Can I dodge my own Armageddon?

Asked by Nuubi 4 years ago

So for instance, It’s my turn I play Armageddon no one responds, I would like to respond to my own spell with Heroic Intervention . I would still be able to do this even though No one else responded, I would still get priority again before Armageddon resolves correct?

Kogarashi says... #1

As the active player, you get priority first. If you cast Armageddon and then pass priority, and no one else responds, you don't get priority a second time there. Armageddon will resolve before you can do anything.

What you need to do, if you aren't sure that someone else is going to respond, is to hold priority after casting Armageddon in order to cast your Heroic Intervention , then pass priority.

April 16, 2019 10:08 p.m.

Nuubi says... #2

I wasn’t aware you could “hold” priority and play something else before players could respond to what you already played first. Wouldn’t the priority pass to the other players as soon as the stack was created?

April 17, 2019 5:29 a.m.

Kogarashi says... Accepted answer #3

  • 116.3c If a player has priority when they cast a spell, activate an ability, or take a special action, that player receives priority afterward.

  • 116.4. If all players pass in succession (that is, if all players pass without taking any actions in between passing), the spell or ability on top of the stack resolves or, if the stack is empty, the phase or step ends.

What happens is that because you cast Armageddon , you receive priority first afterward. If you pass priority at that point and no one else adds anything to the stack, then when it gets back around to you Armageddon resolves before you can react.

This is why if you aren't sure that someone else is going to respond to Armageddon , then when you receive priority immediately after casting it, you respond with Heroic Intervention . Otherwise you might not get a chance to cast it.

That's what it means to "hold priority." When you receive priority immediately after casting a spell, activating an ability, or taking a special action, you "hold" it in order to add something else to the stack instead of passing it to the next player in order.

April 17, 2019 8:54 a.m.

Nuubi says... #4

Thanks! Appreciate the in-depth explanation. Was not aware it worked that way.

April 17, 2019 9:59 a.m.

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