Assuming I have flash on a creature spell and I’m allowed to cast it from graveyard: If an effect tells me to move the creature to the graveyard and then to a different zone, can I cast it in-between?
Asked by NewSith 1 year ago
The particular situation is: If I have Zask, Skittering Swarmlord and Vedalken Orrery on the battlefield - if a non-token insect dies, can I cast it after it dies, but before it is put on the bottom of library?
Assuming Zask’s ability is not a replacement effect.
Rhadamanthus says... #2
NewSith: An answer to your question has been up for a while. Since there don't seem to be any follow-ups or corrections that need to be made, I marked it as the "Accepted answer" so this topic can move out of the list of unanswered questions. In the future you can take care of this yourself using the "Mark as Answer" button on the response that you feel best answers your question.
Gidgetimer says... Accepted answer #1
The question in the title and the question in the post are slightly different from one another.
If a single effect moves a card through multiple zones, or more likely if a card moving to one zone is replaced with going to another zone, there will be no point at which you have priority to cast it before it is in the final zone. This is because players do not receive priority to be able to take any actions while a spell or ability is resolving.
Zask, Skittering Swarmlord on the other hand has an ability that triggers when an Insect you control dies. So the creature will be put into the graveyard from another effect or as the result of a state-based action. Then the Zask trigger will be put on the stack and will wait to have its effect until the trigger resolves. You will receive priority before the Zask trigger resolves, and can cast the Insect from the graveyard as long as it has flash.
July 9, 2023 8:24 p.m.