Can I change the order of a triggered ability when a spell is cast?
Asked by S1ayerMonkey 1 year ago
I'm unsure of a certain stack interaction on the new Ovika, Enigma Goliath.
If I cast a Warstorm Surge and this triggers Ovika, can I stack the triggers so that the enchantment resolves and then the goblins enter, or do I have to leave it in the order they were placed on the stack?
Rhadamanthus says... #3
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Delphen7 says... Accepted answer #1
Warstorm will always enter after the tokens.
Ovika only triggers if you cast the spell.
601.2: "To cast a spell is to take it from where it is (usually the hand), put it on the stack, and pay its costs, so that it will eventually resolve and have its effect. Casting a spell includes proposal of the spell (rules 601.2a–d) and determination and payment of costs (rules 601.2f–h)."
And Warstorm is only cast when it's put on the stack. Thus it's already on the stack when Ovika triggers (and subsequently resolves first)
January 24, 2023 6:37 p.m.