bolster triggers
Asked by drido 4 years ago
With
Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
and a
Leonin Relic-Warder
on the battlefield I cast
Phyrexian Metamorph
copying the Leonin Relic-Warder.
I now get a bolster ETB trigger and an ETB trigger to exile an artifact or enchantment. I chose to resolve the latter first and target the Metamorph itself. Now I get a LTB trigger which returns the Metamorph upon resolving.
I understand that I can loop this infinitely, creating infinite ETB, LTB and bolster triggers.
My question would be if I can use the infinite bolsters on Anafenza and, say, another random creature, or would the Metamorph copy (as a 2/2 Leonin Relic-Warder) "attract" the counters (and lose them again upon leaving)?
thx!
Thx a lot, awesome explanation (and the result I was hoping for :)!
November 6, 2019 1:26 p.m.
Halbrechtt says... #3
You're very welcome! And I figured you'd be happy to hear your combo works like a charm.... ;)
November 6, 2019 2:32 p.m.
This is the deck that the question was for.
I hope it's ok to link that here since there seem to be some strict rules but I give it a try
Naya ETB combo
HalbrechtHalbrecht says... Accepted answer #1
How the +1/+1 counters ultimately get distributed depends on which "may" ability you opt out of in order to break the infinite loop, but in neither case will the counters be placed on the Metamorph in the midst of the ETB/LTB loop.
When Metamorph enters, you decide to place the Bolster trigger on the stack first, then the copied Relic-Warder ETB trigger on the stack above it. The latter will resolve first. Normally, at this point, everyone would gain priority in turn order, and if no one adds anything to the stack, then the Bolster trigger would finally resolve. However, the copied Relic-Warder LTB trigger goes onto the stack above the Bolster trigger and resolves first. As part of its resolution, the Metamorph re-enters, and once again you stack the new Bolster trigger and new Relic-Warder trigger as before, with the original Bolster trigger still on the stack below the two new ones. Once again, the copied ETB and LTB triggers will resolve without ever getting to either of the Bolster triggers.
When you've finally had enough infinite fun, you can either choose to ignore the "may exile target artifact" ability (leaving Anafenza , the Relic-Warder , and the Metamorph on the battlefield), or choose to ignore the "may have Metamorph enter the battlefield as a copy" ability (which will cause the Metamorph's naturally 0/0 body to go to the graveyard as a state-based action as your final Bolster trigger gets put on the stack, before any of them get a chance to resolve).
At this point, the Bolster triggers will begin to resolve, and they will get evenly distributed between whichever creatures are left on the battlefield.
November 6, 2019 2:49 a.m.