Will Copying a Spell Cause Ral, Storm Conduit's Ability to Trigger Once or Twice?
Asked by DemonDragonJ 4 years ago
If a player controls Ral, Storm Conduit , casts an instant or sorcery spell, and then copies that spell, will Ral's triggered ability trigger once or twice?
DemonDragonJ says... #2
Gidgetimer, that is very good to know; also, what if I use Riku of Two Reflections ' ability to copy an instant or sorcery spell? How will that ability interact with Ral's ability?
December 10, 2019 9:57 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #3
Since it is an ability making a copy you will not get a trigger for the ability, but will for making the copy. Using Lightning Bolt as an example again, you will get two total triggers one for casting the Lightning Bolt and one for making the copy. Since the thing making the copy was not an instant or sorcery, you will not get a Ral trigger from the Riku trigger, but you will get one for the copy being created.
December 10, 2019 10:03 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #4
Gidgetimer, that is very nice, and, if I use Ral's third ability, I presume that his first ability would trigger three times (once for casting the spell, once for copying it with Ral's ability, and then once more for copying it with Riku's ability)?
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
Depending on how you copy it you will either get 2 or 3 total Ral triggers.
If you use an ability such as -2ing Ral, Storm Conduit and then casting Lightning Bolt you will get 2 triggers. One for casting Lightning Bolt and one for making a copy.
If you copy via an instant or sorcery such as casting Lightning Bolt and then Fork it you will get 3 total triggers. One for casting Lightning Bolt , one for casting Fork , and one for making a copy.
December 10, 2019 9:54 p.m.