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Rules Q&A
Rescuer Chwinga
Creature — Elemental Spirit
Flash
Natural Shelter — When Rescuer Chwinga enters the battlefield, you may return another permanent you control to its owner's hand.
dnthymamai on Choosing to blink an incoming …
3 months ago
I really tunnel visioned on my plan and didn't give much attention to both "may return" and the non-targeting of the Chwinga.
So, if I cast Jeskai Barricade first, I have to choose at that moment (preferably the newborn 4/4, but again, may return) and then cast the Chwinga to return Jeskai Barricade to hand. (exposing one of my two flashy permanents to removal, If I don't have any mana left)
But, if I want to make it more like a loop, and return both of them to my hand (Oketra and two 4/4's remaining on the battlefield) I can cast Rescuer Chwinga first, since I don't have to target anything right then, and the end result is both creatures return to my hand so I can do it again on a later turn!
Thank you both very much!!
Neotrup on Choosing to blink an incoming …
3 months ago
Another note, the method described by Rhadamanthus results in having one or both of the creatures in play once you stop casting them and let the stack resolve, depending on what you want to leave in play. If you cast Rescuer Chwinga first instead of Jeskai Barricade you can return both to your hand if you want, as Rescuer Chwinga's ability doesn't target so when it finally resolves you can return whichever creature from the battlefield to your hand. This can even be Rescuer Chwinga as long as it's been bounced and recast since initially triggering as it will be a new object and satisfy the "another permanent" requirement.
Rhadamanthus on Choosing to blink an incoming …
3 months ago
You can get what you want, but not in the exact way you describe. When an ability triggers, you have to choose a target for it at that time. This happens before anyone can get priority to take another action. Here's what you can do if we start with your original plan with only minimal changes:
- Cast Jeskai Barricade. God-Eternal Oketra triggers. You let that trigger resolve and get a 4/4 creature token
- Jeskai Barricade resolves and enters the battlefield. Its ability triggers and you will have to choose either Oketra or the token as the target. Hold priority
- Cast Rescuer Chwinga. Oketra triggers again and you get another 4/4
- Rescuer Chwinga resolves and enters the battlefield. Its ability triggers and you choose the Barricade as the target
- The Chwinga's triggered ability resolves and returns the Barricade to your hand. Hold priority again
- Cast the Barricade and keep this rolling.
When you're finished with your repetitions and the original Barricade trigger finally resolves, you don't even have to return what you originally targeted since the effect says you "may" do it. In fact, you don't have to do any priority hold tricks because you can just choose to let that first Barrier trigger resolve without returning anything. You can also lead with the Chwinga instead and target a land or something (it says "another permanent", not just creatures).
dnthymamai on Choosing to blink an incoming …
3 months ago
Hi guys. I didn't know to phrase it exactly in the title, but my question is this: Say I have God-Eternal Oketra as a Commander and I want to make a bunch of 4/4's. I don't have anything else in play yet, only Oketra. In my hand, there exist two creatures that blink other creatures, and both have flash.
Jeskai Barricade and Rescuer Chwinga (not the all-star Whitemane Lion).
Can I :
1) Cast Jeskai Barricade and choose nothing (yet) for the target of the triggered ability, because I will maintain priority, and "we are not there yet, I have more to do".
2) Maintaining priority, cast Rescuer Chwinga and let it enter the battlefield.
3) Now, two triggered abilities exist of the stack, that want to blink another creature.
4) Choose the two protagonists, one with the ability of the other.
5) Profit?? :-D
Can it be done, or must I quickly choose a target for the first triggered ability when I resolve the first creature?
Thank you!!