Can i activate a myrsmiths ability multiple times when i cast an artifact spell?
Asked by BiggRedd54 14 years ago
playing a game as usual, then i tried to get 4 myrs from myrsmiths ability, can i do that?
MagnorCriol says... #2
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April 7, 2011 5:24 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #4
Heh, no problem, and don't worry about me and my weirdness. =p
MagnorCriol says... Accepted answer #1
Myrsmith
I'm afraid not. The Myrsmith's ability is a triggered ability, which gets put on the stack when a specific event (in this case, casting an artifact spell) happens. That means there's only one instance of the ability on the stack, so only one opportunity for you to pay 1 and get a Myr token.
Another way of looking at it is that it's not telling you "Hey, any time you cast an artifact you can also pay 1 to get a Myr." Instead, think of it instead as an extra rider: All artifact spells you cast now have the extra text, "When this artifact enters the battlefield, you can pay 1. If you do, you get a 1/1 Myr token as well."(That's not really what happens, but it helps make it a bit clearer.)April 7, 2011 2:48 a.m.