Landfall and creature resolution
Asked by TJMadMan 9 years ago
So the situation i encountered today was as follows:
First and foremost, there is a Rites of Flourishing in play.
I attempt a Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, look around the table insinuating priority, expecting a Counterspell. Nobody says anything or gestures for a counter. So, having resolved, i drop two Evolving Wilds. My brother raises his hands and wants to remove him with a Murder, so on top of the stack i announce i tap, sac both Evolving Wilds to obtain maximum landfall triggers. He insists he wanted to remove Ob Nixilis, the Fallen BEFORE i play two Evolving Wilds.
My question is:What is the window for removal? Can he Murder right after resolution, before i get a chance to play two lands? Or do i have priority (as i assumed) and am allowed to play my lands for the landfall triggers?
Okay, so it works more or less as i had assumed. I had made the mistake of playing two lands at once - forgetting everything in magic is one at a time. But Thank you for the timeliness of your response and the depth of your answer- it sure helps a lot. Thanks!
Epochalyptik says... Accepted answer #1
When a spell or ability resolves, the active player gains priority. You're the active player (it's your turn). Playing a land is a special action that doesn't use the stack and that cannot be responded to. Players may play lands as turn-based actions when they could normally cast a sorcery.
Here, you're able to play one Evolving Wilds. Then, Ob Nixilis, the Fallen's ability will trigger. Because there is now an object on the stack, you can't play another land. You need to resolve Ob Nixilis, the Fallen's ability first. Your opponent may respond to the ability, and you may respond in kind by activating Evolving Wilds's ability.
Note that Ob Nixilis, the Fallen's ability can resolve even if Ob Nixilis, the Fallen is no longer on the battlefield. If an instance of Ob Nixilis, the Fallen's ability is still on the stack (which will be the case when your opponent's Murder resolves), then it will resolve and do as much as possible.
If your opponent chooses not to respond to the first landfall trigger, then you can resolve it and play your second Evolving Wilds.
March 7, 2015 5:37 p.m.