What triggers first? Stronghold Assassin or Grave Pact?
Asked by Sephirothusa 8 years ago
Quick question guys.
I got Stronghold Assassin on the battlefield with Grave Pact, then I tap the assassin and choose a creature target to destroy..... what happens next? will that creature I chose be destroyed BEFORE Grave Pact triggers?
Sephirothusa says... #2
Got it! thank you very much for the explanation! Really appreciated it.
BlueScope says... Accepted answer #1
First, Stronghold Assassin doesn't have a triggered ability, but an activated one.
Activating the ability requires you to pay the costs, which is tapping the Assassin and sacrificing a creature, let's say a Runeclaw Bear (you also need to choose a target to destroy). Upon sacrificing the Bear, Grave Pact triggers, but the trigger isn't put on the stack just yet - instead, you finish activating the Assassin's ability (just like you would finish casting a spell) by putting it on the stack, followed by putting Grave Pact's trigger on the stack.
Assuming nothing else happens, the stack resolves last-in-first-out, so Grave Pact's trigger resolves first and each other player has to sacrifice a creature. Then, the Assassin's ability will try to resolve, though if your opponent chose to sacrifice the creature you originally targetted, the ability will be countered for not having any legal targets.
December 2, 2015 7:44 a.m.