Can I crack Evolving Wilds during a bounce?

Asked by Eldrazi13 2 years ago

Would I be able to play a card like Orzhov Basilica targeting Evolving Wilds when it enters but sacrifice Evolving Wilds in response or would Basilica hold priority?

Polaris says... Accepted answer #1

The short answer is that you can't make this work the way you're hoping.

The reason is that Orzhov Basilica's bounce doesn't target. You can respond to its enters-the-battlefield trigger by sacrificing your Evolving Wilds, but you haven't chosen the land to bounce yet. Once the Basilica trigger starts resolving, you choose a land and return it to your hand, and this happens in one step - you don't get priority to respond at this point.

If it were a targeted ability, you could make it fizzle by removing the land it targeted in response, but that isn't the case.

February 28, 2022 11:10 a.m.