Thermo-Alchemist plus suspend triggers
Asked by Grantley91 6 years ago
Is it possible, if you have a Thermo-Alchemist on the field without summoning sickness, to use its ability during your upkeep, before you cast a suspended Instant or Sorcery (Rift Bolt for example) so that he would untap from the casting? I know that the suspend casting triggers his untap ability, but I just wanted to double check that I could activate him before casting the Bolt. Thanks!
Grantley91 says... #2
Okay, I just wasn't positive about activating him either before my untap step concluded or before the beginning of my upkeep buy I guess in response to the trigger makes more sense. Never thought about it like that haha thanks!
September 20, 2017 11:15 a.m.
Gidgetimer says... #3
You don't have priority to do anything on your untap step or before the suspend trigger goes on the stack so I guess how you were originally thinking wouldn't work. But activating the Thermo-Alchemist in response to the suspend trigger works just fine since the spell isn't cast until suspend resolves.
September 20, 2017 11:51 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #4
Note that you can also activate Thermo-Alchemist's activated ability in response to its own triggered ability. The triggered ability triggers every time you cast a spell, even if Thermo-Alchemist is already untapped.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
Yes you can, like all spells and abilities (with the exception of mana abilities) suspend goes on the stack and can be responded to.
September 20, 2017 10:15 a.m.