Why does the token come in after a board wipe?

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Posted on Aug. 20, 2013, 4:09 a.m. by Cranthis

When Voice of Resurgence dies, it puts a token out. Why does the token enter the battlefield after a board wipe? And would a token produced by Young Pyromancer do the same thing, if I cast a random instant in response to a board wipe?

Dallie says... #2

Say someone casts a Supreme Verdict . Each creature is simultaneously destroyed, and triggers from their death's are put on the stack. In the case of Voice of Resurgence the token isn't put onto the battlefield until AFTER the voice has died, and the Supreme Verdict has resolved.

If you cast a Think Twice in response to the board wipe, with a Young Pyromancer on the field, the stack will look like this:

Trigger from Young Pyromancer

Think Twice

Supreme Verdict

Since the stack resolves after LIFO (Last in First Out), you will get an elemental, then draw a card, and THEN the boardwipe resolves, destroying all creatures.

August 20, 2013 4:17 a.m.

Cranthis says... #3

Thanks for clearing that up. I have no idea why I couldn't get my head around it.

August 20, 2013 4:20 a.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

Questions like this should be asked in the Q&A.

August 20, 2013 5:13 a.m.

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