Legolas's Quick Reflexes

Instant

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)

Untap target creature. Until end of turn, it gains hexproof, reach, and "Whenever this creature becomes tapped, it deals damage equal to its power to up to one target creature."

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (6)

Profet93 on Elves go brrrrr

1 month ago

DeoCroma +1 counters are not in my wheelhouse, but I'll do my best to help.

Hurricane - Bye bye fliers

Heart Warden - Elf the mindstone

Devoted Druid - Ramp

Regal Force - Draw

Elvish Guidance - Ramp

Legolas's Quick Reflexes > Arbor Armament

I think fight cards might be a better alternative to plummet. While they are reliant on having a high power creature, that doesn't seem to difficult given the deck. The flexibility allows you to hit other non-fliers as well. Inscription is definitely a potential consideration. Kami seems solid as well. I'd say include them as test swaps at least and see how they perform.

I can offer potential cuts should you wish.

Profet93 on Selvala

1 month ago

Elemental Bond/Guardian Project - Draw

Legolas's Quick Reflexes - Utility

Vines of Vastwood - Protection + buff

Heroic Intervention - Protection

irmsilver on Legolas' Quick Reflexes + Tap …

2 months ago

You are correct that triggered abilities controlled by the same player and simultaneously triggering can be placed on the stack in the order of your choosing. But that's not what's happening here. There's an activated ability, and a triggered ability. They are different, and aren't simultaneous.

Cenn's Tactician is an activated ability. Activated abilities follows this format: cost, colon (:), effect. The cost is {W},{T}, followed by a colon, and the effect is to put a +1/+1 counter on target soldier creature. It's not a trigger. You can activate it whenever you choose as long as you have priority.

Legolas's Quick Reflexes creates a triggered ability on the targeted creature. Triggered abilities follow the format of "when certain conditions are met, do the following action(s)." You don't "activate" it, even though you can cause it to trigger with Tactician's activated ability. It will trigger for any reason the creature becomes tapped, and go on the stack as soon as possible. But it will not trigger unless the creature becomes tapped first. In this case, it cannot trigger without you first activating and paying the costs to place Tactician's ability on the stack, and as soon as you do, only after does it trigger. The it goes on the stack after the activated ability already has, and then the stack resolves top to bottom, with the triggered ability resolving first, and the activated ability second.

irmsilver on Legolas' Quick Reflexes + Tap …

3 months ago

1. Yes. After your opponent declares attackers and you’ve untapped Cenn's Tactician with Legolas's Quick Reflexes, you can proceed to Declare Blockers Step. After you’ve declared Tactician as a blocker, both players have a chance to cast spells/activate abilities before the Combat Damage Step. Tapping it as part of a cost to activate its ability won’t remove it from combat, and its ability will resolve and give itself a +1/+1 counter before you proceed to the Combat Damage Step.

2. Sadly, no. Legolas's Quick Reflexes creates a triggered ability that triggers whenever the creature becomes tapped for any reason, and will be placed on the stack whenever this happens as soon as possible. Once you’ve activated Tactician’s ability by paying the cost of {W} and tapping it, the triggered ability triggers and goes on the stack above it, and will resolve before Tactician gets a counter.

Andromedus on Legolas' Quick Reflexes + Tap …

3 months ago

I have a tapped Cenn's Tactician in play. Opponent attacks. I cast Legolas's Quick Reflexes on the Cenn with intent to both block and use the Cenn's tap ability to a) pump itself and b) ping a creature.

1. Does the +1/+1 counter land before the block happens? I assume that one is yes. But the one I'm stumped on is

2. Does the +1/+1 counter land before the ping damage from Legolas?

Thanks much for your help on this.

Azoth2099 on [Rafiq of the Plenty] EDH

3 months ago

Drannith Magistrate, Deep Gnome Terramancer, Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar, Ohran Frostfang, Veil of Summer, Silence, Legolas's Quick Reflexes & Conqueror's Flail could all be great here!

Also 1-drop card draw enchantments like Curiosity, Curious Obsession, Combat Research, Keen Sense & Sixth Sense trigger twice with Double Strike, and get out of hand really quickly!