Using a Socery to Copy Docent of Perfection
Asked by halander1 7 years ago
So, say that I have Docent of Perfection Flip which has a triggered ability relted to sorceries, and I cast Saheeli's Artistry, copying the Docent of Perfection Flip, does the sorcery resolve, then I get 2 wizard tokens, or do I get one Docent of perfection as the activated ability is somehow about the sorcery on the stack ???
Additionally, if you Saheeli's Artistry copies Docent of Perfection Flip, the token cannot transform. If you already have 2 wizards on the field when you cast Artistry, Docent's ability will resolve before Artistry transforming it. It's still a valid target despite the transformation so Artistry still resolves fine, but gives you a copy of Final Iteration instead.
Raging_Squiggle says... Accepted answer #1
Firstly, Docent of Perfection Flip has a triggered ability, not an activated one.
Casting and Resolving are not the same thing and do not happen simultaneously. When you cast Saheeli's Artistry, Docent of Perfection Flip's ability triggers, and goes on the stack on top of your spell. It will resolve first, creating the 1/1 blue Human Wizard.
Then, your spell will resolve, creating a token copy of Docent of Perfection Flip. This token's ability will not trigger, because it was not in play when you cast an instant or sorcery spell. Nor does it retroactively trigger.
November 13, 2016 2:23 a.m.