Can i extirpate a sorcery in the stack?
Asked by iv4n 12 years ago
So the other day this came across while playing with a bunch of friends
As far as we know and it isnt that much xD sorceries and instant cards dont enter batlefield right, so if u play a Duress its hability goes on stack and the card on the graveyard even if it hasnt resoveld right? So ur opponent can answer with a extirpate from its hand to the Duress that is already in the graveyard? Or is everybody in my play group mentally challenged?
Epochalyptik says... #2
An instant or sorcery on the stack doesn't go to the graveyard until it resolves or is countered. You can't Extirpate a spell on the stack because it's on the stack and not in the graveyard.
January 16, 2013 3:13 p.m.
He can respond to your Duress with Extirpate , but he cannot target the current version of Duress on the stack. He can target a copy currently in your graveyard; If he does then Extirpate will resolve, followed by Duress , in which case, the Extirpate will not stop the Duress from resolving, as your spell is still on the stack.
January 16, 2013 3:14 p.m.
You cannot extirpate a sorcery on the stack because it is not in the graveyard until it resolves. Furthermore, even if you could, I believe the ability of the card would be independent of the card once cast so the effect would still go through.
This is from the Comprehensive Rulebook, I have bolded the important bit:
111.1. A spell is a card on the stack. As the first step of being cast (see rule 601, Casting Spells), the card becomes a spell and is moved to the top of the stack from the zone it was in, which is usually its owners hand. (See rule 405, Stack.) A spell remains on the stack as a spell until it resolves (see rule 608, Resolving Spells and Abilities), is countered (see rule 701.5), or otherwise leaves the stack. For more information, see section 6, Spells, Abilities, and Effects.
GreatSword says... Accepted answer #1
The first thing you do when casting a spell is to put it from where it 'is' (hand, graveyard, etc) to on top of the stack. This means while a spell is resolving it is on the stack, not in the hand or the graveyard. Extirpate requires its target to be in the graveyard, hand or library, so it doesn't affect cards on the stack.
So no, one could not use Extirpate to try to stop a Duress that's already on the stack.
January 16, 2013 3:12 p.m.